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Open Letter to Kevin Miller from Ammon Bundy

Dear Kevin, It has been brought to my attention that you questioned our friendship over the air on one of your recent shows.  This was prompted by an email from my campaign manager that she has since corrected. Please know that I have considered you a friend since the moment I met you, and still […]

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CDA School Election: Eight Million Dollars for Ten Years!

You may be asking yourself why are we voting on a school maintenance election on August 30th less than ten weeks before the general election on November 4th? The County Clerk, Jim Brannon, asked the same question at a County Commissioner meeting on July 19th where he said the cost of this “special election” would […]

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Stop the Salmon Falls Wind Project

Please help stop the Salmon Falls and Lava Ridge Wind Farms projects. Please contact Governor Little and our Congressional Delegation and express strong opposition to these taxpayer paid for boondoggles. NONE OF THE ELECTRICITY STAYS IN IDAHO! THESE PROJECTS RAPE THE LANDS OF IDAHO! THERE ARE NO BENEFITS TO IDAHO! The many reasons are listed […]

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Open Letter to Idaho’s Washington Representatives

Members of Congress are seeking to pass legislation that would unconstitutionally redefine marriage on a national level. Please work to STOP these unconstitutional bills as listed below. I realize that H.R. 8404 has already passed the house but use your influence to stop passage in the senate. H.R. 8404, sponsored by Representative Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), […]

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Idahoans are ridding themselves of the Good Old Boys Club

This past Saturday another powerful Idaho establishment Republican was ousted from his position and replaced with a more liberty minded person.  When Ammon Bundy announced that he was running for governor last year the Idaho Good Old Boys about lost their minds. Tom Luna, the Republican Chairman, called an emergency meeting and published a full-page […]

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An Open Letter to Rep. Mike Simpson: Breaching four dams on the Snake River to supposedly save the salmon

I read your information concerning salmon and other issues concerning the breaching of four dams on the Snake River. I appreciate your information, but you did not address what I listed as major problems to improve salmon recovery without dam breaching. These are: THE COST OF $33 BILLION ADDS TO OUR BLOATED NATIONAL DEBT: We […]

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The ESG Threat

ESG is the acronym for environment, social, and governance. It was created by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN) initiative that integrates Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into business models with criteria. This is an ESG example. Tommy Salmons wrote an excellent article for The Libertarian Institute that provides an explanation of ESG […]

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January 6th Committee

A few points should be noted about January 6th that won’t be by the media or the committee. The committee is partisan. Never has the minority party not been able to choose their members in a select committee yet Pelosi denied it here. This leaves us with no balance as every member, including Cheney, wants […]

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The Warning Shot Has Been Fired

The World Economic Forum (WEF) just concluded its annual 2022 meeting in Davos. Probably the biggest theme being discussed is globalization. Because this meeting is between corporate heads and governments, it means they are all powerful enough to take control over every aspect of our lives. And they are not ashamed to say it. This […]

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A Positive Challenge to Christians

How are we to be salt and light? Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify […]

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Follow The Science!

Governor Brad Little Hasn’t Changed J.D. Rucker summarized the news this last week that “following the recommendations of a Big-Pharma-controlled panel of “doctors” who unanimously voted to approve jabbing young children with the unsafe and completely ineffective Covid-19 “vaccines”, the FDA has approved the shots for any American over 6-months old.” Governor Little who has […]

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An Open Letter to My U.S. Senator Re Abortion, Rights, and Our Own Bodies

Dear Senator Murray: In a recent email to your constituents addressing what you call the “right to abortion,” you ask, “do you support a woman’s right to make her own decisions about her own body?” I regret that I cannot answer that question with the simple “yes” or “no” requested as the way it is […]

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