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Updated 2 days, 14 hours ago

Idahoans should be alarmed by the scarcity of trial court candidates

Very few well-qualified lawyers have applied for Idaho district court positions in recent years. District courts h…

Updated 2 months ago
Maybe Harris should join 'The View'

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

Updated 2 months ago
Don't forget to vote

The earlier you vote

Updated 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 months 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.

Updated 2 months ago
Supporting Mark Sauter for state representative

With three excellent letters supporting Mark Sauter, it is a bit difficult to find much more to say about his attributes. Jeff Hood obviously knows much more than I about Mark's support for farmers.

Updated 2 months ago
Matthee puts in the effort

I have been excited to vote for Karen Matthee for House Seat 1A since I heard her effective responses at the candidates forum. Karen says she supports Proposition 1 (the Open Primaries Initiative) because she belie…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Prop 1 will dilute one person, one vote

Proposition 1 is being marketed as the ticket to “Open Primaries” by its supporters, but it's really not. It is a ranked choice voting scheme in which you get three ranked choice votes, for a single position.

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Is Cornel Rasor presenting alternative facts?

Yikes. At the anti-Prop 1 gathering sponsored and led by legislative candidate Cornel Rasor on Tuesday, Oct. 22, an audience member asked him how many electoral votes Idaho has. His answer? "32," he said with conf…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Steve Johnson is here for everyone

You ever have that warm, feel-good moment of going hunting with your grandpa for the first time? Or the quiet pride of learning to fish on Lake Pend Oreille? Maybe it's the time when you needed help cutting wood fo…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Matthee supports a hand-up for Idahoans

Idaho's GOP lawmakers have developed a disturbing pattern of laying down obstacles to keep working families with young children from succeeding. And yet they want young women to decide to keep their babies, even wh…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Prop 1 is not about open primaries

I see ads for Prop 1 in the paper and mail, claiming that this proposition is about open primaries. People like the idea of open primaries, and think this is a good idea.