A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
Fireworks scofflaws. As expected, some people either didn’t get the word or ignored it. The county logged 2013 213 fireworks complaints, reports the Flathead Beacon. There probably were several complaints for each incident.
It was quiet in my neighborhood. But it wasn’t in The Western Word’s Mike Brown’s neighborhood in Great Falls, where figuratively and apparently literally he was dodging great balls of fire propelled by Force 8 winds.
I’m still trying to determine whether Polson’s chamber of commerce canceled its fireworks display. It should have been canceled given the red flag warning issued on the Fourth.
Jesse Laslovich: big bucks, big excitement. He’s running for the Democratic nomination for Montana State Auditor (insurance commissioner), and he’s raking in the campaign contributions. Today his campaign issued a news release reporting he had raised over $100,000 during the second quarter of 2015. That, says the campaign, is the most for that quarter by any auditor candidate “…since current campaign financial contributions limits were established in the 1990s.” More than 700 contributed.
He’s also meeting people:
“I am incredibly excited about meeting folks to get their input about how we can make the State Auditor’s office even stronger,” Laslovich continued. “As State Auditor, my job will always be to look out for Montanans.”
I’m glad he’s jazzed-up about meeting people, but I can do without “incredibly excited” in a press release. That biz jargon sounds slightly indecent.
And I would like to know how many contributions, and how much money, came from people associated with the insurance — and especially the health insurance — industry. I want an auditor who’s such a consumer oriented official that the insurance crowd refuses to donate to his campaign.