My Thoughts on the Not So Special Session

My Thoughts on the Not So Special Session

I voiced my disappointment last week to reporters who asked about my reactions to the Special session… A special session of the Idaho legislature could have been a valuable tool early on in the coronavirus pandemic. However, the proposed legislation does not...
No Room For Violence or Hate

No Room For Violence or Hate

I just watched a video posted on social media of white supremacists assaulting someone who was a part of the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest.  Then, another video of white supremacists yelling “hiel hitler” and “white power.”   THERE IS NO ROOM, NO PLACE for...
Hope.

Hope.

Hope. That is the word and the feeling that finally washed over me last night as I stood with thousands of masked community members as they reverently paid respect to George Floyd and many of the black people killed at the hands of police in the past. At the edge of...
Idaho High School Student Advocates For Stricter Child Marriage Laws

Leaders Must Lead During Global Pandemic

It came as a huge relief when Governor Little announced that the stay-at-home order would continue and that upcoming decisions to “re-open” business should be done based on the best scientific information available. Our current health care systems have not been...