I Voted in the School Election and Was the Only One There

Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 -0600

I went to vote in the Gallatin County school district election on Tuesday. When I arrived at my polling location at 2 p.m., the poll worker looked up from her book with the expression of someone who had not seen another human being in several hours. She thanked me for coming. Twice.

I was voter number fourteen. At 2 p.m. For an election that determines how our schools are funded. People in this town will wait forty-five minutes for a breakfast burrito but cannot find ten minutes to vote on their children’s education. I don’t have children, and I still showed up. You’re welcome, Bozeman.

Four Democrats Discuss Hot-Button Issues; Audience Mostly Button-Free

Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0600

Four Democratic candidates for Montana House seats gathered in Bozeman Tuesday evening to discuss voting access, affordable housing, health care, climate, and immigration enforcement — a roster of topics so comprehensive that the moderator ran out of time before the first audience question.

The forum, held at the Emerson Center, drew approximately 80 attendees, most of whom nodded vigorously throughout and appeared to already agree with everything being said, raising the question of who, exactly, the candidates were trying to persuade.

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I Voted in the School Election and Was the Only One There

Four Democrats Discuss Hot-Button Issues; Audience Mostly Button-Free