25-575: Miners Union Hall , located east of Philipsburg, Montana in Deerlodge National Forest , is a historic building built in 1890. Also known as Granite Miners Union Hall , it served as a meeting hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In its first floor was a pool parlor and a club area; on the second floor was a large dance floor, an auditorium space, and an office and library. This article about
50-510: A property in Montana on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Philipsburg, Montana Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County , Montana , United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census . The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer , who designed and supervised
75-476: A candidates' debate, he described the campaign process to prospective voters: Understand what we do to you. We spend all of our time raising money, often from strangers we do not even know. Then we spend it in three specific ways: First we measure you, what it is you want to purchase in the political marketplace—just like Campbell's soup or Kellogg's cereal. Next, we hire some consultants who know how to tailor our image to fit what we sell. Lastly, we bombard you with
100-471: A hit piece." In response, Vote Smart has tried to shame politicians into it, and lets them leave up to 30% of answers blank. VoteEasy is "the interactive tool that enables voters to compare their position on various issues with that of a candidate." It was introduced by Vote Smart during the 2010 election season. Following its launch, VoteEasy was a topic of interest among several national news organizations including CBS News , The New York Times , and
125-877: Is a public use airport located 1 mile southeast of town. Philipsburg Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Granite High School 's team name is the Prospectors. Philipsburg Public Library serves the area. • Philipsburg Mail - weekly newspaper Philipsburg is notable for being the setting and subject of the poem "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" by celebrated Northwest poet Richard Hugo . Actress Kate Bosworth married American director Michael Polish in Philipsburg on August 31, 2013. Actress Scarlett Johansson married boyfriend French journalist Romain Dauriac in Philipsburg on October 1, 2014. Kate Bosworth and Scarlett Johansson appeared together in
150-448: The 1990s saw a wave of newcomers purchasing and restoring the numerous buildings in the town's historic district with the addition of sapphire hunting companies, art galleries, candy and jewelry stores. In 2003 the historic Broadway Hotel was reopened by filmmaker Jim Jenner and numerous other lodging operations followed. Jenner's award-winning 2017 film, "Saving the Burg" captured the story of
175-462: The 1998 film The Horse Whisperer , much of which was shot in Montana. Philipsburg won the 2015 Sunset Magazine Award for "Best Municipal Makeover," beating out entrants that included Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California . Project Vote Smart Vote Smart , formerly called Project Vote Smart , is an American non-profit , non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in
200-553: The Great Divide Ranch near Philipsburg, Montana . In 2006, Vote Smart added a branch at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Coincident with this move, Vote Smart gave its president Richard Kimball a pay increase that was criticized by some alumni and contributed to a reduction in its Charity Navigator score. In December 2010, the Tucson office was closed in preparation for two new satellite research offices. The reason for
225-656: The November 2016 U.S. presidential election. Kimball said the ranch's secluded location, which housed 40 interns, had caused issues: "We have all the problems a university does with the experimental, adventurous, hormonal torrent that is the young. Only in the wilderness such things can become dangerous. Love was requited and denied, marriages were created, fights ensued, drinkers crashed, injuries of every sort, hospital trips too numerous to recall, some to sustain life, and distressingly, three deaths." Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
250-547: The Political Courage Test has dropped, from 72% in 1996 to 48% in 2008 and even further to 20% by 2016, because politicians from both parties are afraid that challengers will use their responses out of context in attack ads, according to The Wall Street Journal . Rep. Anne Gannon, Democratic leader pro tempore of the Florida House of Representatives , stated: "We tell our candidates not to do it. It sets them up for
275-522: The United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas: background information, issue positions (via the Political Courage Test), voting records, campaign finances , interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements. This information is distributed via their web site, a toll-free phone number , and print publications. The founding president of the organization
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#1732880365187300-452: The University of Southern California and moved its Political Courage Department to its Montana research center. In March 2014, Vote Smart laid off six employees, citing financial difficulties. A seventh employee quit because of the sudden layoffs. In August 2016, Vote Smart announced that it would be selling its 150-acre ranch near Philipsburg, Montana, and relocating its headquarters after
325-427: The age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.53. The median age in
350-471: The closure of the Tucson branch was also related to the university's budget cuts, which eliminated Vote Smart's "rent-free space at a 1,500- square-foot house off the main campus." In January 2011, Vote Smart moved its Key Votes Department and Political Courage Test Department to facilities offered by both the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Southern California . Vote Smart has since left
375-490: The construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed. He platted the townsite in 1867. Montana Highway 1 passes through town. Granite Ghost Town State Park is nearby. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.07 km ), all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 820 people, 413 households, and 217 families residing in
400-612: The meaningless, issueless, emotional nonsense that is always the result. And whichever one of us does that best will win. Kimball used this philosophy to found Vote Smart in 1992. His founding board included Presidents Jimmy Carter (D) and Gerald Ford (R), plus Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater and Democratic U.S. Senators George McGovern and William Proxmire as well as other nationally known figures. Originally based at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, PVS established its headquarters and research center in 1999 at
425-531: The opportunity to visit their headquarters where they work as research volunteers alongside interns and staff. The Political Courage Test (formerly the National Political Awareness Test, NPAT) is an American initiative intended to increase transparency in American politics . It is part of the voter education organization Vote Smart's candidate information program. With a view towards elections,
450-453: The test seeks to obtain answers from election candidates, describing their respective stances on a variety of popular issues in American politics. This information is then made available to voters in a selection-driven, standardized format. In 2008, Project Vote Smart kicked John McCain off of the organization's board due to his refusal to fill out the Political Courage Test. The response to
475-464: The town was 54.4 years. 14.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.2% were from 45 to 64; and 29.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. Since the closure of local mines and sawmills in the 1980s the town's future was uncertain. The surrounding county is home to more than 24 ghost towns of former mining and timber towns. However
500-420: The town's rebirth and aired on PBS. Major industries in Philipsburg are Accommodation and Food Service, Educational Services, Healthcare and Social Assistance. The main job fields are Service, Management, Business, Science and Arts, Sales and Office. The Ranch at Rock Creek is Granite County's largest private employer. It is a luxury ranch, opened in 2007 and located 15 minutes from town, for celebrities and
525-473: The town. The population density was 1,025.0 inhabitants per square mile (395.8/km ). There were 547 housing units at an average density of 683.8 per square mile (264.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.8% White , 0.1% African American , 0.9% Native American , 0.2% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 413 households, of which 16.0% had children under
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#1732880365187550-746: The well-to-do. Other major employers are Discovery Basin Ski Area, Granite County Medical Center and Rest Home and the Philipsburg School District. Philipsburg Brewing Company opened 2012 in the historical Sayrs Building, and expanded in 2015 to the historic Silver Springs Brewery on the eastern edge of town. The brewery sells bottled and keg beer throughout Montana and recently expanded to sell drinking water in recyclable aluminum bottles. The environmentally friendly packaging has led to contracts to provide bottled water to both Yellowstone and Glacier National Park concessionaires. Project Vote Smart
575-552: Was Richard Kimball . Kimball became president emeritus in 2022, when Kyle Dell was announced as the new president of Vote Smart. PVS also provides records of public statements, contact information for state and local election offices, polling place and absentee ballot information, ballot measure descriptions for each state (where applicable), links to federal and state government agencies, and links to political parties and issue organizations. In 1986, Richard Kimball ran unsuccessfully for one of Arizona's two U.S. Senate seats. In
600-619: Was later announced as the new headquarters. Vote Smart says that it does not accept contributions from corporations , labor unions , political parties , or other organizations that lobby, support or oppose candidates or issues. Donors to the organization have included the Ford Foundation , the Carnegie Corporation of New York , and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation . Individual contributors are considered members, and are given
625-507: Was located approximately 25 miles from Philipsburg for 16 years. It annually attracted interns to work on its elected official database and many of the organization's employees lived in Philipsburg. After the 2016 presidential election, Vote Smart relocated to Des Moines, Iowa . Philipsburg's climate transitions between semi-arid ( Köppen BSk ) and humid continental (Köppen Dfb ). Winters are long and dry, but relatively mild, while summers are warm and distinctly wetter. Riddick Field
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