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Honoring Idaho's Medal of Honor recipients
Highways are an essential part of our country’s infrastructure. They are a key to our productivity and opportuni...
Every day should be Voter Registration Day
In my opinion, because one in four American citizens is not registered to vote, every day should be Voter Registration Day. I learned about this firsthand, leading the Boundary County team of volunteers in get...
Welcome to Idaho, now it's time to relax
This is an open letter to those of you who have arrived in Idaho since 2019. Welcome. You have arrived in a sanctuary state, not like the sanctuary cities from which you escaped that were sanctuaries for illegal ...
Open primaries gives people a choice
Since its August launch, the Idahoans for Open Primaries ballot initiative has had unprecedented voter support. The measure is designed to 1) increase freedom of choice and 2) elect responsive officials.
Facts matter on Reclaim Idaho
Facts matter. That is why I’m responding to Michael Perez’s recent letter in the Herald.
Open primaries make sense for Idaho
Imagine going to an Idaho primary election where, regardless of your political viewpoint, any registered voter could vote for any candidate on the ballot. Republican, Democrat, independent, or Libertarian — all o...
The untruths of the climate crisis
The climate crisis fanatics are not people who want to encourage us or give us hope. Instead, they want to discourage us and demand that we become subservient to a communist one-world government, a nanny-state th...
Initiative would not be good for Idaho
Contrary to the assertions of some recently published articles, Reclaim Idaho is not non-partisan. The vast majority of funding comes from out-of-state Democratic Party interests.
Remembering September 11, 2001
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001: Bill and I went to the airport to pick up his son, Billy, and wife, Margie. They had flown in for a visit from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Margie was worried about flying because she was afra...
Sign initiative petition at farmers market
Come to Bonners Ferry Farmers Market at the city parking lot the next two Saturdays — Sept. 9 and Sept. 16, 9:30-11:30 a.m. for information about the Open Primary initiative — or to sign the petition carried by v...
Reclaim Idaho is not non-partisan
Contrary to the assertions of some recently published letters, Reclaim Idaho is not is not non-partisan.
Supporting Idaho's men and women in uniform
Congress created the precursor for what became the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) when it passed the National Security Act of 1947 and later amended it in 1949.
Initiative drive is good news for voters
Friday, August 18, Luke Mayville, head of non-partisan Reclaim Idaho, will be in Bonners Ferry to kick off the initiative petition drive to give all Idaho voters freedom to vote in one open primary which combines...
Initiative will ensure all voters will get a say
Idaho voters want to select their candidates in an open primary.
We cannot wait around for an economic earthquake
Fitch Ratings’ recent downgrade of our country’s currency default rating should come as no surprise, especially when considering the rating’s key drivers. ...