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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 …
BUDGET CUTS: Who wouldn’t want to save taxpayer money?
Many Democrats are against budget cuts, why would that be? You see them screaming on TV. Who in their right mind does not want to save taxpayer money?
TOWN HALL: Silencing dissent crosses a line
For all intents and purposes, Kootenai County and the state of Idaho have crossed a line, sending our supposedly democratic institutions on a path toward a police state. This was demonstrated Saturday afternoon whe…
TOWN HALL: The world is watching
Nice plan KCRCC. Bait them. Berate them. Remove them.
LETTER RESPONSE: Let God be the final account
Carol Shemanski asks who has decided that they know better about your body than you and your doctors? Who is dictating what you and your children can or cannot read? Who has determined who you can love? Who says wh…
FOREIGN LABOR: Follow the law
It is very simple for those dependent upon foreign labor.
HAYDEN COUNCIL: It’s time we demand better
When the people of Hayden elect a city council member, they expect someone who comes prepared, understands the complexities of local governance, and works tirelessly to represent their interests. Unfortunately, San…
WWAMI: Designed to provide doctors for rural communities
I am disheartened that HB 176 is being brought to the Idaho House floor seeking to defund the 53-year-old medical education partnership for Idaho students between the University of Idaho and the University of Washi…
HB 93: Please veto it
Gov. Little: As Chairman of the Board of Trustees of a public Charter School in Coeur d’Alene, I strongly encourage you to veto House Bill 93, which has been passed in both Houses of the Idaho Legislature, but not …
HB 7: It wastes taxpayer dollars
I strongly oppose HB7 because it misallocates law enforcement and court resources, much like Prohibition did with alcohol. Criminalizing low-level marijuana possession diverts attention from serious crimes while bu…
SENATORS: Blowing on the flames
When a raging fire erupted and began to burn down the pillars of our democracy, did you blow on the flames, or did you join the bucket brigade?
ONE NATION: We are not enemies
Idahoans have been strong independents for many years. We like our freedoms, and we display our “Don’t Tread on Me” flags, high and proud. There is nothing wrong with that. But what is wrong is that many have been …
CLN: Provide access to information
I am alarmed by the statements made by the Community Library Network board trustees in their January meeting in regards to controlling what library patrons can check out and limiting access to information and mater…
PUBLIC LANDS: Don’t sell them
About every 20 years or so, there is some governor or state representative in the Western United States who proposes selling off public lands for development or resource exploitment. Lands that were originally set …
MAGA: Wants to destroy public education
The euphemistic term “school choice” is MAGA’s attempt to dismantle public education in the United States. The ultimate aim for the MAGA movement is to destroy public education and to do it using taxpayer money tha…
TAXES: Churches should pay them
If a Church catches fire, the Fire Department puts it out, so why don’t they pay taxes. As the Supreme Leader of all the lemmings in Cda would say: It’s Just Common Sense.