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Updated 1 week ago

Legislators mulling education, judiciary bills

District 1 legislators discuss local issues, legislation, and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.

Updated 3 weeks ago
March is Women's History Month

So why am I, an old man, writing about Women's History Month? Excellent question and after reading this you might have a small peek at the answer. In 1980, then-President Jimmy Carter designated March 8 as Nati…

Updated 4 weeks ago
Funding, taxes and the Idaho Legislature

We have finished seven weeks of the 2024 legislative session. It looks like we have four to five weeks to go.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Partners sought for summer lunch program

While the calendar reminds us that we’re in the heart of winter, the warmth of summer will be upon us before we know it. For many of us, that means backyard cookouts and fresh produce from the garden. But for so…

Updated 1 month ago
Legislature tackling growing government spending

District 1 legislators discuss local issues, legislations, and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.

Updated 1 month ago
For common sense and transparency, vote for Woodward

What’s the difference between a “conservative base budget” and a “bare-bones budget?" It depends on whether the information comes from the Idaho Freedom Foundation and Scott Herndon or from traditional Idaho Rep…

Updated 1 month ago
Woodward invests with infrastructure

Eric L.'s letter in the Herald, and those like him, are the reason Idaho's state budget has skyrocketed.The hoards of out-of-state refugees have created a strain on resources, services, and infrastructure. Our per-…

Updated 1 month ago
May matters so remember to vote

Maybe you’ve already seen the "May Matters" signs around the area? What the signs say is true, especially now. This May does matter. May 21 is the date for the Idaho Primary election when all 105 state legislative …

Updated 1 month ago
Woodward won't be swayed by IFF propaganda

I agree with only one thing that I read in Fay Almond’s letter last week. Scott Herndon definitely stands for the so-called Idaho Freedom Foundation lobby’s principles. In doing so, he is working only for that …

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Budget turmoil spills out into the open

District 1 legislators discuss local issues, legislation, and concerns in the Bee's weekly Notes From Boise column.

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Herndon leading the way in Idaho

54 percent? Holy spending spree, Batman. Yet that's how much Idaho state government spending has increased in just the past four years. Since early 2020, therefore. To add further insult to taxpayer injury, the Leg…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Congressional internships offer invaluable experiences

I interned on Capitol Hill for then-Representative Orval Hansen of Idaho’s Second Congressional District. That eye-opening experience helped spur my interest i…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
House Bill 415 and District 1 schools

District 1 legislators discuss local issues, legislations, and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Herndon stands for IFF principles

The IFF Index is based on conservative principles of limited government, free markets and self-reliance.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Angel’s kindness will be paid forward

A heartfelt thanks from this senior man. I was reminded of the goodness in people when I was shopping for sanitary products for my wife at Super 1 Foods.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The emperor isn't wearing any clothes

Based on what I have seen of our emperor’s actions in the Idaho Senate, it is high time that we stand up and use our power of the vote to tell Mr. Herndon he has no clothes on! After all, there is an alternative to…