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If Hillary didn’t mishandle classified information, no one can

As a criminal-defense lawyer who has been forced by unfortunate circumstances to champion any number of hopeless causes, I wish to express my professional admiration for FBI Director James Comey’s creative and, dare I say it, “Clintonian” public exoneration of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The FBI investigated Clinton for possible violations of a […]

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Power is Not a Means; it is an End

During most of the Twentieth Century, the American public held a high regard for its government. Most people felt the government was honest and in the event of war, America was the “good guy” fighting for freedom and liberty. During Vietnam however, the image started to crack as the Gulf of Tonkin, My Lai and […]

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Treasure Valley Children’s Business Fair

AND ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT The Treasure Valley Children’s Business Fair Where children ages six to fourteen years old will experience being an “Entrepreneur for a Day.”   Date: Saturday, July 16, 2016 Place: Heritage Park (185 E State St, Eagle, ID 83616) Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Click here to RSVP via Facebook […]

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Civil Forfeiture – Illegal Theft

Civil forfeiture is a process by which the government can take and sell your property without ever convicting, or even charging, you with a crime and that leads to one of the greatest threats to property rights in the nation today. Civil forfeiture is a legal bunch of fiction that tries inanimate objects for their involvement […]

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The Man – Making a Case for Better Police Pay

Most people take police for granted and give little thought to the fantastic ‘value’ they are for our taxpayer dollars. Because, inside that symbolic uniform is a multi-talented individual that must ‘perform’ daily to impeccable standards and unfortunately for a pittance compared to his worth. Incidentally, let me digress a moment. If a female officer […]

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Is The Heartland Institute Smoke and Mirrors?

This is a reply to the Heartland Institute’s Kyle Maichle’s July 6, 2016 Letter to the Editor posting “Not so, sir” which is in response to my My Turn column titled ‘The Unrelenting Con-Con Con’ published June 21st in the Coeur d’Alene Press. Allegation #1. The ASL (Assembly of State Legislatures) killed a proposal for […]

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Attention: Idaho Can Be Next! – Stop Sen. Tester’s S. 3013

Call to Action – A Legally Viable Tool to Oppose Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s S. 3013 (Please share this information with those who oppose the CSKT Water Compact and Senator Jon Tester’s S. 3013.) Action Proposed to confront Senator Jon Tester’s S. 3013: SALISH & KOOTENAI WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 2016 This Memorandum is a Call […]

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Justice Delayed on Lawsuit over Water Compact?

Below is a letter-to-editor that I wrote regarding a long-overdue court ruling on the legality of the Montana Legislature’s vote approving the CSKT Water Compact. The State legislature voted on April 11, 2005 by simple majority, instead of a State Constitutional requirement of a two-thirds majority vote. We’ve all been waiting a long time for […]

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How can the West Ada School District make up its Budget Shortfall?

Part of the Answer lies in an open letter to the Board from Russ Joki The Gem State Patriot received this very interesting letter to the West Ada School District (WASD) Board of Trustees. We decided it should be shared with all of our readers and we hope they will distribute it to all of […]

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Is the Idaho Conservation League an Ambassador for the United Nations?

Multiple non-governmental organizations (NGO), also known as non-profits, promote United Nations (UN) goals and objectives and they have been very successful at it. Our whole society is infested with their ideology. But don’t be fooled here in Idaho when a local innocent appearing non-profit presents itself as though it is advocating for Idaho when it is […]

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Brigitte Gabriel is coming to Twin Falls, Idaho

Brigitte Gabriel is coming to Twin Falls, Idaho, on Thursday, August 4, 2016. Her presentation will be at 7:00 PM in the Roper Auditorium.

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Essential Tasks of Conservative Leaders

We are on the back side of our 7-part series and it is time to bring it home to those who lead in an area of our conservative movement. But before we get to the essential tasks, let’s first ask; “Are you a leader?” Here is one north-country way to answer that question: Leaders are the […]

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