AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » Election http://kmmsam.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 A Woman Has Never Held The US Senate Seat For Montana But That May Change http://kmmsam.com/a-woman-has-never-held-the-us-senate-seat-for-montana-but-that-may-change/ http://kmmsam.com/a-woman-has-never-held-the-us-senate-seat-for-montana-but-that-may-change/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 23:19:47 +0000 Mark Allen http://kmmsam.com/?p=137470 A woman has never been elected to a Montana US Senate seat, but this upcoming election might be the one. 3 state democratic women are considering Baucus' seat.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/a-woman-has-never-held-the-us-senate-seat-for-montana-but-that-may-change/feed/ 0 Tom's Opinion: Government's Obsession: Re-Inventing The Wheel http://kmmsam.com/toms-opinion-governments-obsession-re-inventing-the-wheel/ http://kmmsam.com/toms-opinion-governments-obsession-re-inventing-the-wheel/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:46 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=129475 When it comes to government dictating the size of my soft drink? Whether there is a saltshaker on my restaurant table? That’s my line in the sand.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/toms-opinion-governments-obsession-re-inventing-the-wheel/feed/ 0 Senate Subcommittee Hears Testimony From FAA Officials On Airline Safety - Alex Wong/Getty Images Happy Anniversary to ME!! http://kmmsam.com/happy-anniversary-to-me/ http://kmmsam.com/happy-anniversary-to-me/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:42 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=128563 One of the great things about blogging for KMMS, and TownSquare Media, is being allowed to write about anything I wanted to. They really put no restrictions on me other than to be professional.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/happy-anniversary-to-me/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff, Host of "Open for Business," Saturdays 11 AM to 2 PM Mountain Time. Sequestration: What Is It, and Why Should You Care? http://kmmsam.com/sequestration-what-is-it-and-why-should-you-care/ http://kmmsam.com/sequestration-what-is-it-and-why-should-you-care/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:01:54 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=118028 Since our elected leaders are so reluctant to work together, and with election campaigning beginning soon, they created a “doomsday” scenario.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/sequestration-what-is-it-and-why-should-you-care/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: (R-L) Williams-Pyro President Della Williams, EADS North America Chairman and CEO Sean O'Keefe, Pratt and Whitney President David Hess and Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO Robert Stevens testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill July 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. The aerospace defense contractors likened the coming spending sequestration mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011 as "cosmetic surgery with a chainsaw," "blunt force trauma" for the industry and "a Band-Aid on a bullet wound." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Michigan Becomes 24th Right to Work State http://kmmsam.com/michigan-becomes-24th-right-to-work-state/ http://kmmsam.com/michigan-becomes-24th-right-to-work-state/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:00:19 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=104323 Yesterday, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) signed two “right-to-work” bills into law that will have far reaching effects in one of America’s most unionized states.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/michigan-becomes-24th-right-to-work-state/feed/ 0 Not everyone is a fan of Right-to-Work legislation. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Why Do We Hate Change So Much? http://kmmsam.com/why-do-we-hate-change-so-much/ http://kmmsam.com/why-do-we-hate-change-so-much/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:00:52 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=101109 How many times have we said to each other, “Why don’t we ever do anything fun, or new, or interesting?” There’s a very good reason we don’t do anything new, interesting, or fun.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/why-do-we-hate-change-so-much/feed/ 0 The almost finished product. (Photo by Tom Egelhoff) Picking The Political Puppy http://kmmsam.com/picking-the-political-puppy/ http://kmmsam.com/picking-the-political-puppy/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:00:32 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=97658 For months leading up to our election we spent millions of dollars, ran ads, almost weekly debates, primary elections, two conventions, a hurricane, and then complete chaos — Election Night.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/picking-the-political-puppy/feed/ 0 (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Election 2012: What Happened?? http://kmmsam.com/election-2012-what-happened/ http://kmmsam.com/election-2012-what-happened/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=97041 The president and his campaign were very selective in the groups they needed and produced a comprehensive plan to bring them all “under the tent” while doing a masterful job of vilifying the competition at the same time.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/election-2012-what-happened/feed/ 0 BELOIT, WI - NOVEMBER 02: Supporters wait for the arrival of Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign rally at Aldrich Middle School on November 2, 2012 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of nine battleground states expected to determine the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Election Day: What If There's an Electoral College Tie? http://kmmsam.com/election-day-what-if-theres-an-electoral-college-tie/ http://kmmsam.com/election-day-what-if-theres-an-electoral-college-tie/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=96345 Two hundred-seventy votes are needed to win the Electoral College and the Presidency. So how does the Electoral College work and what if there’s a tie?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/election-day-what-if-theres-an-electoral-college-tie/feed/ 0 Joint Session of Congress Tallies Electoral Votes (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)