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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 …
DISCIPLINE: When justice leaves the land
What fills the void?
SPEEDING: Safety issue in Dalton
We should not wait for someone to be seriously injured or killed before we act.
PROP 1: Too radical for Idaho
Proposition 1 is too radical and should be soundly defeated.
TAX: Possible budget solution
New people moving here would help share the burden of what all local property owners are now having to absorb.
CDA: Height limits talks grow
Better late than never
MIRROR: A VERY bad idea
Just because something can be done doesn’t mean it should be done.
BEARS: Existence is unbearable
I conclude we do not need and should not have Ursus horribilis in our forests at all.
WIDMYER: Former mayor is missed
We need Steve and others of similar quality in public office.
LIFE: Rescue the perishing
There are higher laws.
STEM: Don’t ignore the humanities
The needs of our society are too complex to be reduced to technology alone.
TRUMP: Reply to Strayer
Let’s all hope that we can regain what we had one day.
TAXES: Same script, one empty wallet
Identical excuses, identical outcome, and your wallet the only “solution.”
BUDGET: Deficit reduction for Coeur d’Alene
Where are these “funds”?
POLITICIANS: Recall a familiar folk story
Citizens deserve to drown in the horrors of life if we don’t spot the “scorpions” and destroy them at the ballot box.
ROADLESS: Rollins puts public lands at risk
The promise of public lands in public hands is being broken.