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Please, No Knee, Mr. Brees

I have become increasingly concerned over the past week about the ritualistic and almost religious nature of the actions of the “Black Lives Matter”(BLM) and ANTIFA movement. CNN showed a video of a white lady being ordered to her knees and coerced into confessing her sin of “white privilege”. Social media has been deluged with […]

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Open Letter to Governor Brad Little

Dear Governor Little: Our state has made it through winter. The grass is green, calves dot the landscape, the peas have sprouted in the garden, and birds are happily nesting. Instead of focusing on illness, death, and testing 2,000 people a month for COVID-19, isn’t it time to focus on love, laughter, and life? Butterflies […]

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Jones for Congress? We did some Homework for You

A perfect example of knowing a candidate is Nicholas Jones who runs Good Burger restaurants and is running against Congressman Fulcher in the republican primary. We decided to take a look at what Mr. Jones’ customers think of his Good Burger on YELP and were not surprised at the results. Most of the comments were […]

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An Open Letter to our Government Officials

Greetings Governor Little and Lt. Governor McGeachin: CC: The Idaho State Legislature; Senators Crapo and Risch; Representatives Simpson and Fulcher: “The state of Idaho is working to expand its contact tracing capacity, Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen revealed that an exponential task that will use $7 million from the CARES Act to fund up […]

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What has Trump Done for The Military?

I served for 20 years. I interact monthly with active-duty enlisted and officers. They have never been more proud of their Commander in Chief than they are of Mr. Trump. Our military was almost destroyed under the previous administration. 75% of combat jets were not operational. 8 of 12 carrier groups were not deployable. Rules […]

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Virtue and Civility in Politics

Brent Hill the past President Pro Tempore of the Idaho Senate is a good man. The few times I have had the privilege of interacting with him he has treated me with dignity and respect. He announced yesterday that he was going to Head an organization called “The Next Generation Program” which is sponsored by […]

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Medical Winners and Losers for Covid-19

“We want to thank Dr. Livingston for taking the time to enlighten us” I have been asked to write a review of the impact of the Covid-19 national triage strategy on the financial status of large and small hospitals and health care delivery systems in our country. I won’t footnote my references because they come […]

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The Awful Truth about Republican Legislators

Can we make “Ada Great Again”? Maybe… What most of the people of Idaho don’t get including the Republicans involved in the “Make Ada Great Again” movement is that the problem is not with the democrats but with our RINO republican legislators who no longer vote conservatively. When you have 4 senators who vote conservative […]

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Op-Ed: Security is an illusion and certainty is a mirage

It has been inaction rather than the actions taken by this governor that are endangering the rule of law and the fabric that binds us as a civilized society. Nothing this governor has done has provided any security let alone any certainty. If anything his sheep-like mentality has instilled fear into our citizenry and is destroying […]

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Fear vs. Faith: What Will Our Children Learn?

Cannon Charles Martin was the Headmaster of The St. Albans School for Boys at the National Cathedral in Washington DC from 1947-1977. I met Cannon Martin on several occasions when I as a Sr. medical student at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington DC. My best friend Jim Clark was an English teacher at the school […]

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Decisions You Make Could Determine if You Contract Covid-19

The Common Good and Individual Self Interest have oftentimes been portrayed by modern-day academics, politicians, and media experts as being on opposite ends of the political and economic spectrum. History dating back to the ancient Greek Philosophers and up to the Fathers of the Enlightenment and through the Industrial Revolution and attempts to redefine the […]

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2020 Idaho Republican Primary Legislative Endorsements from the Gem State Patriot

Legislative District #1 STATE SENATOR: Uncontested GOP Primary STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A: Uncontested GOP Primary STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B: Sage G. Dixon Legislative District #2 STATE SENATOR: Uncontested GOP Primary STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A: Vito Barbieri STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B: Tim Kastning Legislative District #3 STATE SENATOR: Alex Barron STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A: Uncontested GOP […]

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