Commentary
Elected Officials Must Unite in Rejecting Political Violence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 18, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Jennifer Ellis, Board Chair (208) 681 – 6004 Elected Officials Must Unite in Rejecting Political Violence Janice McGeachin joins Ammon Bundy in elevating extremists whose threats and doxxing shut down Idaho’s largest hospital BLACKFOOT, Idaho (March 18, 2022) – Take Back Idaho has released the following…
Read MoreIdaho Can Use Your Help
By Douglas Siddoway There was a time you could tell someone you were from Idaho and the only response it would elicit would be something about potatoes or the skiing in Sun Valley. I would know. I grew up in the southeastern part of the state. My family has farmed and ranched there for six…
Read MoreWhat the education freedom pledge really means
There is a pledge being circulated throughout the United States whereby state legislators and governors can make a vow to privatize public education and “to take their children’s taxpayer-funded education dollars to the education providers of their choosing – whether it be public, private, charter, or homeschool” Idahoans can already choose to enroll their student(s)…
Read MoreThe Idaho Freedom Foundation demonstrates its higher education model
When Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman indicated that IFF wanted to dismantle Idaho’s public education system, many wondered what, if anything, the group had in mind to replace it. In a February 2019 opinion piece, Hoffman spelled out the group’s antipathy to public education: “I don’t think government should be in the education business. It is…
Read MoreReturn Local Control To Our Communities
2020-21 was a long year for Idaho school districts. The pandemic wrought havoc on everyone, including students, parents, teachers, administrators, and school boards. Masks and school closures sparked controversy among those in favor and those against, and educators felt the brunt of “never making the right decision”. But they persevered, and the last few months…
Read MoreThe College Wreckers
So a group of extremists got themselves elected to a local governing board. Is it really a big deal? What’s the worst that could happen? Welcome to North Idaho College, where since its founding in 1933 many thousands have gotten a useful education. Here, three culture war zealots have become the majority on the elected…
Read MoreWhat’s worse than ‘hell to pay?’ — Idaho being ruled by the IFF
Wayne Hoffman, the chief bottle washer of the so-called Idaho Freedom Foundation, announced on December 3 that he was contemplating the horrible fate that would befall Idaho’s colleges and universities for an alleged failure to follow IFF’s curriculum instructions. On December 7 (the Day of Infamy) last year, Hoffman decreed there would be “hell to pay” if…
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