This was written by Idaho Statesman Editorial Board Member Kevin Richert in response to a reader’s question as to who sits on the editorial board. It’s rather interesting out of all of the citizens in Eagle the Statesman chooses Jason Pierce. What the Statesman did not address was why the newspaper feels […]
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The Statesman Defends Jason Pierce
August 12th, 2008 · No Comments
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All the King’s Men
August 10th, 2008 · No Comments
My letter to the Idaho Statesman. Do they dare publish it?
The Statesman should have disclosed who was involved with the “unsigned” editorial published on Friday, April 8th in support of Eagle Mayor Bandy’s Tax and Spend budget; this being yet another effort by the Statesman Editorial Board to defend the actions of Phil Bandy; […]
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The Courage to Stick Up for the Rights of the People
March 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Sticking up for the people seems to be the unpopular thing to do these days. I sat in on the Senate committee hearing on House Bill 577 today. The bill was created to fix a loophole in our Local Improvement District (LID) statute which currently allows cities to pass bonds without the consent of […]
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A Call to Senator Brent Hill to Protect our Right to Vote
March 16th, 2008 · No Comments
A Call to Senator Brent Hill, Chairman of the Local Government and Taxation Committee of the Idaho State Senate
House Bill 577 which modifies Section 50-1722 of Idaho Code and adds a requirement that bonds issued pursuant to a Local Improvement District be subject to a vote of the people, recently passed the House […]
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Saundra McDavid Announces Candidacy for State Senate
March 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Former Eagle Mayoral Candidate Saundra McDavid announced today she is running for the office of 14th District State Senator. “We need representatives who are in touch with the citizens in the community that they represent; we need someone in tune with both families and small business owners. The people in District 14 […]
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Conservative Republicans
February 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I was disturbed to hear many so called “Republicans” on the news these last few days claiming they could not vote for McCain because he is not conservative enough. What is the definition of conservative? I think we could all use a history lesson in the roots of our party as it appears some […]
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