Non-governmental organizations (NGO) are celebrating the introduction of legislation for the “protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species” on federal land called the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act. Rep. Donald Beyer tried this before in 2016 and according to Govtrak this new bill only has a 3% chance of passing. The urgency […]
The Craighead Institute has been in operation since 1964 with a focus on research in designing and managing research projects that support conservation in the Northern Rockies. Another focus is “…to maintain healthy populations of native plants, wildlife and people as part of sustainable, functioning ecosystems.” Where on earth did they get the idea it […]
Do you really know the politicians you are electing to political office? Because if you don’t, you are leaving yourselves open to be taken advantage of by the very people who are supposed to be serving and protecting you. The recent comments by Governor Little about Columbus Day being “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” in cooperation with […]
I grew up in Ohio in the 1960s. In Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, football was and remains today a religion. I was lucky enough in the late ’60s and early ’70s to play for two state championship high school football teams and one NCAA Division 3 Championship football team. My high school team was completely […]
Idaho Power is spending millions to implement their green energy program in response to climate change. This is being done to reduce carbon dioxide. Idaho’s largest solar farm project to produce 120 megawatts of power near Rogerson (Southwest of Twin Falls) will start soon. The cost is $300 million for 300,000 solar panels (likely made […]
Man-caused Global Warming/Climate Change being caused by excess Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere is a world-wide HOAX! Global warming is a major part of the United Nation’s Agenda 21(Sustainable Development) program and plan to REDISTRIBUTE OUR WEALTH AND CONTROL ALL HUMAN ACTIVITY ON THE PLANET! $360 Billion is being spent each year to promote the […]
This is the second part of a two-part series. In Part One, it was explained what acquitted conduct is and how it is being used during sentencing. It was also shown how the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 would eliminate that use. Now, in Part Two, we will look at repercussions of […]
This is a two-part article. Part One will explain what acquitted conduct is and how it is currently being used during sentencing. It will also show how the recently introduced Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 (the Act) would eliminate that use. Part Two will bring up repercussions of the Act that are […]
When my father returned from Japan after serving for 5 years during and after the Korean War, he carried with him a small book that several years earlier had been turned into a well-known Japanese play called “Rashamon” In the play 5 witnesses—including an apparition of the murdered protagonist, recount the rape and murder of […]
If you want to slay the Dragon, you have to be willing to cut off its head. Only the voters of Idaho can wield that sword by cutting funding to those institutions that are at the forefront of the liberalization of our state. We have been talking about the transition of Idaho for some time […]
I was sorry to hear that Senator Bernie Sanders had an ischemic event crescendo angina or a heart attack while campaigning in Las Vegas. I was also relieved to know that he was being treated at a state of the art medical center where I know many of the physicians and surgeons that practice there. […]
This morning, we talked about how Idaho is changing, little by little, each election cycle with the crony politicians continuing to dominate our legislature. Much of this is because of the ambivalence and inability of Idaho’s voters, who live in the urbanized areas, to elect true conservatives. Idaho is going to change first culturally and […]