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Elaine Sollie Herman

An Elaine Sollie Herman Blast from the Past

by Pogie on October 29, 2008

in '08 Election, Ed Butcher, Education, Elaine Sollie Herman, MT Politics

What could Montana’s schools expect from Elaine Sollie Herman as Superintendent of Public Schools? For one thing, support for Ed Butcher’s education agenda. In 2005, Representative Butcher introduced HB 314, which limited the definition of basic education to “reading, writing, and arithmetic.”
While the bill was widely derided by educational professionals, only one person came forward [...]

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Elaine Sollie Herman: It Just Keeps Getting Worse

by Pogie on October 29, 2008

in '08 Election, Denise Juneau, Elaine Sollie Herman

Jodi Rave, of the Missoulian, though ignoring my post on the subject :), has added more details about Elaine Sollie Herman’s recent posting for help against Denise Juneau. Herman has a great excuse: her daughter did it:
“That was my daughter who wrote that - she lives in Seattle,” said Herman. “I didn’t do it. I [...]

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Elaine Sollie Herman Makes Bob Kelleher Look Like a Legitimate Candidate

by Pogie on October 24, 2008

in '08 Election, Denise Juneau, Education, Elaine Sollie Herman

At least Bob has had the good sense to stay quiet during the campaign. Elaine Sollie Herman keeps opening her mouth, and flailing away with her spelling-impaired hands on that goofy ol’Interweb. Jay Stevens at Left in the West demonstrates her latest campaign strategy, appealing to bigots and the illiterate. Elaine needs help in her [...]

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A Republican Kind of Candidate for OPI

by Pogie on July 8, 2008

in '08 Election, Education, Elaine Sollie Herman, MT Politics

Since the right wing blogs are heralding Ellie Sollie Herman’s web site in her quixotic bid to be elected Superintendent of Public Instruction, I thought I’d take a peek as well. While there will no doubt be more thorough comparisons between Herman and Juneau from this site in the future, a few points jump out [...]

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Quotes to Ponder in Montana Politics

by Pogie on June 18, 2008

in '08 Election, Brian Schweitzer, Elaine Sollie Herman, MT Politics

1) Governor Schweitzer might not think much of bloggers:
Schweitzer said his name pops up only on a "very long list." The governor said "nut jobs" on the blogs are keeping his name alive. He said no one from the Obama campaign, or connected to it, has talked to him about the job.
"No one in [...]

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