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OPINION: Just like everyone else, Idaho’s Attorney General must comply with the law
Three years ago, I joined five other former Idaho Attorneys General in describing that important position as “the …
KUDOS: To the Idaho Heritage Trust and the Chapin Building
Thank you, Idaho Heritage Trust, for your help of preservation projects in Post Falls and throughout Idaho.
PROP 1: Vote no on Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act
Idaho should continue to value both women and unborn children.
HJR 4: Vote no in November
Please research HJR 4 before you vote on November 3, 2026 and consider who should decide what Idahoans are allowed to vote on.
LAKES: Response to Ron Dayton
We should take responsibility and initiative. I will bring a bucket of gravel for the potholes. You do the same. It may catch on.
LAKES: Boat launch from hell
Don't the taxpayers of Kootenai County deserve a decent boat launch and dock at our lakes, especially Spirit Lake?
RISCH: Time for change
It’s time for change, which is why Todd Achilles will be getting my vote.
PROP 1: Moral condemnation
Now, in the eyes of God which nation or government carries with it the greatest iniquity, Nazi Germany with 11 million dead, Russia with 6 to 20 million dead or the United States with 45 to 66 million dead? All are…
GROWTH: When it outpaces revenue
This isn’t an argument against growth, nor does it excuse poor spending decisions. It is an argument for understanding who controls what.
PROP 1: Another vote for ‘too extreme for Idaho’
Prop 1 again?! I thought we already voted that down.
MILITARY: Pampered, or media propaganda?
In Vietnam we had to spend 365 days in the country. We did not have to worry about being attacked. We were always being attacked, by rockets, mortars and gun fire.
PUBLIC LANDS: Don’t trust Fulcher
Russ Fulcher’s plan for our public lands amounts to a project aimed at stripping Idahoans of their access to vital economic, recreational, cultural and spiritual spaces that nourish our bodies and souls.
CDA: Taxes for property owners
I say to the bureaucratic leadership of Cd’A, where are your gumptions to start taxing and enforcing usage fees for the tourists and travelers who use our city amenities
GROWTH: Shouldn’t mean taxing those who stayed
Kootenai County cannot tax its way out of a growth-management problem.
CONSERVATIVE: Are you or aren’t you?
To any conservatives who have yet to fully commit to the scope of our principles.
DEVELOPMENT: New retail is what’s needed
I hope you let the people of Coeur d’Alene decide what should be built.