Supporting Idaho families and Idaho values
“Push it to the middle” is a maxim my brother, a retired Marine Corps major, repeats often and is a practice sorely needed in Idaho now. The Idaho Freedom Foundation, a libertarian think tank, has been ramping up divisive, extremist activities including Read More
Voters in Bonneville County likely are not aware of the degree of extremism of representatives Chad Christensen in District 32 and Barbara Ehardt and Bryan Zollinger in District 33. To provide an index, these legislators voted with extremist north Idaho representative Heather Read More
As educators ponder the drawbacks of especially early elementary age children completing nearly a semester of school without the physical presence of their teachers because of the coronavirus pandemic, acknowledging the years children lose who start kindergarten ill prepared and never catch Read More
In times of crisis, strong, centralized leadership is critical. As an EMT trainee, that is unmistakable to me. In casualty events, the senior responder assumes incident command and directs communications, resources and triage to ensure actions are based on the best information, Read More
Some of my favorite words in literature are from Eucharistic Prayer C of the Episcopal Church’s 1979 Book of Common Prayer, “This fragile earth, our island home.” In 1968 the first photograph of the earth from outside its orbit, “Earthrise,” was taken Read More
I grew up hearing my dad talk about the depression in South Dakota and how he and his seven older siblings faced real hunger. The photographs showing their ill-sized hand-me-downs and bare feet could easily have been taken by Dorothea Lange. My Read More
