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GOP Governor Candidate, Ed Humphreys, Calls on Governor to Place Moratorium on Refugee Resettlement

(Eagle, Idaho) Ed Humphreys, Republican candidate for Idaho Governor, called on the Governor to put a moratorium in place on refugee resettlement until Idahoan’s housing needs are met. “We have law enforcement officers, teachers, and nurses who can’t afford housing. We must place a moratorium on refugee resettlement until our state can keep up with […]

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Just a Dream

The rumor mill is running full steam ahead in anticipation of the many deals that will be made at the Governor’s Cup in Sun Valley. Allegedly overheard in my dream by a colleague of mine in the steam room at the Downtown “Y” was a conversation about how naive the “Trumpers” are in our State […]

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The Choice Is Ours

Twenty months into the Covid-19 “pandemic” we are still having heated debates within the medical community, on the streets of American towns and cities, and in legislative halls about Covid mitigation strategies. The disease like HIV-Aids has become politicized and the agenda and narrative are overshadowing evidence and logic. Conclusions regarding mitigation strategy, masks, vaccines, […]

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Wokeness and Corruption and Priorities

I was blessed to have practiced surgery and medicine for 41 years. Half of those years were in the military and the other half in Boise. Since retiring from actively practicing medicine several years ago—I still teach in the military, I have been given the great gift of space and time so that I can […]

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Truth and Facts Will Win The Day—Eventually

There is a common thread that runs through the thinking of liberals when it comes to issues as disparate as sexual harassment and Covid vaccinations. Neither deductive nor inductive constructs in logic underpin their arguments. The ideas of “due process” and the “scientific method” require a discipline in thinking and subsequent actions based on those principles […]

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People and Power/Sameness or Liberty

When I ask liberal progressives to point to one single policy or law that they have advocated for in the past 10 years that has made the United States stronger , better, and made life more fulfilling—they prefer the word “easier” but there is a big difference, for our citizens they immediately point to the […]

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Who Represents Idahoans

I am sure that I speak for thousands of Idaho Conservative Republicans in saying THANK YOU to our two Conservative Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch for voting for the $1.7Trillion “Infrastructure Bill”. I haven’t read all 2700 plus pages of the Bill but reputable conservative media outlets state that at best 25% of the […]

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A Hijacked Education System

For many Americans it is clear that our education system has been hijacked, from the teaching of social justice ideology, educating children on subjects in a way that not only causes frustration but distorts the truth, inserting an overlay of social and emotional learning that is superior to learning information that every child needs to […]

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A Dark Alliance, a Longstanding Covert Partnership

Biden plans to install David Prouty, general counsel of Service Employee International Union (SEIU) to fill the seat currently held by Republican William Emanuel. Emanuel’s term is set to expire Aug. 27. Why is it important that the Democrats are creating the NLRB as an activist board, which is predicted to legislate thru administrative fiat? […]

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Why are Idaho’s Gas Prices so High?

The price of gasoline has gone up significantly since January. Many Idahoans have taken notice. With many of us vacationing, prices around the country are also being noticed. July 26rd gas national average is $3.156/gal, while Idaho average is $3.736/gal. Policies from the Biden Administration are responsible for the increase of petroleum prices, a major […]

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Setting the Record Straight

Is Ammon Bundy a member of BLM? We received an e-mail from Ammon Bundy asking us to spread the word about the lie being published by leftist’s media groups and to set the record straight. This should not be construed as an endorsement of Mr. Bundy but an opportunity to let you read the truth […]

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Humphreys Calls Mandatory Experimental Vaccines Immoral

Calls on Legislature to Act Immediately to Stop Mandated Vaccines A Guest Opinion by Ed Humphreys GOP Candidate for Idaho Governor Our hospitals, our churches, our businesses, and our children all face the onerous onslaught from the conformist movement in Idaho. I’m grateful to the great nurses, physicians, and other staff at St. Luke’s who […]

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