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There is another layer to this psychological dynamic that I find particularly troubling, especially in small communities.
By AmberLi Emery We place an extraordinary amount of trust in uniforms, titles, positions, and the institutions that employ the people wearing them. When a first responder arrives at our home, when a caregiver enters the room of an elderly parent, when someone is entrusted with our children, or when a professional steps into our lives during moments of extraordinary vulnerability, we make certain assumptions. We assume they have been vetted. We assume someone has investigated their background. We assume that allegations of previous misconduct, particularly those involving vulnerable people, have been thoroughly examined. We assume that the people responsible…
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By: AmberLi Emery There is a particular social dynamic I’ve observed over the years, especially in small communities, that I find both fascinating and deeply troubling. It’s the inconsistency in how we respond to wrongdoing, and how much our personal relationships influence our willingness to hold someone accountable. I’ve watched communities publicly condemn, ostracize, and…
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I’m reading Blazing Cat Fur, and hit an article that explained a study that immigrants to Canada had more degrees than native Canadians, but scored lower than Canadians on literacy scores. “University-educated immigrants have literacy standards, in either English or French, that are similar to Canadians with a high-school diploma, the report, published Tuesday by…
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The lady explains that she left the Dems because she was paying attention. It’s worth reading. https://sensurround.substack.com/p/i-didnt-leave-the-democratic-party?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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We started the Mountain Ear (both times) because we wanted better coverage of local news. There are so many board meetings, and all of them are important. The Tobacco Valley News faces the same problem we do- not enough people and too many meetings, and their focus is on a larger area. So we started…
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An emergency meeting of the Trego school board was called again on May 4 at 4 PM to update the community on the methamphetamine contamination of the school grounds.. Although the meeting was poorly noticed, there were nearly 40 community members in attendance, these included parents, teachers, former students and teachers and interested community members.…
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Earlier this week, a meeting was held to formalize the existing long-term relationship between the TFS Community Hall and the TFS Fire Department. Tables were set to form a circle, and the meeting began with introductions. It was a joint meeting meant to prevent future problems, without any reason to expect them. The issue: an…
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An emergency school board meeting was held at the TFS Community Hall, Saturday at noon (which coincidentally is the time the Rendezvous Parade in Eureka began). The board acknowledged that they failed to provide adequate (48 hours notice) on the meeting, and cited the requisite MCA code allowing it in the event of an unforseen…
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When I went to get some repair work done, the person I was consulting advised fixing the structural issues and then putting the same ancient dilapidated siding back on the building. The rational? Property taxes. Last summer, we joked about how much the nice flowers my mother had on their porch raised their taxes. They…
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I spent most of a year away from the school after I finished my term. I attended a couple of board meetings because I was asked – on one hand, there was, at the least, the appearance of an unlawful board meeting . . . unlawful because it appeared to violate Montana’s open meeting law.…
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Historically, independent voters, and voters for minor third parties, do not get a large percentage of votes. Often, they’re considered “spoiler” candidates, who lose the election for someone by dra4wing critical support away during a close race. Or their thought of as simply “protest candidates” with no chance of winning. In Montana, for the presidential…