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Democratic Lawfare Alive and Well in Wisconsin

The Soldier’s Creed is “Never leave a fallen comrade.” The Democrat Party’s lawfare against President Donald J. Trump was unjust, anti-democratic, and obvious election interference. But President Trump had the means to defend himself. However, Trump was not the only target. Following the 2020 election, lawyers were recruited to challenge the election results in the […]

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For God, Country, and Harley Brown, Pilgrim

Recently, while lamenting the sad state of our Uni-Party system, where Republicans and Democrats often seem to be just two sides of the same Twix bar, my mind flitted back a few years to the halcyon days of the 2014 Idaho primary campaigns. These days the rancor, rampant dishonesty, hypocrisy, and general disregard for the […]

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“I speak Jive”

One of my favorite low-brow comedies is the movie “Airplane.” Barbara Billingsley, better known to us Boomers as June Cleaver, the Beave’s mom, answers the call to serve as a translator when an African American passenger from Harlem has a medical emergency. It is absolutely hilarious. But what makes it so funny is the kernel […]

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Welcome to Idafornia

Before you jump to any conclusions after reading the title, NO, I am not dissing the good people escaping third world countries like California or Washington. I have made a lot of new friends with the recent arrivals to the promised land. What concerns me is the latest attempt to turn us into California or […]

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What’s Mynah’s Mine

Bickering Mynah Birds are a common sight in Hawaii. And they are considered a nuisance. In fact, Hawaiians call them piha ‘ekelo (full of voice) and manu ‘aipilau (trash-eating bird). Ornithologist E. L. Caum described them this way: “The mynah is a perky, self-confident, pugnacious, and noisy bird, in many of its actions and antics […]

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