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OPINION: Can a church really funnel dark money into the campaign against Prop 1?
Labrador’s opinion would subvert the very purpose of the Sunshine Act
OPINION: Sandra O’Connor was a remarkable Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor, who died on Dec. 1, was an accomplished jurist who demonstrated that women lawyers and judges are every bit as good as men. Although there…
OPINION: Idaho voters can be trusted to responsibly exercise their initiative rights
It was a bit surprising to read an opinion piece that Representative Lance Clow (R-Twin Falls) has circulated to media outlets around the state, warning Idahoa…
OPINION: Senate Pro Tem Chuck Winder has had his fill of incivility in the ranks
Senator Chuck Winder, the leader of Idaho’s Senate, is a good and patient man. I often disagree with him on issues coming before the Senate, but I don’t questi…
OPINION: What can individual Idahoans do to honor America’s veterans?
Americans can commemorate Veterans Day twice this year. The official observance is Nov. 11. It dates back to the armistice ending World War I, which went into …
OPINION: Bad news keeps coming for the extremist branch of the Republican Party
The past few weeks have not been kind to the Dorothy Moon faction of the Idaho Republican Party, which has taken over party control since the GOP primary was c…
OPINION: Fair warning to public school patrons across the Gem State
The Idaho Freedom Foundation may be coming to your school district to carry out its publicly-proclaimed goal of getting the government out of the business of e…
OPINION: What the 2022 Alaska elections can tell us about ranked-choice voting
The Dorothy Moon faction of the Republican Party has enlisted Sarah Palin to speak in Idaho Falls on August 19 about the supposed evils of ranked-choice voting…
OPINION: A law firm should not malign the judge for its own bad lawyering
The publicist for Attorney General Labrador recently maligned federal judge Lynn Winmill for his July 31 decision prohibiting the AG from prosecuting doctors w…
OPINION: An unwelcome primer on Idaho’s one-subject rule for legislative measures
Believe me, the last thing I want to do is drive readers to distraction by delving into an obscure and frequently ignored provision of Idaho’s Constitution. Ar…
OPINION: Their hearts belong in the sky. Idahoans can help them soar
When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August 2021, Afghan aviators were ordered to fly their aircraft out of the country to keep them from falling into enemy…
OPINION: Why file a lawsuit over deceptive initiative titles?
It is said that you can’t judge a book by its cover, which often turns out to be true, but you have to read the book to learn the truth. However, if the cover …
OPINION: Freedom Foundation demonstrates its plan to destroy public education
The Idaho Freedom Foundation has already shown us how to drive a storied community college to the brink of ruin. IFF board chair Brent Regan and his wrecking c…
OPINION: Idahoans must show that the Gem State is too great for hate
Back in the early 1980s, when Idahoans in the Coeur d’Alene area were confronted with a growing number of dangerous hatemongers at the Aryan Nations compound n…
OPINION: Strolling down memory lane to the Stanley Redfish Trail
Two recent news reports brought back memories of a time when important figures of both political parties could work together to achieve important public object…
OPINION: NIC debacle demonstrates the dangers of extremism
The political extremists who took control of North Idaho College in the 2020 trustee election wasted little time trying to destroy what had been the jewel in I…