As the number of Washington overdose deaths, particularly from fentanyl, continues to rise, state lawmakers are starting to join health officials in devising ways to fight the epidemic.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Elected officials usually express deference toward the people who put them into office, and why not? Those who hire, can fire.
Already too late?
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Talk about a bait-and-switch operation.
To many of the environmentalists, what they want to be true has to be true and anything that contradicts that is to be ignored or considered irrelevant. When that is combined with tunnel vision and political pressure, you can end up with a biological disaster — which is what happened after t…
Given the damage the left and the left’s political party, the Democrats, are doing to America, you would think conservatives would understand that defeating the left is by far their most important task.
You know the names: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.
Enjoyed Dumas column
No free expression
New doesn’t make sense
Disagree about water
Saturday, March 25, 2023
This editorial was published by the Idaho Statesman of Boise.
Vote them out
Friday, March 24, 2023
CHEERS ... to Sen. Dan “Don’t piss him off” Foreman, R-Moscow.
Maybe the best guide to understanding what has become of the modern Republican Party is a modest little book first published in 1951.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
There are 4,418 school buildings in Washington, and half of them are more than 50 years old. Among these relics — some of which date from the early 20th century — nearly 1,000 have never reported any modern update.
No vote to CHS bond
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Two months have elapsed since Kevin McCarthy was elected U.S. House speaker on the 15th contentious ballot in a rowdy chamber. His best days in the job appear to be in the rearview mirror. Calamity lurks around every corner.
Vote no on CHS bond
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
This week, Boisean Yvonne St Cyr was found guilty of two felonies and four misdemeanors for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attempted insurrection.
The Idaho Legislature may be making Idaho a legally and financially hazardous place to live, though maybe unexpectedly profitable for others.
There he goes again
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Two years ago, House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, made a mistake.
We live in a time where a continual barrage of information and events overwhelm the time available, even those of us who are retired. The following are summaries of events or people that each ideally needs a full opinion.
The apocalypse may not be upon us, but maybe you should take a peek outside to make sure.
The primary concern of the people who ran the Silicon Valley Bank — the bank that just went bust — was not banking. Nor was it making money for the bank’s shareholders or safeguarding the funds of its depositors.
Cleaning up the forests
Solutions are out there
Keep absentee ballot
Applies to all?
Saturday, March 18, 2023
This editorial was published in The Seattle Times.
Back to reality
Friday, March 17, 2023
JEERS ... to Lewiston Police Chief Jason Kuzik.
Reservoir failure questions
Thursday, March 16, 2023
This editorial was published by the Idaho Statesman of Boise.
Law enforcement at risk
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Make no mistake: Every parent in Idaho already has the right to choose where their children attain an education. “School choice” really represents the funneling of public tax dollars to private, religious and home schools in the form of tuition vouchers, educational savings accounts or tax credits.
Keep them in town
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
This editorial was published by The Seattle Times.
There’s a standard — a standard courtesy, maybe — that when people are mentioned in public accounts after their death, what’s said are almost entirely good things, however controversial the person may have been in life.
Vote no on CHS
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Possibly no group of Idahoans has made a greater local financial commitment toward their public schools than the people of Lewiston.
The Chinese communist government is evil, and the American people must come to understand this or we and our wonderful country are doomed to become a footnote in history.
The world’s most trusted evaluator of medical studies, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, has just released as close to a conclusive report on the effectiveness of masks against respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 as we are likely to have for the foreseeable future. The report ass…
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson should be sending thank you notes to Democrats and President Joe Biden for they have given him a wealth of material for news releases.
Grateful for community
CEF urges yes vote
Too much time
PE classes need PE teacher
Saturday, March 11, 2023
This editorial was published by The Columbian of Vancouver, Wash.
