GOP congressional hopeful Vaughn Ward's campaign had this statement today in response to Democratic Congressman Walt Minnick's announcement of an "economic blitz" across the 1st Congressional District during the Congress' summer break, in which Minnick will host four events to connect Idaho companies and communities…
Today marks my 18th anniversary with The Spokesman-Review. Though things have changed quite a bit since I joined the newspaper as its Idaho editor in 1991, we're still in the same business - reporting the news. We just do it in a lot of new…
Idaho House Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, in an op-ed piece, notes recent Democratic gains throughout the West. "Yet the Democratic brand continues to lag across much of Idaho," he writes. "We know that our fellow Idahoans will not shift long-held voting patterns unless they…
Freshman Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick says in his seven months in office, he's become convinced that creating new jobs in Idaho is the most pressing issue he can address, and there's federal money, contracts and more that could help - if Idahoans just had a…
Here's a link to my full story in today's paper on what's up in Idaho's 2010 gubernatorial race, from the half-dozen lesser-known candidates already out stumping to the lack of any campaign launch yet from either incumbent Gov. Butch Otter or a major Democratic challenger.…
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