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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 …
POLICE: Idaho 1, California 0
I find Mr. Bill Singleton’s opinion article to be a bit self-effacing in siting his vastly superior law enforcement training and experience since it was acquired in California. With the superior training and experi…
POST: Listen to Pastor Chuck
I am concerned how people in or out of our city are being so vocal about what we all believe in: Equal rights for all citizens of these United States.
NONINI: Don't single him out
Are the fundraisings of the Republican candidates the only important issue in Idaho right now? Jeff Selle has gone to great lengths to publicize the bank account of Bob Nonini. Is he doing something illegal? If so,…
SHRINER: Here's why he shines
You may not be aware that there is a very important position to vote for this November because of the potentially large consequences. It is for Commissioner, District 2, and who is elected will heavily influence wh…
COUNTY: Pick only the best
I would like to express the following concerns I have about the local upcoming elections. My first concern is David Stewart and Marc Eberlein, running for the two county commissioners’ positions, are campaigning to…
BRANNON: A man of integrity
I have known Jim Brannon, our current county clerk, for many years.
BUJAK: Idaho needs leader
If you really want to know about this man’s character then you need to watch the dateline special about the woman who was beaten and left for dead in southern Idaho in Canyon County and a young woman who sat in pri…
STRANSKY: Has broad support
The latest campaign finance report shows that Cheryl Stransky has overwhelming support from both Democrats and Republicans. Stransky lists more than 110 individual donors from a broad spectrum: firefighters, police…
SHELTON: Keep him on the job
Please vote NO on the recall of our Mica Kidd Island Fire Commissioner, Chris Shelton. During the past few years, the department has grown and has changed in a positive way to provide services for a growing populat…
NESSE: For a better Idaho
They keep saying Idaho is “improving” but for four years straight we’ve been neck and neck with Mississippi as the lowest disposable income in the U.S. Poorly funded schools are the dying canary of a state where po…
BARBIERI: How he lost this vote
I see Vito Barbieri is running for re-election. My only contact with him was when I wrote him a letter and asked if he would be willing to sponsor a bill exempting food banks from sales tax on food they purchased t…
VOTE: Support these two bills
My great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather and grandfather all had milk cows on their farm. They and their family all lived healthy active lives well into their 90s. My father is now 88 and continued to have fre…
CRANE: Fiscally responsible
Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane has earned $1.137 billion in gross interest earnings for the state of Idaho. This amount represents monies that the Idaho taxpayers did not have to furnish.
VOTE: But know your candidates
Over the last 50 years I have voted in almost every local, state and federal election because I feel it is my right and privilege to do so. Then, after the May primary, I read an interesting article in the Spokesma…
BIBLE: Frowns on gay marriage
I am a Christian, and while I readily confess that I do not speak for all Christians, I have a Biblical world-view in serious conflict with recent events in this country. Same-sex marriages are troubling on several…