In Roundup, a small community in Montana, a coal mine not only means employment. It also holds much of the local revenue, pays services and marks the political pulse of Musselshell County. That’s why the defeat of Robert Pancratz, county commissioner, has triggered a much broader warning signal than a simple Republican primary. The official result gave 1015 votes to E. Mark Olson and 588 to Pancratz, with all the precincts accounted for. The key…
In Roundup, a small community in Montana, a coal mine not only means employment. It also holds much of the local revenue, pays services and marks the political pulse of Musselshell County. That’s why the defeat of Robert Pancratz, county commissioner, has triggered a much broader warning signal than a simple Republican primary. The official result gave 1015 votes to E. Mark Olson and 588 to Pancratz, with all the precincts accounted for. The key…