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Updated 4 days, 18 hours ago

And now for the tough ones

District 1 legislators discuss local issues and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.

Updated 4 months ago
What's in a name?

From Webster's New International Dictionary, second edition, unabridged 1934, page 2725:

Updated 4 months ago
Don't fall for initiative's false promises

Prop 1 is "rank choice voting" … wide open, no party choice, primaries. The top four go on the ballot … up here probably three Republicans and one Democrat.

Updated 4 months ago
Proposition 1 is bad for Idaho

Ranked choice voting (on the ballot as Proposition 1 this fall) harms American elections.

Updated 4 months ago
Cornel Rasor will represent us well

Cornel Rasor grew up in Bonner County, has been a local businessman for 43 years, served as a Bonner County commissioner, and was appointed as an Idaho representative to finish out the term of former Representative…

Updated 4 months ago
Toughen up and vote for Larson

Abortion bans are a lethal threat to the women in your life.

Updated 4 months ago
Ambiguous, politics and initiatives

Ambiguity is the diabolical language of the devil.

Updated 4 months ago
Vote no on Proposition 1

Proposition 1

Updated 4 months ago
Maybe Harris should join 'The View'

I wonder where Kamala Harris is going to end up after the election.

Updated 4 months ago
Don't forget to vote

The earlier you vote

Updated 4 months ago
We need ranked choice voting

Do we want to send our District 1 U.S. Representative to Washington — with only 18% of the vote? Under the present system, that is possible in this Nov. 5 Russ Fulcher (incumbent) race — four candidates on ballot a…

Updated 4 months ago
Trump, Rasor are good Christian candidates

It is a mystery to me why anyone would believe the liberal left. They are such horrendous liars. For example, they say “Bring back our doctors” when they actually mean “Bring back abortion.” And do you know of any …

Updated 4 months ago
Steve Johnson isn't transparent after all

"It's just common sense!" seems to be Steve Johnson's mantra. Why does he continue to jump into races at the last minute as a write-in "independent?"

Updated 4 months ago
Proposition 1 is the wrong choice for Idaho

Recently, a letter to the editor in favor of Proposition 1 explained that Rank Choice Voting (RCV) in a conservative rural district in Maine in 2018, enabled a Democrat to be elected after two rounds of voting. Thi…

Updated 4 months ago
Rasor is not the right choice for Idaho

Point 1: The Daily Bee asked Cornel Rasor to name “the most significant issue” for North Idaho voters. He said it was preventing abortions. He means with “no exceptions.” So if a woman is raped, she must give birth…

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
Russ Fulcher will focus on immigration

If ever there was a need to protect our border, that time is now. I'm glad Rep. Russ Fulcher understands that and will do all he can to ensure we get the protection we need.