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Brenda Bourn Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate

Brenda Bourn has announced her candidacy for the US Senate. Brenda is a conservative Republican who is asking for your vote in the Republican Primary on May 17th. As Brenda enters into politics, she is driven by her faith in God who has blessed the United States of America with freedom, and her belief that […]

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Kayla Dunn Announces Candidacy for Idaho Senate, District 9

Caldwell, Idaho (March, 14th 2022) Kayla Dunn announces her candidacy for Idaho senate 2022 with a compelling YouTube campaign video, titled “Keep Idaho Red.” “I am pleased to announce my Candidacy for the Idaho state senate district 9. I have been a fierce fighter for school choice, medical freedom, and parental rights. I plan on […]

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Op-Ed: Is Mary Souza Naive, Disingenuous, or Deceptive?

If you’ve had the opportunity to pursue Mary Souza’s campaign material during her bid for Idaho Secretary of State or listened to her speeches and interviews, you’d be hard pressed to miss her focus on election integrity. In fact, her website and the campaign literature has multiple bullet points on the topic of election integrity. […]

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Congressman Russ Fulcher’s MAPLand Act Passes the House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, in a bipartisan vote of 414 to 9, the House of Representatives passed the Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act. Introduced by Congressman Russ Fulcher in the 116th Congress, Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the bill for the current 117th Congress, receiving bipartisan support from Congressman Joe Neguse […]

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Congressman Fulcher Supports Bill to Expand Access to Small Clinics & Rural Hospitals

Bill passes through Education and Labor Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the House Education and Labor Committee, Ranking Subcommittee Member Russ Fulcher (R-ID) voted to pass H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. Introduced by Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), this bipartisan bill will allow licensed […]

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John Livingston

Our Children Belong to us, not the State

I had the opportunity last week to interview my former high school principal who is well over 90 years old. Truly a great man who had a significant impact on my life. His mind was keen as ever and as always, his wisdom was piercing and provocative. The article that I interviewed him for appeared […]

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John Livingston

Refocus

This week marks the beginning of March Madness 2022—The NCAA Division 3 Men’s basketball tournament. I was one of three boys and I raised three boys of my own. Sports were always a big part in the lives of both families. My father like myself saw sports as a “means to an end” and not […]

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John Livingston

The Curse of Self Awareness

My wife and I have an ongoing debate about the best romantic movie ever made. She is torn between GONE WITH THE WIND, Dr. ZHIVAGO, and OR ABOUT 35 Hall Mark movies. For me, the best romantic movie is either TOP GUN or BULL DURHAM. Last night after watching the NCAA Wrestling tournament on ESPN […]

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John Livingston

Baby Cyrus

This is a complicated situation that needs to be defused. I stand 100% behind Diego and his family. The only people that know all the medical facts in this case are the doctors and they have not come forward with these facts when at the end of the day these will come out. I believe […]

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John Livingston

Does anyone really listen?

There is so much to learn by listening. Everyday people have more common sense than most of our political leaders. Being nuanced regarding issues of public policy, taxes, health care, and corruption in government should never take the place for applying common sense. When I listened to Rush Limbaugh I listened because of his commonsense […]

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Abuse of Power (The Baby Cyrus Story)

I’m sure many of our readers are aware of the Baby Cyrus story which has been circulating on TV and in the press. This taking of baby Cyrus is pure and simple abuse of power by Dr. Aaron Dykstra of Functional Medicine of Idaho, Child Protective Services, and the Meridian Police Department. This child was […]

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What about HR 2471 and Critical Race Theory

While on the campaign trail, I have been privileged to meet many Idahoans. Inevitably, the topics of education, Critical Race Theory, and gender identity come up. I have pledged to support a School Choice Program. I am opposed to CRT and similar ideologies. Interestingly, some continue to say that CRT and gender identity are not […]

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