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Helena

This turned out to be a much more contentious subject for us, and we were unable to come up with endorsements in the local contested Democratic primaries. That certainly speaks to the quality of the people running in those races.
On two other local issues, however, we did find broad agreement, and are happy to announce [...]

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I have to say that I have been troubled by an interesting tactic in the upcoming Helena City Commission race. Someone (or more likely, some group of people) has been engaging in a whisper campaign against Jack Stults, suggesting that something inappropriate happened while Mr. Stults was at the DNRC, or that his departure was [...]

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I’ve really had to think about this, to the point that my endorsement probably is coming awfully late to influence anyone’s thinking, in the event that it would have done so. It’s certainly a testament to the quality of these candidates that I have really struggled with this decision, and at one point or another, [...]

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I wasn’t even sure I wanted to post anything about this.  In fact, despite strong opinions, I often will avoid talking about issues that I have strong feelings about if they criticize the left-of-center political movement because I really want progressives to create as large of a tent as possible. Part of that effort is [...]

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Park and Recreational Facilities Bond
I support this measure, though not without some hesitation. In general terms, providing quality recreational opportunities for the community is a reasonable function of local government, and some of the proposed spending, like improvements at Memorial Park and the transformation of the old dump site into a much improved park facility, [...]

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