Democracy Project

By Vince Lovato, Pathfinder Editor

SEELEY LAKE – Though Republicans control Montana politics today, that wasn't always the case, retired journalist Mike Dennison told Seeley Swan High School students Nov. 1.

Up to about 30 years ago, Montana was a so-called Blue State, he said.

Dennison, who covered Montana politics as a print and TV journalist for the last 40 years, is a guest lecturer for the Humanities Montana Democracy Project.

According to the website, the privately funded Democracy Project is, "...a teen-led initiative supported by local libraries, community partners, and Humanities Mont...