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Sharia's roar is more like a whimper
Fear tends to make bad law, especially when it’s superfluous.
Many will call but few are chosen
Most of the consumer calls I field each week (sometimes 200 or more) aren’t published in this column. Why? That’s a fair question.
Government is all about the people
“Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
Where kids' Olympic hopes begin
When everyone was hunkered down at home on Sunday, escaping the cold and ice, I joined Heidi Acuff, Theresa McHugh and Jeff Crandall at Frontier Ice Arena for the Lake City Figure Skating Funtastic Exhibition.
From Molokai with love
Cupids and questions...
Ahlquist: Opponents are running scared
Although the Republican primary election is several months away, it’s starting to feel like April as far as the governor’s race is concerned.
Listen when these experts say 'no'
I had the opportunity to speak to a couple of senior citizen groups recently. These people, averaging over 70 years old, are some pretty sharp cookies. Each has decades of experience being a consumer. (Many of my r…
No reason to wait for safety
I pen this as a member of our community, a father of an eighth-grader, former school board member and a businessman.
How to ID, overcome fake news
This is the last of a two-part series examining what you read and hear, how you process it — and why we all need to understand more about the flood of informat…
Idaho, step up for Legal Aid
Idaho Legal Aid Services provides a legal lifeline to low income Idahoans with serious legal problems, including domestic violence, abuse and neglect of childr…
CASA 'poster child' for accountability
I am writing to correct the statement that the CDA Press reported in their February 14 Editorial “Awakened by the ‘e’ word’s warning” stating: “In recent years…
Setting the record straight on Idaho science standards
Here are some of the headlines or comments I have seen or heard over the past several days:
Behold the fake news minefield
This is the first of a two-part series examining what you read and hear, how you process it — and why we all need to understand more about the flood of informa…
Attention legislators: Don't fail Idaho now
You may have seen the ad campaign “Don’t Fail Idaho,” suggesting we need to up our education game here in Idaho, currently ranked 48th in the nation. The slogan rings hollow given the Idaho House Education Committe…
Under pressure, gross meals might emerge
One of the latest culinary fades is the use of pressure cookers. Fifty years ago, pressure cookers were replaced by microwave ovens. Now the circle is complete: The marrying of pressure cooking and computers has gi…