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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 …
TRUMP: Tale of two opposites
I remember as a boy a president interested in the People. Now I see a president interested in himself.
MARIJUANA: Don’t legalize it, Idaho
This proposal is recreational drug use disguised as medicine.
IMMIGRATION: Blame Biden
Democrats are always on the wrong side of policy that makes common sense.
TRUMP: An update about Epstein
Evidence of Trump’s involvement continues to come out, and it is in fact becoming apparent that every accusation he ever made was actually about himself and his associates.
RACISM: Letter writer wrong about North Idaho
The good people of North Idaho were instrumental in rising up to help local officials run Butler and his goons out of their Hayden compound.
SB 1327: Puts party leaders above will of the voters
Idaho’s strength has always been citizen participation. We should be expanding that participation, not filtering it after the fact.
POST FALLS: On City Council holiday decisions
I am surprised and disappointed that the Post Falls City Council would decide not to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday and recognize Columbus Day instead
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HOLIDAY: PF council cannot erase history
Mayor Westlund’s claim that “nobody had heard of (Juneteenth) until five years ago” is demonstrably false; it has been celebrated by many since 1865 and was recognized as a Texas state holiday in 1980, decades befo…
JUNETEENTH: More appropriate for the USA
Juneteenth seems like a much more “appropriate holiday honoring our American heritage” since it actually occurred in the United States.
RASMUSSEN: Right about medical access
This is going to take a while to fix, but it’s past due. Let’s get going.
INVOCATION: An idea for PF City Council
I offer my suggested invocation.
IDENTIFICATION: Questions for Idaho legislators
Who will be checking IDs at the door?
POST FALLS: Holiday change confirms racism
Juneteenth, which celebrates human dignity, freedom and doing what’s right is being de-recognized so we can celebrate a white guy who got lost, who never reached the Americas (let alone North America), who killed a…
BATHROOMS: Respect everyone’s anxieties
What a statement about those with “personal anxieties.” Ms. Norby doesn’t have any, apparently, and nobody should have any she disapproves of.