Want to contact our Bonneville County legislators? We’ve got your contact information here: District 32 Senator Kevin Cook (R) [email protected] Statehouse (208) 332-1358 (Session Only) Committees: Commerce & Human Resources – Chair Finance Local Government & Taxation Representative Stephanie Jo Mickelsen (R) Read More
What do you think is the purpose of a political party? A continued diatribe against the Democrats is the tantrum it appears to be. And if you’re trying to sit in “the middle,” you’re probably supporting the extreme right more than you Read More
As of this writing, a bill called the Medical Ethics Defense Act (HB 59) is sitting Idaho Legislature. Unfortunately, it’s likely to pass (maybe even by the time this op-ed is published) and the governor will likely sign it into law. It Read More
Use the fire to take the next step It seems like so many are angry. The build-up has become so much that now people are stuck pointing the finger, and Democrats all of a sudden seem to be everywhere. But as a Read More
As President Trump and his loyalists wreak havoc across the executive branch, I sense a common thread underlying the blitz of oft-illegal executive orders, clearly unqualified Cabinet appointments and the unwarranted firing of so many federal employees. It certainly is not to Read More
Over the last several weeks, we have seen the consequences of a cut-now-ask-questions-later approach. Whether it is firing electric grid workers in the Northwest only to scramble to rehire them a few days later, firing those responsible for the care of our Read More
The word mandate has been thrown around a lot recently. What do you consider a mandate? Is it a mandate if someone wins an election with 49.81% vs. 48.34% of the vote? Is it still a mandate when you realize 90 million Read More