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OPINION: Risch, Crapo, Simpson — Stop federal usurpation of state water rights
Without prior warning to state water managers in California’s Tulare County, federal officials suddenly dumped a t…
OPINION: Private school subsidies will produce a few winners and many losers
Let’s be honest. The push to require Idaho taxpayers to subsidize private and religious schooling is not about “choice.” Experience in voucher states indicates…
OPINION: It’s high time for Idaho to obliterate obsolete and unnecessary laws
Kudos to Idaho House Speaker Mike Moyle for starting a crusade against “outdated, obsolete and unnecessary” laws. Moyle’s House Bill 14 — the “Idaho Code Clean…
OPINION: The lawmaking power of Idaho voters is under attack again
Dorothy Moon, the current chair of the extremist faction of the Idaho Republican Party, proclaimed on election night that: “We’re not ever going to let Reclaim…
OPINION: Idaho's Constitution does not permit private school subsidies
Despite the fact that Article IX, section 5 of Idaho’s Constitution strictly prohibits using public funds for religious education, Idaho’s spendthrift legislat…
OPINION: Idahoans should be alarmed by the scarcity of trial court candidates
Very few well-qualified lawyers have applied for Idaho district court positions in recent years. District courts handle trials of felony cases, as well as all …
OPINION: Dan Chadwick was a remarkable public servant. We need more like him
When I learned of Dan Chadwick’s handling of a truancy case in Payette County, not long after I took office as Attorney General in 1983, I was greatly impresse…
OPINION: Labrador has failed to keep his pledge to represent the people
Two headlines in the Dec. 11 issue of the Idaho Capital Sun caught my attention because they typified Raul Labrador’s track record during his two years in offi…
OPINION: Senator Len Jordan’s legacy may derail Trump’s spending cuts
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the Trump-appointed oligarchs tasked with cutting federal expenditures, have a daunting task ahead of them. This so-called “DOGE…
OPINION: The referendum is the ultimate answer to the school voucher fight in Idaho
The voucher vultures are circling the Idaho treasury, expecting to soon have government approval to gorge on money paid into the treasury by hard-working Idaho…
OPINION: Giving thanks for those volunteers who took on the party bosses on Prop 1
When I was going to law school in Chicago during the mid-1960s, Mayor Richard Daley was the undisputed boss of the Democratic Party in Cook County. Candidates …
OPINION: GOP extremists are feeling their oats, but do they misread the tea leaves?
The extremist branch of Idaho’s Republican Party, presided over by Dorothy Moon, has been feeling its oats after the 2024 elections. They defeated a number of …
OPINION: Idaho’s senators are in positions to limit the damage of some Trump plans
Idaho Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo will be in key positions next year to limit the damage inflicted on the country by Donald Trump. It is expected that Ri…
OPINION: Remembering our veterans and looking to the future on this Veterans Day
It is fitting that America sets aside at least one day every year to honor those who served in the county’s armed forces. Demonstrating respect for veterans en…
OPINION: Idaho voters face a stark 'them-or-us' choice in November
Bryan Smith, an ultra-right Republican and vice chair of the extremist Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF), understands that the Open Primaries Initiative (OPI) wil…