Mark: Hey, Bryan, did you hear the Idaho Falls City Council is considering eliminating city council run-off elections? Bryan: It doesn’t surprise me. Once politicians are in office, they want to be able to stay in office even if they don’t get a majority of the vote. Doyle: It sounds like the “Incumbent Protection Act” […]
This week, the Post Register’s Editorial Board wrote an article calling me out by name saying, “Who do they think they are?” I have a question for the Board, “Just who do you think you are?” Your editorial shows you have contempt for our Constitution, disdain for those who assert their constitutional rights, and a […]
A Bonneville County democrat operative, precinct captain, and state committeeman recently wrote a letter to the editor using the parable of the “Good Samaritan” to push for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. The letter attempts to make the point that Jesus is weeping because Christians have not followed the parable of the Good Samaritan and expanded Obamacare’s […]
Thanks to President Donald Trump, the term “fake news” is everywhere in today’s political sphere. The president has rightly used the term to call out distortions of the truth by the mainstream media. But reporters are hardly alone in disseminating less-than-truthful information. One Idaho-based political outfit is actively obscuring the truth in an effort to […]
In 2006, my 15-year-old son worked as a lifeguard/swimming instructor making $5.15. per hour. In 2007 and 2008, he got a $.10 an hour raise each year because he had one-year more experience. In 2008, minimum wage increased to $5.85 per hour. Although my son liked the raise, he noticed something: He got paid the […]
It’s long been said, though the wise learn from experience, the super-wise learn from others’ experiences. I believe that. Thus, I urge all Idaho voters to diligently examine the effects of Medicaid expansion in other states. The backers of the proposed costly Medicaid expansion plan present it as a panacea for almost everything that ails […]