July 2009

A Much Better Look at the Montana Meth Project—And Real Disappointment about Mike McGrath

July 4, 2009

Kudos to Gazette reporter Ed Kemmick for an excellent set of stories about the Montana Meth Project in the Billings Gazette today. In the stories, Kemmick does what should have been done in the past few years: critically examine the results of the Montana Meth Project, listening to and writing about the perspectives of both [...]

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Liberals Love the United States, Too: A Note for the Fourth of July (Reprise)

July 3, 2009

I’m never going to enjoy a Toby Keith song about America, nor demand that my neighbors "love or leave" this country. It’s unlikely that I will ever refer to an American media outlet as traitorous, or demand that we build a fenced wall between the United States and Mexico. I don’t believe that, this, or [...]

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Representative Rehberg ‘s Most Ironic Twitter Post Ever?

July 3, 2009

No. I will never refer to anything as a tweet. Anyway, Rehberg’s post: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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How Crazy is Sarah Palin?

July 3, 2009

This crazy: Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska announced Thursday that she would step down by the end of the month and not seek a second term as governor, allowing her to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012. Ms. Palin, who was Senator John McCain’s vice presidential running mate in last year’s election and [...]

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Yet Another Uncritical Look at the Montana Meth Project

July 1, 2009

It’s excellent news that the Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows a decline in the use of meth in Montana. What’s less outstanding is the coverage that the Billings Gazette (and presumably other Lee Newspapers) chose to give the story: The 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a national survey designed by the U.S. Centers for [...]

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