| David White is back to his previous agitator antics in the Montrose Mirror since being given the boot from Montrose County as interim county manager. It's pretty rich that White is calling out one business owner who is running for city council for participating in the city's mural grant program and reimbursement for lost business when their business suffered flooding during the Main Street construction. White, who raked in $15k per month as interim county manager, should keep his head down when it comes to costing local government money. Lest he forgets the millions in legal fees he and fellow commissioners cost Montrose County during his tenure as county commissioner. It may seem he has competition for the chief agitator role from City of Montrose council candidate Michael Badagliacco, but don't kid yourself. It's apparent to me that they've been working in tandem. White made his reappearance in the Feb. 23 edition of the Mirror with his usual approach: taking a kernel of information and completely twisting it into nonsense. His two latest pieces focus on city council candidates who have lived in Montrose less than 10 years. Spoiler alert! He spared his buddy, Badagliacco, from his twisted scrutiny. Badagliacco moved back to Montrose three years ago for the first time in 40 years. From his opinion piece; "The group I'm referring to is comprised of candidates Kevin Clay, Rachel Bentancourt-Ege, Ryan Sedgeley, Kendall Cramer and Greg Cairns. Sam Aster will be discussed but for reasons other than a connection to the City." He went on a character assisination rampage against Aster. As I told one of the candidates in the race, you probably gained 10% of the voters if White's writing disparaging things about you. Badagliacco is running with a definite chip on his shoulder following the pattern of the recalled Montrose County Commissioner Scott Mijares. You'd think he would have learned. His platform is as strong as a wet paper bag. The bio that he submitted for his candidate page on the city's website appears to have holes in it as well. For some reason White doesn't seem to think that Badagliacco moving to Montrose in 2023 as he claims in his bio constitutes within 10 years. Both seem to have an issue with math. Let's help White with the heavy lifting on Badagliacco. In his bio Badagliacco claimed that in 2004 he founded Wireless Advocates, a company that exceeded over a billion dollars in revenue. The second part is correct. The founder of Wireless Advocates is actually Dan Brettler. Wireless Advocates sold phones and contracts at kiosks located in Costco and some military bases. Brettler served as CEO from its inception in 2004 until 2022 when the company folded due to slow sales on military bases and the contract with Costco being cancelled. His title during Wireless Advocates existence was CEO and Founder. Brettler was also the founder and CEO of Car Toys, a chain of retail stores that he started in 1987. Badagliacco's resume posted on Indeed.com states he worked at Wireless Advocates from Jan 2003 to Jan 2004. The only result from searching Badagliacco as founder of Wireless Advocates is in his candidate bio. It reads as such, "In 2004, he founded Wireless Advocates, an enterprise with revenues exceeding $1 billion annually, establishing himself as a visionary business leader." Hmmm, I wonder if Brettler knows of this claim. Here's another excerpt from his biography, "Starting as an entry-level sales associate, he rose through the ranks to CEO-level positions with global leaders such as Huawei, LG, and Samsung." CEO-level positions? I always thought a CEO-level position was, well, a CEO. These seem to be regional or field manager positions with these companies. It's his story, but I'm not sticking to it. And then there is this from the bio, "More recently, he worked alongside his son to successfully transition a newly acquired log home company in Bailey, Colorado, fully handing over operations to the next generation in December 2024." His resume states that he was vice president and general manager of T.J.'s Log and Timber who is located in Bailey CO. The Badagliacco's - Michael and his son - worked at the log home company from 2023 to 2024. The company says he was General Manager working in accounts receivable and accounts payable and in charge of sales. Vice President was not in his title for whatever that's worth. The younger Badagliacco was looking to become a partner in the business. It appears it didn't work out as both left in 2024 so I'm not sure when the hand off happened. The younger Badagliacco owns Mountain Home Restoration Services which has been registered in his name since Feb 2018. What is Michael Badagliacco taking credit for here? According to Badagliacco's resume, he was also Chairman of the Board for PHOENIX HEADSET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. from 2013-23. The address via search is 210 E. Main St., Montrose, the former co-working space. The business is registered in Wyoming and lists Badagliacco as President and Director. Last filing was July of 2025 and the company is in good standing. The filing lists Badagliacco as President. Badagliacco also states in his bio that aside from being a regular contributor to the Montrose Mirror's opinion page, "he serves as Editor-in-Chief of the CoDOGEreport.com/USALibertyReport.com." The man loves his titles. What's interesting about this – aside from it appears he's the only contributor on the website – is that it is also a business registered in Wyoming. Both companies state that their principal office is 30 N. Gould St., Ste R in Sheridan and registered by Registered Agents Inc. I'm digging the titles and what seems to be a padded resume. It inspired me to update mine. For example, I once sat in the co-pilot seat of the corporate jet owned by Chaffin Inc DBA Gibson's DIscount Center, a company I worked for from 1985 to 1999. My resume now reads: Corporate Co-Pilot, Gibson's Discount Center, 1987. I'll limit myself to one year so as to not embellish too much. I was once asked to cover a Delta football playoff game as a photographer. I was in advertising sales then and it was my first time being assigned as a photographer. I was told to take hundreds of pictures and surely one would be used. Well I did and the one I used won a Colorado Press award for sports photography. My resume now reads: Award winning photographer specializing in athletics- 2009. And finally my junior year of high school I spent the summer bucking hay for various farmers in Delta. My resume now reads: CEO of Anderson Agriculture Services - 1980. It's great to see that each of the city council races are contested. Each candidate deserves applause for standing up and running. But White's writing is the same nonsense that we've seen in Montrose for years. Certain people who fancy themselves political commentators trashing those who are running against their favorite candidates instead stating why they endorse their choices. Good luck to all who are in the race including CEO type participants. Dennis Anderson is publisher of the Montrose Daily Press and Delta County Independent. | 
