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Is Confrontation Christian?

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” – Romans 1:16 Our nation, and the world, has been focused on the protests by the Canadien truckers and their willingness to sacrifice […]

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Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare Denies Public Records Request

House Bill 694 – A Litmus Test for Idaho Legislators Who Support Accurate Voter Rolls and Transparent & Ethical Government Representative Priscilla Giddings is sponsoring a bill, H694, that addresses how the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare denies Public Record Requests, for public information used to maintain the accuracy of state’s voter registration lists, […]

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Op-Ed: You can defend freedom with just ten minutes of your time

Do you want to keep Idaho a conservative state? Are you tired of socialist propaganda sneaking into our state Capitol? There is something YOU can do right now to help keep Idaho the great state we all know and love. It will only take you about 10 minutes to accomplish, and it needs to be […]

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Voices of Warning – The Hour Is Late!

In 1995 Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Moody Church Pastor for over 30 years, wrote a book entitled Hitler’s Cross which was an in-depth look into the tyrannical takeover of the church in Germany by Adolph Hitler. Lutzer describes Germany in the 1930’s and what happens when evil meets a silent, shrinking church, and is an intriguing […]

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The Consequences of Elections

Our Worst Modern Day President? From time to time you see rankings of American Presidents from the best to worst, consistently George Washington is ranked as the greatest. In the modern era it is a different story. I would put Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump in the running as our greatest of this […]

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When Money Trumps Common Sense

Based on my 30 years of practical experience on the prescription and use of respiratory protection equipment, I gave testimony last month on the proper use of masks in this crisis we have found ourselves in over this past year. This month, I wish to direct my testimony to a little known topic by the […]

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Dirty Politics

It’s been encouraging to see the enthusiastic support from conservatives across the state as I have been campaigning for Lieutenant Governor. Thank you to all of you who have come to my events, donated, and even gone door-to-door to bring more support to the campaign! As we get closer to the primary, the Establishment (or, […]

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The Next Supreme Court Justice

With the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, President Biden has announced that he will nominate a Black woman to the US Supreme Court. Justices are interpreters of the law. They are to be wise individuals who possess a sound understanding of the law and of the Constitution. They also need to be morally sound individuals […]

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Are NIH Hospital Protocols more important than Life Itself?

I was out of the state when I received a call from my nephew telling me my sister would be life flighted to St. Al’s in Boise, from Weiser. She had been diagnosed with Covid several days earlier and was on a small amount of oxygen at home. Fearing my sister would die in St. Al’s, I […]

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COVID Hospital HELL

My covid journey started with my trip to the local clinic to get tested. They had me drive my car to the back parking lot where a nurse came out and did the test and took my temp. Then the PA came out to tell me it was positive and I had 101 fever. I […]

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Congressman Fulcher Continues Fight Against Democrats’ Election Takeover

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Fulcher voted NO on the over-700 page Democrat bill to federalize the United States election system. The elections bill, with provisions from H.R.1 and H.R.4, has now been inserted into an unrelated bill about NASA leasing authority and re-named H.R.5746, the “Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.”  There has been […]

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Simpson Absent in Fight Against Federal Vaccine Mandates

Idaho Falls, ID – Once again liberal Mike Simpson is missing in the fight for our freedom. Much like on protecting the unborn, Simpson is one of the few Republican members of Congress not to oppose federal vaccine mandates. An amicus brief was filed by 47 United States Senators and 136 Members of the United […]

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