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Navigating Freedom of Speech and Facebook's Impact in Rural Montana Towns A series: Part 1 of 3: Part 2 will come the week after Thanksgiving. Please stay tuned and follow this series that will surely have you thinking. By Angie Mozqueda -Prevention Specialist As small towns across Montana increasingly embrace social media, Facebook has emerged as a prominent platform for community interaction. However, the rise of online discourse has also revealed the complexities surrounding freedom of speech and the potential harms associated with...
As citizens of the United States we just proved in the November elections how if we unite against any threat we can save ourselves.Not only did we vote for a new President but we voted against wokeness,transgenger nonsense,for law and order in our cities,states and streets,to close our border to invaders and save our Constitution.Most of all we voted against Communism in our capital We are tired of the same old rhetoric of being racist,greedy,and a selfish people.I heard a sigh of relief after Trump was called out as our President across our...
Trump warned October 16, 2016, of “A Struggle for the Survival of our Nation” and why he, you and I, had to be engaged or lose the Constitution and our freedom. Even were it not largely censored most then would not have believed it but do now. He just won his third election fighting to have the Establishment revealed so it could be then destroyed In 2020 the Deep State through election interference did take over America in a election Coup d’état. He told us this could happen and it did. This is part of his speech “Trump: The Establis...
By: Angie Mozqueda Prevention Specialist Citizen’s Helping Law Enforcement..Possible? In the line of duty, law enforcement officers often experience a range of emotions that reflect the challenges and responsibilities of their roles. Each day presents a unique set of circumstances, requiring officers to navigate high-pressure situations while maintaining public safety and trust. Many officers describe a sense of duty and commitment to their communities, viewing their work as a means of serving and protecting. This dedication often fuels a s...
Donald J.Trump won a landslide election against the Progressive Marxist Kamala Harris. Donald J. Trump also won the popular vote the first time a Republican candidate has since Ronald Reagan. November 5th, 2024 will be marked as one of our nation's most historical days in history. Americans not only voted for our sovereignty, closed borders,law and order but our vote gave Washington D.C. a mandate as to the kind of country we wanted and also how we wanted to live in our homeland. Thank you to all patriots who voted against communism.A message...
Embracing Small Business Saturday: Why Shopping Local Matters for our Communities As November begins, so does the busiest shopping season of the year. We're familiar with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but let's not overlook Small Business Saturday—a day dedicated to supporting the businesses that keep our communities vibrant and unique. On this day, shop small and make an impact close to home by supporting the shops, services, and makers in our own backyards. Rural and local businesses face unique pressures. They compete not only with the conv...
Of course, I was relieved and pleased by the national election outcome, but it wasn't a glorious victory. How can one be satisfied in a country where so many of the electorate disdain the Constitution, not to mention fundamentals of moral behavior right down to the respect of human life? It frightens me. For me, the win was sullied further by an outcome in Montana, where a misguided sub-electorate concluded that a woman should have a (State) Constitutional right to murder her pre-born child, as if, contrary to every result of modern science,...
FOR THE LAST TIME !! The DEQ floodplain on Meat House Rd.and our river walk trails are NOT public lands to be used by ATVs or roaring pickup trucks.The DEQ used Fema funds to stake down celery green serpentine objects that are filled with absorbent filament. These are to hold back the Musselshell river water during flooding.This is what you have been driving over and breaking open. Our once lovely River Walk trail system is just that designed for walkers,hikers and bicycles. No motorized vehicles are to be used on these. I first noticed this...
As a longtime rancher and legislator, protecting rural Montanans from legislation that infringes upon economic liberties and promotes government interference is my top priority. This is why I vehemently oppose the Biden administration’s new tailpipe emissions rule. The rule dictates that by 2032, at least 56% of new vehicle sales must be Electric Vehicles (EVs). This will severely hurt Montana ranchers, farmers, and workers by increasing personal expenditures to comply with the EPA mandate. Requiring Montana families to purchase electric c...
In March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the nation’s most stringent tailpipe emissions rules to date – a move that has been met with much pushback. To comply with these mandates from the EPA, two-thirds of all new vehicles will need to be electric by 2032. The impacts of this de facto gas car ban are distressing and are being blatantly overlooked, lacking any consideration for consumers. Without lawmakers taking immediate action to put a stop to this mandate, many concerning challenges will unfold across the nation, and...
By: Angie Mozqueda Prevention Specialist “There is a concept known as the principle of 1/3, which suggests that when a group or community’s population increases by one-third, that community’s core beliefs or values may change. Do you feel this has happened in our community?”-Facebook post by a community member that inspired this article After reading the comments on a recent post,(quoted above) it struck me that the 45 responses reflected a mixed sentiment regarding the influx of new residents to Roundup, with both negative and positive impacts...
Every October I follow a personal ritual and do a Halloween movie marathon in celebration of Halloween that I love.One of my favorite actors is Nicholas Cage.In a 2009 movie release he played a role in a film named “Knowing.” The narrative is about a predicted solar flare that will destroy earth. In the story a school girl 50 years earlier heard whisper voices that told her so.In a time capsule her school had each student write a letter and put it inside to be opened 50 years later.The character that Cage plays,John has a son Caleb who gets her...
Dear Editor, There are millions of dollars pouring into this year’s Montana Senate Race to attack Jon Tester’s record. Jon is running for his 4th term in office. His opponents say that Tester has changed; Jon’s record speaks for itself. HE HAS NOT CHANGED! He has never quit working for rural America, for agriculture, for small communities, for Veterans, Natives, and rural healthcare. Because Sheehy and his opponents know all the good work Jon Tester has done to keep Montana’s values in Washington, they have to tell the big lie that he has chang...
It’s ironic that the very groups who vilify rich, out-of-staters are the same ones backing rich out-of-state big city organizations who are trying to get us to amend our constitution. What’s it to them? Montanans worked hard to frame our constitution and won’t change it for irrelevant nonsense. We don’t need single party ballots. We wouldn’t be “divided” if we weren’t being enflamed by these hateful campaign ads and “sensational” newscasts shoving hateful things in our faces. And that sounds like they’re working toward single party governme...
One of George Orwell's books Nineteen eight-four has become a legend to freedom loving Americans.Sadly the book contents have come true. The progressives have captured the Democrat party. Having two people who claim to be Democrats with a background of marxist policies,proves my point. The old Democrat party that President Andrew Jackson founded in the 1830.s can no longer survive under the communist grip of Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz. If these radical left wingers get inside our government the United States will not operate...
Some people tell me not to vote for Domald Trump because he has a temper. Fooey! I have a temper, and I’m a reasonably intelligent, patriotic, and capable person. I’d rather a president have one of those than be a spineless puddle of mush. Can you picture Obiden leading a charge up San Juan Hill? Harris? Obama? Some say not to vote for him because he calls people names. Fooey! The Democrat model of a perfect Republican is somebody that sits quietly, takes all the name-calling and lies they pour out but doesn’t counter-attack. That model stupi...
Voting season is here again. It is a little bit like voting in the Legislature—you have to sort a few things out. Let me give you some tips I use when deciding how to vote on a bill. The first thing I do is see who is sponsoring the bill. Then I look at who supports or who opposes the bill. These two principles tell me a lot. Let’s take a look at what is on the ballot. First, let’s talk about Constitutional Initiatives 126 and 127. Both of these initiatives are being pushed by liberal Republicans and a Democrat. Most of the money coming in to...
Election 2024: Prediction and Reasoning The last few weeks (sometimes the last few months) of a presidential election cycle always leave me feeling somewhat burnt out. As a political columnist, I prefer to focus on events, policy, and principles rather than on the horse race. I'm really not very invested in which "major party" politician lies convincingly enough, to enough voters, to get hold of the One Ring and attempt (with little success, thankfully) to rule us all for the next four years. Unfortunately, a political columnist lives and dies...
Teddy Roosevelt on immigration and being an American "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American ... There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but...
Minnesota governor Tim Walz is a progressive Liberal extremist who is obsessed with the Californian dream that is every American's nightmare. Like Presidential progressive candidate Kamala Harris he will never tell us the truth about anything or important events. Should this extremist far left twosome get inside the White House it will also end the Democrat party. The Democrats will never regain their normalcy. Either will the United States of America. From now until November 5 take a good look at the state of California. Is this what you want...
Turn off the politicians and listen to yourself By Roger Koopman I wonder if it ever dawns on all those well-paid, city-bred consultants who come in to run most of Montana’s major campaigns, that nobody is listening anymore? Oh, sure. There are the political junkies, left and right, who thrive on the junk food of campaign advertising, doused with the vinegar of vitriol. But for most folks, the noise of the election season has reached a decibel level that so numbs the ears, that the messages are no longer getting through. We just want to be l...
On June 1st of this year, I came back to the Montana Petroleum Association (MPA) as the interim Executive Director. BLM and their new bonding rules have serious implications and consequences for Montana’s oil and gas businesses. On June 6th the Montana Wildlife Federation published a statewide opinion piece praising the BLM for new bonding rules. On June 13th BLM director Stone-Manning was grilled by the US Senate Energy Committee. Montana Senator Steve Daines asked her if she had spoken to Montana oil producers. She had not but agreed to a m...
It’s ironic that the very groups who vilify rich, out-of-staters are the same ones backing rich out-of-state big city organizations who are trying to get us to amend our constitution. What’s it to them? Montanans worked hard to frame our constitution and won’t change it for irrelevant nonsense. We don’t need single party ballots. We wouldn’t be “divided” if we weren’t being enflamed by these hateful campaign ads and “sensational” newscasts shoving hateful things in our faces. And that sounds like they’re working toward single party governme...
Proponents of CI-128 frame the initiative as the only way to protect abortion rights. But let’s be clear: Montanans already have strong protections for abortion under our state constitution. Since the Armstrong v. State case in 1999, Montana’s Supreme Court held that the state Constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion before fetal viability, based on the privacy clause. And despite recent legislative efforts to impose restrictions—such as banning abortions after 20 weeks—Montana courts have consistently struck down all these law...
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte issued the following statement in response to rulings from the Montana Supreme Court that included the halting of state laws banning taxpayer-funded abortions. "For nearly 50 years through the Hyde Amendment, Congress has banned the use of federal taxpayer dollars for elective abortions, a position supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. I signed these bills into law to enact the same commonsense protections for Montana taxpayers, preventing taxpayer dollars from paying for elective abortion....
