A Dem Speaks Out

Dec 10, 2023
3 min

Suicides high in Idaho

A recent Idaho Statesman editorial reported that the “Ada County Coroner’s Office has recorded eight juvenile suicides since August.”...

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Judy Ferro

Dec 5, 2023
3 min

Voters have dismal view of politics

The Associated Press insert in Friday’s Idaho Press reported that Meta claims to have found and eliminated nearly 4,800 fake accounts...

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Judy Ferro

Nov 25, 2023
3 min

Biden's approval slips as economy thrives

"It’s the economy, stupid,” has been regarded as political truth since James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, posted it in...

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Judy Ferro

Nov 7, 2023
3 min

Domestic disputes heighten war risk

I hope all you who are eligible to vote in today’s election have either done it or have a plan to do so. I like to think that those who...

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Judy Ferro

Oct 31, 2023
3 min

Enjoy the day; rougher times are lurking

Happy Halloween! It seems Halloween is becoming the kickoff for the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s holiday season. Sales have started...

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Judy Ferro

Oct 17, 2023
3 min

Moderate Republicans gaining (updated 10/24)

Thanks to what some are calling the “Republican civil war”, the U.S. Congress has been unable to pass bills, including one allotting $105...

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Judy Ferro

Oct 10, 2023
2 min

Just who are the good guys?

I appreciate that the Idaho Press published information about candidates this past week. Absentee ballots should arrive any day. In some...

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Judy Ferro

Oct 1, 2023
3 min

Extremism hurts U.S. at national, state and local levels

More and more leaders are speaking out about the dangers our democracy is facing and they’re not pointing to enemies abroad or street...

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Judy Ferro

Sep 26, 2023
3 min

Freedom Caucus willing to defund the government

We’re five days from the Republican Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House shutting the government down. Now, this is not the kind of shut down...

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Judy Ferro

Sep 19, 2023
3 min

Freedom Caucus forcing U.S. between a rock and hard place

Remember laughing at the polls that showed that Americans disliked Obamacare, but liked the Affordable Care Act? Millions of Americans...

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Judy Ferro

Sep 12, 2023
3 min

Filing for nonpartisan ballots done

It’s Friday night. Candidate filing for the November elections is done. The Canyon County website has 78 candidates listed as running for...

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Judy Ferro

Sep 5, 2023
3 min

“Extremist”: descriptor or insult?

Last week some local Democrats wrestled with the problem of making it clear to voters that there are two conflicting Republican factions...

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Judy Ferro

Aug 22, 2023
3 min

Who determines the Common Good?

Rep. Lori McCann, Republican, has now been censured by the Republican central committees of all three counties within legislative...

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Judy Ferro

Aug 15, 2023
3 min

Common good natural to trees, chimps and people

Some years ago I upset a man by mentioning that Republicans saw greed as a virtue. I was surprised that he hadn’t heard that before. Our...

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Judy Ferro

Aug 8, 2023
3 min

Republicans threaten workers' gains

One of the mysteries that will confuse scholars for generations to come is why many Americans of our time felt that Republicans could...

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Judy Ferro

Aug 1, 2023
3 min

AI makes future uncertain for writers and screen actors

Recently it seems like a new generation has discovered unions. Trader Joe’s, Starbucks, REI, Apple–even Amazon–have newly unionized...

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Judy Ferro

Jul 25, 2023
3 min

Thanks MTG for great Biden-Harris ad

“I approve this ad.” This week that was enough to get a grin out of most Democrats. I suspect you know why. With 30 million views in its...

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Judy Ferro

Jul 18, 2023
3 min

Problems with Idaho election laws--intended or not?

This year over 300 bills restricting voting were introduced in 45 states (Brennan Center, June 14). Republican legislators across the...

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Judy Ferro

Jul 11, 2023
3 min

Some hard fought contests ahead

It’s July and already I’m hearing a lot about November elections–and, yes, November 2023. Several candidates for school board and city...

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Judy Ferro

Jun 27, 2023
3 min

Your "passion": What you can't not do

Recently I spent some time in the car listening to Die Empty: Do Your Best Work Everyday. Author Todd Henry built a career advising...

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