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Nov12024

McNiven Meanderings: The calm before the storm

Politics • Meanderings

Jonathan McNiven

Folks, this is the calm before the storm for the election season is ending. In fact, it kind of feels eerie to a point as this is our edition before the election. I feel good about Trump winning BUT I felt that way as well when he lost in 2020, so I’m not sure what to think. However, I’m trying to be data driven and not emotionally driven. I’m also preparing myself to be disappointed as well just to be safe. However, I’m trying to look at the data which shows that Sheehy is up by good margins in Montana, and Montana is looking good for Republicans in general. On a national level, it will come down to the five or six swing states. Let’s hope and pray it all breaks Trump’s way.

Here’s the way I see it. If Trump wins, there will be read more

Let’s Call it for What it is, Straight-Up Propaganda and Fake News

Folks I want to address a supposed “newspaper” and self-described news media entity called the Montana Independent. This “newspaper” is being sent to more than 150,000 Montanans from an out-of-state organization called the American Independent that has ties to a … read more

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Farewell to a Billings Institution, Billings Times Prints Final Newspaper

by Ed Kemmick, (republished with permission) As of today, you can add one more name to the list of roughly 2,500 American newspapers that have folded in the past 20 years. As Publisher Scott Turner announced today on Page 1 … read more

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Dig It Days Presents Checks to Local Groups

Each year proceeds from Dig It Days are disbursed to local worthwhile causes in the community – most of all for scholarships for young people planning to enter the building and construction trades. This week some of the proceeds from … read more

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Anderson McNiven Recognized for Reaching 300 Broadcasts

The look on 16-year-old Anderson McNiven’s face said it all last Thursday, Nov. 2 as he walked out of the Columbus High School gym and into a packed room of family, friends and fans, there to congratulate him on his … read more

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