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Opinion: Looking at the benefits of ranked-choice voting

May 14, 2023May 15, 2023Miranda Marquit

Recently, a coalition of non-partisan organizations has launched a petition to get ranked choice voting on the ballot, allowing the people of Idaho to decide how they want to choose their political leaders and representatives. Despite my position, I’ve never been a Read More

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Opinion: Look to the people instead of the party

May 9, 2023May 15, 2023Dan Barker

It’s not the two-party system that is broken. There are opportunities, but instead of looking to the party, look to the people. Ideology will continue to evolve, and no political party can say they have all the answers. Without accountability, the framework Read More

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Opinion: ESG scores: What they really tell us

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023Janice Brown

Here is the Statement of Purpose for HB 191: “The bill amends relevant procurement statutes to restrict the state from using environmental, social and governance criteria in evaluating contract bids. Contract awards, including for public works projects, must be based on competitive Read More

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Opinion: What the Truman Banquet really represents

April 24, 2023April 25, 2023Dan Barker

The Bonneville County Republicans’ Lincoln Day Gala was this past Saturday in Idaho Falls, hosted at Melaleuca headquarters. Unfortunately, the event did not embody the spirit of its original namesake, Abraham Lincoln. Instead of embracing the ideals that used to characterize the Read More

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Opinion: Extremists want to restrict access to books

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Miranda Marquit

Priorities. We often talk about what matters to us, but are we putting our money where our mouths are? Do the ways we allow others to govern us reflect the values we claim to have? For example, there’s a reason the First Read More

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Opinion: Legislating misery in the state of Idaho

April 8, 2023April 17, 2023David Roth

Can we legislate misery? I don’t know, but given this legislative session, I believe we are giving it the college try. We entered the session with so much potential. We had a large budget surplus, a new session with many new faces Read More

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