Martz should distance herself from HedgesOur view

Martz should distance herself from Hedges

Our view

The most startling detail to come out of the 3,500 e-mails requested by The Associated Press and Lee Newspapers of Montana was that former policy director Shane Hedges remained active advising Gov. Judy Martz long after his resignation last September. Martz and her staff looked to Hedges even while he was incarcerated at a prerelease center in Helena for his negligent homicide conviction.

Hedges, who was once a rising star in the state Republican Party, resigned after pleading guilty to driving drunk down the Marysville Road, about 25 miles...