What is in a name? A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, William Shakespeare famously said. In the world of political organizations, names matter. They convey authority, legitimacy, and often, historical continuity.
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The Coal Ash Saga
Montana’s greatest need to keep everything in the state running (and keeping people warm and alive) in periods of our famous minus 45 degree cold spells is reliable availability of electricity. That standard is called Resource Adequacy and is most reliably provided by ‘baseload power”, in large part in Montana, the coal fired steam generating plants in Colstrip
MDU Ratepayers are Mad as Hell!
I want to start by saying everyone who is reading this letter to the editor (LTE) needs to show up on January 28, 2025 at the next Public Service Commission (PSC) Meeting in Helena. For too long our central committees and activists have been focused on the legislature or courts and have overlooked an extremely important part of our government-the PSC.
Plasma Ray Guns
The United States’ current power grid infrastructure is grappling with the challenges of transitioning to renewable energy sources and the planet is overdue for a Carrington event (solar Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) event, let alone an EMP event produced by nefarious international or domestic enemies.
Housing Hustle
Across the United States, communities are facing an acute housing affordability crisis. Rents and homelessness are rising while home ownership feels increasingly out of reach for millions.
What’s driving that crisis? Increased corporate control over our housing market — by billionaire investors and their for-profit entities. Their ability to purchase large swaths of homes with cash, is driving these trends and placing significant barriers to the preservation and creation of permanently affordable housing.
Montana Recall Act
In 1976, Montana voters said they had enough of Montana elected and appointed officials not being accountable to the voters. The voters decided, by a margin of 57.4% YES to 42.6% NO, to pass Initiative 73 – THE MONTANA RECALL AND ADVISORY RECALL ACT.
Read MoreTanner Smith is Running for MT GOP Chair
Tanner Smith, the Montana Republican Party’s National Committeeman, declared at the Great Falls Pachyderm, on Friday, December 6, 2024, that he was running for state GOP chair in the party’s upcoming reorganization election in June.
The True Cost of Renewables
Imagine this: you’re standing on your family’s land—acreage your grandparents fought tooth and nail to clear, till, and nurture. It’s the land that’s put food on your table, paid for your kids’ braces, and kept your boots muddy and your soul clean. Now picture trading that land for rows of solar panels or wind turbines because someone far away thinks they’re saving the planet. Sounds noble, right?