Chuck Malloy
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OPINION: A world with a thousand points of light
Writing about good people doing good things. That’s a big change for me.
OPINION: The party’s over, life goes on
Recently, I sent a note to editors and friends saying I was stepping aside from column writing and pursuing other interests. Then the thought occurred to me th…
OPINION: IACI: Idaho moving in the right direction
Drawing a laugh from Alex LeBeau is easy — if you refer to the Idaho Association of Commerce as a “liberal” organization. LeBeau, the longtime IACI president t…
OPINION: The fall of the Lava Ridge project
Idaho’s congressional delegation has spent years battling with the Biden administration and the Bureau of Land Management over the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Proje…
OPINION: Public demands choice, says GOP leader
Sen. Lori Den Hartog of Meridian, the new Senate Republican leader, has identified the best reason why political leaders — from the governor on down — are back…
OPINION: School choice plan called a ‘government handout’
The fight over school vouchers might be the leading issue going into this legislative session, but the term “vouchers” will have selective use.
OPINION: Our senators won’t fuss over Trump picks
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson had the perfect reaction when he was told that the embattled Florida congressman, Matt Gaetz, had been picked as the nominee for…
OPINION: Crapo, Wyden brace for confirmation fights
In the world of politics, it’s out with the old and in with the new – particularly in the White House, where President-elect Trump moves in, and the Senate, wh…
OPINION: Risch ready for Trump 2.0
Those in my line of work who are covering the transition zoo in Washington would do well not to stick a microphone under Sen. Jim Risch’s chin.
OPINION: Crapo may see a higher profile
In the 40 years that I have known Sen. Mike Crapo, he has never bragged about his having great power or influence — even when he was in high-level political po…
OPINION: The goat horns belong to Biden
This year’s presidential election was not about America’s refusal to turn the page on President-elect Donald Trump. It was a matter of the Democratic Party’s i…
OPINION: Fulcher strategy: Ignore his opponents
Congressman Russ Fulcher is not shy about telling people why he deserves a fourth term as Idaho’s First District representative. But he has no desire to make h…
OPINION: The quest for beating a silent killer
Writing political columns is what I do professionally (OK, it’s more like a hobby), but raising awareness about diabetes is at least a few notches higher on my…
OPINION: Health-care mess is too big for Congress
Sens. Mike Crapo of Idaho and Ron Wyden of Oregon have more common ground than most Republicans and Democrats, given the fact that they represent neighboring w…
OPINION: Idaho women have outlet for Harris supporters
Idaho is as red as it gets on the electoral map, but you’d never know that from the turnout at the iconic Egyptian Theater in downtown Boise on the August nigh…