A week ago Thursday, former state representative Greg Chaney drove over from Boise to speak to the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee. I served with Representative Chaney, who chaired the House Judiciary and Rules Committee, and we worked together on some important issues, including legislation that kept Idaho’s schools and businesses open during COVID. His […]
Fall is not just time for harvest. It’s a season of fresh starts: squeaky tennis shoes, new backpacks, sharpened pencils, and a particular mix of nerves and hope. As Idahoans, we believe in new beginnings. We believe effort matters, that showing up counts, that you can build something better than what you started with — […]
I stand between two generations — watching my daughters become mothers, and watching my own mother age into needing to be mothered herself. I suppose that’s why we call it being a grandmother. We mother in both directions. Between medical appointments, home-cooked meals, play practices, lessons, school preparations, and endless activities, I have the privilege […]
For two years, you have been sold a narrative: that Idaho’s pro-life law is so dangerous, so vague, that doctors have no choice but to airlift dying women out of state rather than treat them. It’s been the centerpiece of a news story and a federal lawsuit. Now it’s part of the argument for Prop […]
Two hundred and fifty years ago this week, a small group of courageous individuals declared that a decent respect for the opinions of mankind required them to state plainly why they were breaking from the most powerful empire on earth. The principles they penned were revolutionary then. In many ways, they remain revolutionary today. I […]
The protection of life was engrained in the very substance from which America was formed long before our birth. When the founders gathered in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776, they didn’t just declare independence from a distant crown — they grounded their case in self-evident truth: that all men are created equal and endowed […]
The Idaho GOP State Convention concluded Saturday with officer elections. Delegates voted on the positions of chair, first vice chair, second vice chair, treasurer, and secretary of the state party. Despite the usual rhetoric that accompanies contested elections, the results were not very close. Dorothy Moon became the first Idaho GOP state chair to win […]
I believe in elections, in voting and in being fair in the process. I believe our representatives should be elected for their abilities and not who endorses them, how they worship or how much money they have. It has saddened and bewildered me to witness a smear campaign against Coroner Jimmy Robers that feels relentless. […]
Over the years, I’ve seen many examples of leaders – the good, the bad and the so-so. What I’ve learned about effective and ethical leaders can be likened to a three-scoop ice cream cone with a cherry on top. Since the Primary election has started, in this analogy, I’m focusing on attributes that “we the […]