The waters have become so muddy over the years when trying to determine what the Idaho GOP stands for. The reality is that it isn’t easy to understand the vision or even to buy that one exists when looking at their efforts. Read More
This past Tuesday evening my oldest son complained that he could not taste dinner. I did not think much of it. Perhaps he burned his tongue or something and things would eventually get better. Wednesday morning, he came to me saying half Read More
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This version of the quote, attributed to Winston Churchill, has been on my mind recently. When looking at some of what’s taking place around us, it’s not hard to pick Read More
Priorities. It’s always fascinating to look at where our priorities are. When I run workshops about finances, one of the first things I do is have participants think about their values and priorities. When I look at Idaho’s budget “surplus,” it’s clear Read More
Bonneville County has a history of gun violence. In my childhood, in the mid-’90s, it was the shot heard around the county. Three teens had shot and robbed the local Grant store. Around the same timeframe, there were two other incidents involving Read More
It used to be that politics rarely made it into everyday conversation. In fact, it used to be one of those topics “best to avoid” in conversation. However, it seems that there is almost no topic of discussion that does not find Read More