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MY TURN: North Idaho College is proof voting works
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Voters, petition-signers: Do your own research
I’m writing this in response to Anne Patterson’s opinion piece, printed on April 12, 2019, regarding why she didn’t sign the Prop 2 petition. I’m happy that Ms…
There is a bright side to the Medicaid sideboards
A good number of people — especially on the Democratic side — have good reason to be seething over the passage and governor’s signing of the controversial “sideboards” law that goes with Medicaid expansion. But the…
Rulebreaking and Lawmaking: The 2019 #IDLEG story
The 2019 legislative session tied for the third longest session in Idaho’s history. But it likely broke the record for the worst damage to the faith of people …
MEDICAID EXPANSION: A hand up, not a handout
This is in response to the My Turn guest opinion by Anne Patterson on Friday, April 12. Her opinion was that we don’t need to expand Medicaid for there is money out there for people to use to get proper health care…
Trying to understand the Middle East
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is finally out of Syria. Or is it? A last stand of resistance by the insurgent fighters was confronted recently by S…
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.