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Intelligent Discontent · 2h ago

Math 101: The Helena College on Roberts Street Near Helena High-University of Montana Name Change

The Independent Record is reporting that UM-Helena believes it will cost as much as  $202,950 to change the name of the institution from to the unwieldy (and unloved) Helena College University of Montana. Included in the cost projections are: $4,700 (not a typo) to develop a new logo. $8,000 for web
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Intelligent Discontent · 15h ago

Baucus to take on U.S. Tax Code

Senator Max Baucus is no stranger to controversy.  He doesn’t shy away from it.  Time and time again Baucus takes on tough and inevitably unpopular political fights.  In many ways you have to respect it.  Too many of our legislators run and hide whenever they see a tough issue on the horizon.  For s
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Intelligent Discontent · 1d ago

Rick Hill responds to Stapleton’s attack

Well, that didn’t take long.  Rick Hill is out with a new ad responding to Corey Stapleton’s attack ad.  Looks like things are getting pretty heated in GOP gubernatorial heaven.
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Intelligent Discontent · 2d ago

The Watchdog Gets It Wrong on Tester and Veterans

Look—I’ve documented my concerns with the partisan “reporting” coming out from Dustin Hurst at The Watchdog before and didn’t really intend to revisit it, but today’s story about Senator Tester’s latest ad makes it impossible not to respond. It’s not only incredibly poorly written, getting the name
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Intelligent Discontent · 2d ago

Dennis Rehberg is Committed to Boater Safety

Over the past six years, I have often written on this blog that Dennis Rehberg has done nothing for Montanans. I can no longer make that claim, as our Representative took it upon himself to be so famously involved in a boat accident that the MT Coast Guard Auxiliary  featured it in an ad about [...]
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Intelligent Discontent · 3d ago

Corey Stapleton Goes Negative

The other day I wondered by Corey Stapleton would possible donate $90,000 to his own failed bid for governor. Today, the answer became more clear: because this fall he wants to help Democrats remind Montana voters just how unsuited for the governor’s chair Rick Hill is.   The ad, while incredibly aw
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Intelligent Discontent · 4d ago

Steve Daines Endorses General Skees. Does He Support His Agenda As Well?

Republican “candidate” for State Auditor Derek Skees raised an entirely unimpressive $1,280 from individuals in his last campaign finance report, which isn’t entirely unsurprising given his unorthodox and even secessionist views. What is surprising, however, is that almost half of that total came fr
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Intelligent Discontent · 4d ago

Online Ethics and Political Campaigns: The Bucy Bots Go On the Attack Again

When the Democratic race for Attorney General began in earnest, I didn’t know who to support. Unlike people who follow politics professionally in Montana, I didn’t have a strong opinion about either Jesse Laslovich or Pam Bucy; I simply knew that Democrats were going to need a strong candidate to ru
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Intelligent Discontent · 5d ago

It’s Time for People To Be Fired In Missoula

I just had the opportunity to read the Missoulian’s story on the ongoing rape crisis in Missoula. As unbelievably bad as the response from the University, Police Department, and city have been up to this point, the newly released e-mails reveal a culture hostile to women who reported rape and more i
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Intelligent Discontent · 6d ago

Why We Need Tester and Obama, Part 2: Math

I’m quite bad at finishing a series of blog posts – a Part 1 doesn’t always indicate the future existence of a Part 2. But this is any important one, and I’m spreading it out on purpose because Part 3 is awaiting critical developments. So, why do we still need Tester and Obama? It’s pretty [...]
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