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MY TURN: AI writing and beyond
Last week, I wrote 269 words for the back cover of a book I recently completed. After some edits, I thought it was…
Here's why I didn't sign Prop 2 petition
Why would we need to expand Medicaid in Idaho? That question was answered as I read Brent Regan’s guest opinion piece “Idahoans deserve truth about ‘Reclaim Idaho.’”
Idaho redistricting can be improved
Former Chief Justice Jim Jones, who gets his kicks these days writing independent political columns, can put together mind-numbing legal opinions with the best of them. He has written plenty of those during his 13-…
We need to get our priorities straight
I am a gun owner, hunter and outdoorsman, have an extensive background in emergency services including 38 years as a firefighter/paramedic, and 30 years as a firearm and use of force trainer for police and civilian…
Idahoans deserve truth about 'Reclaim Idaho'
Reclaim Idaho, the group behind the Medicaid expansion initiative on the November 2018 ballot, is nothing if not skilled in the art of deceptive propaganda. Fo…
Bank On building a better N. Idaho
In Idaho’s five northern counties, more than 21,000 households are living on a bare-bones survival budget as measured by the United Way ALICE Report of financi…
What voters want isn't always what they get
After receiving 58 percent support in the last election, there was no question that Gov. Brad Little earned the right to be the state’s chief executive through 2022.
Looking at the legality of SB 1159
The last few weeks in the Idaho Legislature have left a lot of us feeling hopeless. We’ve all heard about Senate Bill 1159, which would essentially put an end …
Don't let your vote be taken for granted
If the voters of Idaho don’t act quickly and decisively, the 2019 legislative session may go down as the year we all lost a cherished constitutional right: the…
Opt-out option is a fraud
A recently distributed email, attributed to the Kootenai County GOP and the KCRCC is a masterpiece of misdirection and misinformation. The following discussion…
7 points to ponder on Idaho etiquette
Editor’s note: This was originally published in June 2017. Bob and The Press thought now would be a pretty good time to remind everybody.
Initiative measure not a pay day bill
It is appalling that scurrilous, untrue attacks can be ginned up overnight and leveled at one of the most honest senators in our Legislature. Hundreds of angry emails and phone messages have flooded my office, ofte…
What's behind effort to destroy initiatives
Idaho has a new political force on hand, Reclaim Idaho. And it looks like it’s making the elites upset.
Reading, writing and arithmetic
The Cd’A Press editorial about the value of reading (Sunday, March 17, 2019) brought back memories of conversations I had with my mother many years ago. Our ta…
Patrick's sins against that special saint
Sholeh Patrick in her “Research” column on March 14th attempts to test our knowledge of St. Patrick, yet fails to depict the truth fully herself. The following…
No place for a hippie commune
I read with interest the article regarding Mr. Oberholzer and his issue with his campground that he is running. I am all for the people being able to use their land for what they would like but his property rights …