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Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Jeannie Reeves Hanson (30:49)

David Saslav interviews Jeannie Reeves Hanson, newly-appointed Development Director at the Ursuline Centre.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Eli Steinberg (19:38)

David Saslav interviews 16-year-old Eli Steinberg, National Development Director for the High School Democrats, about his travels around the State of Montana to listen to the concerns of Montanans of all ages and political leanings, while juggling the demands of a normal life in high school.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Laura Allen and Kevin Purinton (39:48)

David Saslav interviews Alluvion Health PATH Director Kevin Purinton and PATH Case Specialist Laura Allen, about the many Alluvion PATH wraparound services available to Cascade County residents experiencing housing insecurity, including chronic homelessness, in addition to the health needs more commonly associated with Alluvion Health.  [More details on PATH and the FUSE scoring system, used for prioritizing intake to the PATH program, are available at http://alluvionhealth.org/path.]

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Rikki Held (26:23)

David Saslav interviews Youth Climate Activist Rikki Held from Broadus, MT, who recently won a case in Montana Supreme Court, upholding the rights of Montanans to a clean and healthy environment (Held v. State of Montana)

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with United Way's Gary Owen and Former Mayor Bob Kelly (52:23)

David Saslav interviews United Way's outgoing Director Gary Owen, and Former Mayor Bob Kelly, who is leading this year's United Way giving campaign.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Nick Fitzmaurice of MEIC (32:18)

David Saslav interviews Nick Fitzmaurice of MEIC about the upcoming Northwestern Energy rate case being decided imminently, the Black Hills-Northwestern Energy merger, and the upcoming Integrated Resource Plan kicking off in 2026.

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Jane Weber (29:53)

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with House District 19 Representative Jane Weber, on the ongoing situation regarding the disruption to SNAP and WIC benefits to Montanans and residents of Cascade County.

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Meredith Dawson and Abigail Hill

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Meredith Dawson (City Communications Specialist) and Abigail Hill (Health Officer, Cascade County City-County Health Department), about the recent incidence of avian flu at Gibson Park which brought five state agencies together, and scuttled the popular event for rounding up the water fowl and sending them back to the "Honker Hilton".

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Deb Kottel (29:37)

David Saslav interviews Deb Kottel, Executive Director of the St. Vincent dePaul Society, about the Angel Room and associated services available for the unhoused citizens of Great Falls. 

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Terry Thompson and Rob Moccasin (46:10)

David Saslav interviews Terry Thompson, Election Administrator for Cascade County, and Rob Moccasin, Community Liaison to the Neighborhood Councils, about upcoming Municipal Elections, Candidate Forums, news affecting next month's municipal ballot (including a fireworks ballot question found at https://greatfallsmt.net/ordinance/resolution-10596), some important changes to the way ballots will be confirmed and write-ins processed, and the increasing importance of the Neighborhood Councils in making your voice heard at City Hall.