While many of the people who read political blogs have almost certainly already voted, you might consider passing this piece along to friends who are undecided about their choice for governor this year. Perhaps some of them have not followed the...
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No wonder less than 60 percent of eligible voters have cast ballots in recent presidential elections. After viewing the many political commercials during Game 7 of the World Series, one would surmise that all candidates are corrupt, inept, lying...
Among the signs that a campaign is in trouble during the last few weeks before an election is an increasingly desperate, dishonest tone from the candidate who knows he’s likely losing. That dishonesty is likely magnified when the candidate is...
The tale of two Ryans The breaking news is U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan is coming to Billings on behalf of congressional candidate Ryan Zinke. Good news for Zinke but also for challenger Denise Juneau. There are 435 House races this year so why...
Zinke still selling SEALs I’m not sure when Rep. Ryan Zinke started this promotion. There is no date for the drawing. However, I did enter to win “a special Navy SEAL battle flag signed by Ryan and fellow former Seal Team Six member...
An unlikely source … MTV News has the most in-depth article on Denise Juneau, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, that I’ve seen this cycle. It’s titled “The Historic Congressional Race That...
I have no problem with an organization that promotes networking and marketing, and advocates for area businesses. I do have a problem with an organization that advances an anti-environment, anti-worker and subsequently, anti-community agenda. The...
Mike Fellows was a true believer. I remember him sitting alone in his booth in the Commercial Building at the Western Montana Fair hawking Libertarian literature. Or doing his public access Libertarian TV show on MCAT. Or seeing his name on the...
The erosion of quality political coverage in Montana is continuing, with a combination of shoddy journalism and inadequate resources leading to the kind of political coverage that seems to not only under-inform Montana voters, but actually misinform...
Entirely devoid of ideas other than the notion that reducing taxes for Montana’s largest ten companies will somehow spur tens of thousands of Montana millennials to return to the state, to commute from Jordan, the Gianforte campaign reverted to its...
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Don Pogreba
Don Pogreba is an eighteen-year teacher of English, former debate coach, and loyal, if often sad, fan of the San Diego Padres and Portland Timbers. He spends far too many hours of his life working at school and on his small business, Big Sky Debate.
His work has appeared in Politico and Rewire.
In the past few years, travel has become a priority, whether it's a road trip to some little town in Montana or a museum of culture in Ísafjörður, Iceland.
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