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Idaho politicians

  • Former Gov. candidate Rex Rammel could face charges for allegedly killing elk

    Ken Cole

    Wow!! Who’s next? Who knows? If there is a conviction in this case, it might solidify my theory that anti-wolf advocates are behind the decimation of elk herds 😉 Recall, Rex Rammel is the politician who joked about “Obama tags“. He also had a run in with then Governor and now Senator Jim Risch after…

  • Tamarack to close next week

    Ken Cole

    West-central Idaho resort to close due to judges decision. This resort was first conceived as Valbois then Westrock, and now Tamarack. From the beginning people questioned whether there was funding to back up the plans. At the time it was being proposed Governor, and now former Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, along with other…

  • Idaho Statesman: Politicians blow smoke when talking wildfires

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Statesman’s view: Politicians blow smoke when talking wildfires This editorial is about the giant Murphy range fire of 2007 and the attempt by leading Idaho politicians to say it was so hard to control because too much native vegetation had been uneaten by cows. A recent report by the BLM and other government agencies…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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