I have been vacationing and posting very little. I am back now and wanted to use my first post to tell my faithful readers that the Montana blogging world lost a giant. James R. Conner, who ran the Flathead Memo, passed away on July 24.  

I noticed that James was not posting, so I investigated and found his blog was gone. I did some checking and sadly saw what I thought was his obituary. Then I saw some friends on X post about his death. 

I never personally met James, but we communicated from time to time via email. I will miss his writing. He could make polling and crosstabs make sense and his writing about elections and turnout was second to none. 

James will be missed, not only in the blogging world but all across Montana.   

Rest in Peace…