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Idaho Freedom Foundation: Meridian City Begins Posting Financial Data

by hallistone April 29, 2009

If Meridian can do this, why not Idaho Falls?  Why not our school districts? – Halli
Meridian officials have notified the Idaho Freedom Foundation that the city will soon begin posting line-item expenditure data on the municipality’s website. That makes Meridian the fourth Idaho community to agree to a new level of transparency, allowing citizens to [...]

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Obama’s European “Blame America” Tour

by hallistone April 14, 2009

The following was written by Richard Larsen, and published in the Idaho State Journal (Pocatello newspaper).
 
There is a common malady that afflicts many of our American comrades, known as the Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS), where everything wrong with the world is blamed on our former president. A corollary to that is BAS, or the “Blame [...]

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Idaho Falls Tea Party Set for April 15

by hallistone April 7, 2009

Idaho Falls will be hosting its very own Great American Tea Party on  Wednesday, April 15, 6:30-8:00pm at 490 Memorial Drive, just outside Senator Mike Crapo’s office. The purpose is to protest massive spending and taxation by the federal government.
The event will feature speeches, a walk to the nearby Veterans’ Memorial, and a ceremonial “tea [...]

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A Little Military History

by hallistone April 3, 2009

Written by Thomas Kime, of Howe
While listening to one of our local talk shows, I heard a question asked by a seemingly elderly gentleman. It was one of the most naive and uninformed of all the questions I have ever heard. The question was, “Do you believe that the US military would go around door [...]

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Idaho Legislative Scorecard (updated)

by hallistone April 2, 2009

My blogging friend Adam Graham takes the time each year to put together a scorecard for Idaho legislators based on key votes in both the House and the Senate.  While the final scorecard will not be out until the current session wraps up, Adam’s preliminary tally already gives a pretty good picture of who’s who.
Votes [...]

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Antidote to “Earth Hour”

by hallistone March 27, 2009

The following article is by Bryan Fischer, Executive Director of the Idaho Values Alliance.  The charts referenced can be found at www.idahovaluesalliance.org.
You may have heard that our environmentalist friends, the ones who have not had the privilege of reviewing the scientific charts above, intend to celebrate “Earth Hour” this Saturday night from 8:30 p.m. to [...]

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Pro-Life Bill that would allow a “certificate of early fetal death.”

by hallistone March 20, 2009

Here’s a report on a pro-life bill which was heard in the Idaho House State Affairs Commitee this week.  Reportingis Bryan Fischer, Executive Director of the Idaho Values Alliance.
A bill which would grant mothers the opportunity to request a “certificate of early fetal death” if she loses a child to a miscarriage barely passed out [...]

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Rep. Tom Loertscher on the Idaho Legislature

by hallistone March 17, 2009

I am really grateful the Rep. Tom Loertscher takes the time to write his impressions of the legislature each week. In other parts of Legislative District 31, his articles are carried in the newspaper. At any rate, here is his latest, for your reading pleasure.
“It seems strange to get to the Capital [...]

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