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Con: Initiative 1098 would hurt economy
Let me start by saying that I am a lucky guy. I’m a self-made man who retired at 33, is way overmarried to a fabulous physician and is blessed with three great kids who are in a wonderful local school. I was raised by two hardworking school teachers in Spokane and received a good public education.
Pro: Initiative 1098 is about fairness
I am proud to be chairman of Red Lion Hotels Corporation and former CEO, but my thoughts on the importance of Initiative 1098 are my personal observations. However, it is the 40 years helping build and lead a company that forms my conviction on why we really need 1098.
See the candidates clash: It’s debate season
See the candidates clash: It’s debate season
Eye on Boise: Pastor says area needs independent thinker
In this election year, politics are heating up all over the state; in North Idaho, they’ve drawn a longtime local church pastor into the fray, and now he’s campaigning for office. Mike Bullard was the pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Coeur d’Alene until he retired in 2009 after 35 years as a church pastor. Now he’s running for political office, challenging three-term state Rep. Marge Chadderdon, R-Coeur d’Alene.
Promises, promises…
Promises, promises…
Gubernatorial rivals Otter, Allred play up their ranching roots
BOISE – They have castrated thousands of calves. They spend free time riding the range on horseback or hunting with shotguns slung over their shoulders. Cowboy hats, oversized belt buckles and scuffed-up boots are standard attire. Meet the candidates for Idaho governor – two champion horsemen who seem to be running as much for cowboy-in-chief as they are for the state’s top political office.
Running for cowboy-in-chief?
Running for cowboy-in-chief?
What they’re promising…
What they’re promising…
Pro-Life’s atomic theory…
Pro-Life’s atomic theory…
GOP far ahead in race for ad money
WASHINGTON – In one way at least, the fight for control of Congress is grossly one-sided. Just five weeks from midterm elections, groups allied with the Republican Party and financed in part by corporations and millionaires have amassed a crushing 6-1 advantage in television spending, and now are dominating the airwaves in closely contested districts and states across the country.
Allred launches ed tour, Otter announces Romney campaign visits
Allred launches ed tour, Otter announces Romney campaign visits
From the campaign trail…
From the campaign trail…
Ad Watch: Stats belie Otter ad’s claim that Idaho is among nation’s leaders in alt energy
Ad Watch: Stats belie Otter ad’s claim that Idaho is among nation’s leaders in alt energy
Centrist voters ask for options in election
WASHINGTON – Galvanized by the lightning-in-a-bottle success of conservative tea party candidates, moderate Republicans and others in the political center are looking for ways to push back against what they see as an advancing tide of ideological extremism. The efforts are loosely organized and embryonic, but politicians, advocacy groups and others are piecing together a framework to promote moderate candidates and advance positions they say have been eclipsed by partisan sniping on both the right and left.
Campaign ad boasts of Otter’s energy focus
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s latest campaign commercial focuses on alternative energy, touting Idaho’s moves in that direction. But the Otter campaign could not document Otter’s claim in the ad that he’s made the state one of the nation’s leaders in alternative energy research, and national statistics show otherwise.
Idaho teachers support Olson for superintendent
BOISE – Idaho schoolteachers are coming out in force behind the candidacy of retired Boise school superintendent Stan Olson for state superintendent of schools, against incumbent Superintendent Tom Luna. At a rally on the state Capitol steps Friday, more than 100 teachers from 75 school districts around the state gathered to kick off an independent campaign for Olson, announcing that an Idaho Education Association survey of its 13,000-plus members found that nearly eight in 10 teachers back Olson and less than 5 percent plan to vote for Luna.
Idaho teachers rally to replace schools chief
Idaho schoolteachers are coming out in force behind the candidacy of retired Boise school superintendent Stan Olson for state superintendent of schools, against incumbent Supt. Tom Luna. At a rally on the state Capitol steps Friday, more than 100 teachers from 75 school districts around the state gathered to kick off an independent campaign for Olson, announcing that an Idaho Education Association survey of its 13,000-plus members found that nearly eight in 10 teachers back Olson, and fewer than 5 percent plan to vote to re-elect Luna.
Luna response to teacher rally: ‘Union’s priorities are clearly different’
Luna response to teacher rally: ‘Union’s priorities are clearly different’
Teachers rally for Olson, decry school cuts
Teachers rally for Olson, decry school cuts
Otter’s newest campaign ad focuses on alternative energy development
Otter’s newest campaign ad focuses on alternative energy development