WILMOT COLLINS – Sen. Daines “has joined the executive branch and it’s time he gets his pink slip.” In stirring remarks delivered last night to the Missoula County Democrats Wilmot Collins called out the hypocrisy and lies of Steve Daines. He called on Steve Daines to get his pink slip...
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You really want to fight back against the hatred of President Trump and Steve Daines? Really? Then you need to get in the game. You need to speak out, stand up...
One of the constitutional guarantees that Montanans enjoy is the right to know. This is one of our unique fundamental rights; it is not protected in the...
Perhaps a few statistics best explain why I’ve been so frustrated by the decision of the state’s major newspaper chain to let right-wing bigots...
By Wilmot Collins, Democratic candidate for United States Senate They said it couldn’t be done. A Liberian refugee who escaped a civil war could never be...
The waning twilight of the 2019 Montana legislative session featured a moment that perfectly encapsulated the long days before it happened. Representative...
Almost all of us in education believe in the importance of high quality pre-K education, especially for students who come from disadvantage backgrounds. We...
Written by Braydon Schilling Braydon Schilling is a nationally certified school psychologist who works in the Butte public school system. As a parent of two...
This past Tuesday, the Helena School Board conducted what could be the most important meeting they’ve held in my almost two decades as a teacher in town...
Passage of Senate Bill 338, the Montana Museums Act of 2020, is very important to all of Montana by providing a thoughtful and financially responsible way for...
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Evan Barrett
Evan Barrett, now retired and living on the Butte hill, is a regularly published political columnist in many Montana daily newspapers. Though never an elected official, Barrett’s political and governmental experience includes three years as Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party and twelve years on the Democratic National Committee; senior staff positions with Governors Forrest Anderson, Tom Judge and Brian Schweitzer, Congressman Pat Williams and Senator John Melcher; and campaign management positions with Judge, Williams and Melcher. Barrett is a recognized Montana historian, teacher and award-winning chronicler of Montana’s progressive past.