Archive | May, 2008
Even Less Coverage of Montana’s Congressional Delegation?
This is hardly encouraging news: The Lee Newspapers are closing their one reporter bureau in Washington, D.C. that covered the Congressional delegations from Montana and Wyoming: “To adjust to the continual rising expenses our newspapers are facing, we’ve decided to move coverage of the congressional delegation back to our newsrooms and our three-reporter state bureau in [...]
Continue reading...OPI Candidate Forum: Claudette Morton
29. May 2008
Claudette Morton has been involved in every level of education in Montana, from teaching in a small school to instructing young people at the college level to become teachers. She is currently the executive director of the Montana Small Schools Alliance. You can learn more about Claudette at her web site. 1. The Thomas Fordham Foundation [...]
Continue reading...OPI Candidate Forum: Denise Juneau
29. May 2008
Denise Juneau is currently the Director of Indian Education at the Montana Office of Public Instruction. You can learn more information about Denise at her web page. Question 1: The Thomas Fordham Foundation has rated Montana’s content standards with an F, suggesting that they are too general, devoid of content, and missing basic instructional processes. Do [...]
Continue reading...OPI Candidate Forum
29. May 2008
The Democratic Party is very fortunate to have four gifted, committed, and experienced candidates running for the position of Superintendent of Public Schools this year. Each has demonstrated a commitment to Montana’s children that is commendable. To help make up my mind about which candidate I will support, and to hopefully inform other potential voters, [...]
Continue reading...Why Won’t Dennis Rehberg Vote to Support the Troops? To Protect People Who Make $500,000 a Year
28. May 2008
When people ask me why I think Dennis Rehberg is one of the most out of touch members of Congress, it’s hard to not to point to things like his unwillingness to support the very troops he voted to send to war. The latest example of this lack of support comes in his unwillingness to [...]
Continue reading...More Good News About the Hunt Campaign
27. May 2008
An article in the Helena Independent Record today, entitled ‘Poll: Many undecided in US House Race,’ offered some more good news and analysis regarding Hunt’s battle against Rehberg: …a sizeable chunk of voters — 23 percent — are undecided in a race that hasn’t had much publicity While Rehberg is a solid favorite to win re-election, his [...]
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