About Flathead Memo

Flathead Memo is an independent journal of observation and analysis, founded in 2006, that serves the Flathead Valley and Montana.

Flathead Memo is not a mouthpiece for anyone else or any organization. I’m a Democrat, but I’m not a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party. Democrats and Republicans alike tend to toss down a stiff bourbon to steel themselves for what they sometimes consider my latest outrage.

Flathead Memo is not and never will be a conduit for anonymous comment. I do not shout from the shadows. Neither do guest essayists. One of the worst, and most dangerous, aspects of the Internet is hiding behind pen names. Anonymous blogging and commenting encourage hit-and-run writing and allow cheap shot artists to escape accountability for their reprehensible conduct.

— James Conner