Supporting Idaho families and Idaho values
When we talk about it in money terms, we’re usually talking about profitability. How much financial profit do we get when we invest our dollars? Investing in communities, though, is a completely different proposition. Too often, we fall into the trap of Read More
More and more, it’s important to pay attention to what’s going on with our school board and City Council elections. These aren’t always the sexiest elections — but they’re often the most important. While it’s exciting to get caught up in a Read More
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never be.” — Thomas Jefferson “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Read More
Why are we paying to defend unconstitutional laws designed to disenfranchise us? That’s the question I asked myself when I saw that the Idaho State Legislature had been billed right around $185,000 by the private counsel it hired to defend the anti-initiative Read More
Thomas Jefferson pointed out that sufficient leisure and education are necessary in order for us to have an informed and engaged electorate. I thought about this a lot a couple of weeks ago as I attended City Club to listen to Rep. Read More
Nine hundred million dollars. That’s the budget surplus our so-called leaders are crowing about right now. Our schools and infrastructure fall into disrepair, and our overburdened teachers try to pick up the pieces of the last year. Housing is increasingly unaffordable. The Read More
