When there is a need for a major reform in our country, listening is the starting point for sound change. Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss proposed federal policy changes to address police use of force at a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing. The input of those who have work…
There continues to be cases pending under the abuse and overreach of unrighteous power exercised by Giddings - who thank the Lord has now been voted out by a landslide. Yet “Special Prosecutor” Scott Olds apparently has not gotten the message and is still doing this lame duck Giddings biddin…
“You are all a lost generation.”—Gertrude Stein to expatriate writers in Paris.
When there is a need for a major reform in our country, listening is the starting point for sound change. Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss proposed federal policy changes to address police use of force at a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing. The input of those who have work…
When someone suspects that they may have coronavirus, we hope that they immediately take steps to get tested so they know if they should self-isolate. Unfortunately, a growing number of Idaho children have difficulty getting tested and treated for coronavirus because they don’t have access t…
It is very disturbing to me and my family upon learning the 2020 Rainbow Family Gathering is assembling on our Cow Creek grazing allotment, close to our ranching headquarters.
The predicted “second wave” of Covid-19 has “arrived.” People are starting to panic, in fear that they are getting it. Fear is a powerful thing. One doctor stated early on, “The best prevention for Covid-19 is to turn your TV off.” Can you do this? That is how the fear is being fed into us. …
Heavens, it has been a year so far. But that’s not what we’re about at this moment.
I come from a long line of military, fire fighters and law enforcement (myself included) patriotic individuals. The BLM movement has lost sight of the black people they claim to represent. They themselves claim to be trained Marxists and plan to take over our country. Defund/dismantle the po…
Let me open with my take on good citizenship. "Insisting on ones' rights without acknowledging the responsibility that brings is not freedom, it is adolescence.”
Unfortunately, Mr. Chmelik [Response to letter, June 17 issue] confabulates the difference between native deleterious (dangerous) animals that live in and around Idaho County, cougars and black bear, that we live with every day and accept as part of daily life. This is starkly different from…
I read Ms. Smith's June 24 letter with interest. She makes good points; however, I would like to offer another view.
So where do we go from here? Are there dependable trends in our battle with corona, and is it possible to look ahead for clues as to what happens a year or two from now?
I would like to congratulate Representative Giddings for being re-elected as our District 7 Representative.
The celebration of Independence Day this year will be unlike any other.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Idaho’s healthcare workers have stood ready to serve the needs of all Idahoans.
Questions for consideration:
It seems that our students cannot get a break.
As an Idaho taxpayer and state representative, it is my priority to address the property tax problem that is crushing everyday Idahoans. Governor Little has proposed the use of pandemic relief funds for lowering property taxes related to emergency services. Let’s be clear: this is a temporar…
A clear example for the need of the Second Amendment can be stated in one word:
The next time you snack on an apricot, add huckleberries to your smoothie or eat pumpkin pie, thank a pollinator and thank farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners who work hard to create and maintain their habitat.
Idaho was given the chance to once again demonstrate our fiscally conservative values when President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress directed $1.25 billion to all the smaller states, including Idaho, in federal coronavirus relief dollars.
The hatchet job performed on Sheriff Giddings was nothing less than outright defamation.
A June 7 story in the Idaho Statesman reported how the Idaho Commission on Pardons and Parole has granted more parole releases during the Coronavirus crisis. Figures reported by the newspaper show 407 paroles were granted in January and February, compared to 579 during March and April.
There is a certain irony to the Didier’s letter to the editor in last week's edition [June 10] of the Free Press. Two items in the paper seem to mock their attempts at the danger of the Ringo’s proposed use of their land; first, the picture of the two cougars spotted just a few miles south o…
Sentiments of surprise have been made known locally, concerning the fact that the ladies leading the recall effort of Governor Brad Little found the governor's stay-at-home orders shocking and alarming. It was stated that "If Governor Little was the only governor to lock down his state that …
I just want to let the Idaho County Sheriff Department and the City of Grangeville Police Department know that they are so appreciated. It is not easy to be out there in these crazy times of unrest. It is nice to know that one bad apple somewhere does not spoil the lot. Thank you so very much.
I have here another letter for everyone to ignore.
The Dark hates memes.
Eugene (everything-is-about-racism) Robinson had a commentary piece in last Sunday's Lewiston Tribune with the headline, "When will America stop treating African Americans like trash?" Take a look at the property destruction, looting, injuries, and deaths of the last week. Does anyone think …
My sister has lived in Elk City her whole life. Tuesday, she went to the post office to get her mail. As she came out, she fell. She has a bad leg and a bad heart. She is lying on the ground in front of the post office and a woman walks out, looks down at her, steps over her and walks away. …
Recently, land was purchased in Idaho County, in the community of Clearwater, to build a sanctuary/refuge for lions, tigers, ligers, leopards, various smaller cats and hybrid wolves.
The City of Kamiah just, sorry for the cliché, threw out the baby with the bath water. There are problems between the Kamiah Fire Department and the Kamiah Emergency Medical Rescue Unit. The solution is obvious. Separate the two. Two chains of command.
The primary is over, and it was indeed a lively election with excellent turnout – Idaho County had an impressive 61 percent turnout, compared to 38 percent statewide. I believe this was fueled by the contest for sheriff, in which Ulmer won by a huge margin, garnering a whopping 67 percent of…
As Congress works with the administration to consider the next phases of federal support to address the impacts of the pandemic, I am advocating for getting resources to smaller communities to ease recovery. Enacting a long-term solution for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determ…
On May 13, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game closed fishing for spring chinook along the Clearwater River due to very low returns. The very next day, IDFG closed or restricted the season on parts of the Salmon and Little Salmon rivers. Tragically for all Idahoans, this has been the norm …
In recognition of Flag Day, I wrote this column weeks ago to commemorate our flag and national anthem. Today, as our country grapples with division and some have used the flag in expressions of rage, I questioned whether to submit it. However, I determined that especially now we should rem…
Regarding Scott Perrin’s recent letter [May 27 issue] suggesting a new secondary novel virus exists, one which he posits might be more damaging than the COVID-19 virus. His Fear and Not Working 2020 syndrome, FANW20, is self-named and identified. For sure, it is true that some people are fee…
I would like to start this off by saying "Thank you," to the individual(s) who came out to Prairie View Cemetery and left coin(s) on all the veteran headstones this Memorial Day Weekend.
I visited my grave today: Sunday afternoon, before the Memorial Day rush. I went with siblings, not to visit my grave exactly, but the graves of our family. But right there next to our parents’ gravesite is my grave—undug, unused—empty.
I really appreciated Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin's editorial [May 20 online edition] exposing the heavy hand of government that is choking off the economic survival of Idahoans.
Is there light at the end of this Corona tunnel? This past month mixed messages have come our way suggesting that an end hopefully might be in sight! The ratio of death to confirmed cases hovers around 3 percent in Idaho and 6 percent in our nation, both considerably lower than early press c…
Our emergency response organizations are amazing!
I saw with great interest the latest rumors (smears) from the Giddings folks – Doug Ulmer may be part of some mysterious “cabal” that seeks to subvert and control the sheriff’s office. I can tell you exactly what this is – but first let me commend and thank the Free Press for publishing this…
The team Hoodman, Ulmer, Brandt and MacGregor have each used their positions to push a Russian hoax in Idaho County. No evidence, no documents, all pushed forward using the clout of a commissioner and prosecutor in hopes of taking down the sheriff and replace him with their compliant buddy.
As more and more businesses are opening their doors, many Idahoans have been eager to get out of the house and get back to work.
Idaho County property owners will be receiving their 2020 assessment notices next week. Even with the shutdown of many business due to coronavirus, Idaho County shows no signs of a depressed real estate market.
I wonder if the self-isolation order created unintended consequences by inoculating individuals with an unseen secondary virus called FANW20 (Fear and Not Working 2020), which may prove to be more problematic. By observation, after a couple months, FANW20 definitely affects mental, emotional…
Back before 24 hour "news" networks, I remember listening to Walter Cronkite on CBS and Huntley/Brinkley on NBC. These men told us in an hour a day what was going on in the world. They didn't tell us what they thought or what their network thought or what we should think. They just told us w…
I want to thank the Sno-Drifters Snowmobile Club and Idaho County Light and Power for lighting the cross on the hill! It reminds us all of what Jesus Christ, our Lord, did for us on the cross, and seeing it keeps our hope alive.
Hurrah! and kudos to the Idaho County Free Press for its editorial board, Publisher Sarah Klement and Editor David Rauzi, addressing the matter of free speech in an editorial [May 20 issue] by Rauzi titled, “If freedom of speech makes you angry, it’s doing its job right,” published this past week.
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