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Protecting our water resources in Idaho
District 1 legislators discuss local issues and concerns in the weekly Notes from Boise column.
Fond memories of community's past
There is a huge brick bank where Harold’s IGA and Diner used to be … donut and a cup of coffee for a quarter. Across the street was Sandpoint Ice and Fuel. When we first got married and we were living in our little…
Lawmakers must honor oath, ensure checks and balances
Trump is using the power of the office to make some cash and the power of the Justice Department as a support structure for the Trump organization. I wish our Idaho congregation in Washington would not be complacen…
Trump eliminating waste, unnecessary costs
I don’t understand those who are protesting because of people being terminated in major government agencies for not doing their jobs or ever coming to work but working at home. President Donald Trump is doing exact…
Stand together for our daughters' future
Donald Trump won for only one reason, cultural misogyny. This doesn’t mean that everyone who voted for him is a jerk or white supremacist, but that the culture they were raised in has ingrained in them a basic beli…
Will Sandpoint keep its legacy of neighborliness?
As Sandpoint hangs in the transition from one generation to the next, will it uphold the legacy it’s nurtured? We’re considerate and neighborly and I hope to see my officers, my neighbors, my friends, and the commu…
Initiative's repeal would strip healthcare from many
Is this what you really voted for or maybe you voted for Cornel Rasor only because he’s a Republican. Now it’s past time that you pay attention. Are you willing to take healthcare away from 90,000 working Idahoans,…
Wonk funded by IFF-affiliated, out-of-state group
I read the article about Wonk in Sunday’s paper. So cool, right? A couple of local boys trying to bring unbiased civics to the average citizen. But with a little digging, I learned that Wonk is fully funded by an o…
End of aid to world's poor is unconscionable
I am in line at Walmart — the cries of a hungry baby filled my ears. I hear that child being comforted by a caring parent and I smile inwardly knowing those baby twinges will soon disappear.
Idaho's initiative process doesn't need any changes
Idaho's citizen initiative process seems to be working just fine: Voters very clearly said yes to Medicaid Expansion and no to Prop 1. Why mess with it?
Wild cat hunters showed poor judgment
While I understand the need to control wild cat populations it eludes me why it might be necessary for so many hunters to repeatedly be in one small, populated area?
HB138's impact court hurt veterans, local healthcare
As many know, we lost our labor and delivery unit at BGH in March 2023. This closure has impacted our community healthcare and women’s health care specifically…
Try firing judges under Judge Roy Bean
Donald Trump and Elon are firing judges who don’t agree with them
Another legislative bill based on anything but science
Recently Bill 1036 was proudly introduced by Senator Brandon Shippy of district 9. It places a moratorium on gene therapy and supports this by presenting a single case of injury after a J & J vaccination.
Abandoning WWAMI would be foolish, short-sighted
I am disheartened that House Bil 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 o…
And divided, we shall surely fall
If people want to have their children attend a private school or religious school, they should pay for that themselves, not have regular taxpayer monies diverted to those "special interest" programs. Our tax dollar…