Jim Jones
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OPINION: A compliment to Raul Labrador for wanting to learn about Idaho water
It may seem out of place for the treasurer of one candidate for Attorney General to compliment the other candida...
OPINION: AG candidates disagree on ER care
On Aug. 2, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first-in-the-nation suit against a state law preventing women from receiving necessary emergency ca...
OPINION: Idaho Freedom Foundation misinforms about the education initiative
The ill-named Idaho Freedom Foundation, which essentially owns and operates the extremist branch of today’s Republican Party, wants to destroy the Gem State’...
OPINION: Judge them by their actions, not their words
Members of Idaho’s Congressional delegation would probably not receive any heroism awards for their actions relating to the PACT Act, also known as the “burn...
OPINION: A Moon waxes as a Luna wanes
The present-day Republican Party has revealed who it really is and it ain’t pretty. Many of us thought that Tom Luna was way too far to the right, but the ne...
OPINION: Minidoka reminds us to remain vigilant against racial injustice
The camp was one of 10 established in the Western states in 1942 to imprison Japanese Americans.
OPINION: Idaho's founders put a high priority on gun safety and responsibility
The foremost responsibility of today's gun owners is to safeguard the rights and safety of those who live among them.
OPINION: We can pay respect to our fallen by being better Americans
Memorial Day is a time set aside for Americans to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who died in service to their country.
OPINION: Freedom Foundation's bark is worse than its bite
Most Idaho Freedom Foundation-supported statewide candidates were defeated
OPINION: Idaho desperately needs help from its independent voters on May 17
Article 1, section 19 of the Idaho Constitution boldly proclaims: “No power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere with or prevent the free and lawf...
OPINION: People should not be discouraged from exercising their lawful rights
We often hear of folks who take advantage of tax breaks that some would view as unfair, but they can’t be faulted if the law specifically provides for the br...
OPINION: The IPTV debates have disclosed the serious candidates
The Idaho Public Television debate among the three Republican candidates for attorney general produced some unsettling takeaways. For one, it appeared that A...
OPINION: The attorney general debate should worry Gov. Brad Little
The Idaho Public Television debate among the three Republican candidates for attorney general produced some unsettling takeaways. For one, it appeared that A...
OPINION: Running the state’s largest law firm takes a proven, courageous leader
Raul Labrador recently expressed some crankiness toward me for questioning his understanding of what the Idaho Attorney General’s job duties are. Based on wh...
OPINION: Voters will soon have a chance to take Idaho back from the troublemakers
Idaho’s government has been plagued in recent years by many office holders who are more interested in creating chaos and division than serving the public. Th...