Judy Ferro
Democrats' failure to recruit this year
Seriously, I should have done more. It may not have made a difference. Others tried; there’s no reason to think I could’ve done better....
Dems Speak Out
Judy Ferro
- Aug 13
- 3 min
Don't write Dems off yet
Primary elections in Alaska and Wyoming are today–another five more states have primaries by Sept. 13. Even with state primaries pending,...
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canyoncountydems
- Jul 30
- 3 min
Biden keeps plugging away
We've discovered a Lancelot! Hooray! Hoo--what? It's been six minutes, Twice a boiled egg’s limit-- What's stalling our healthy and...
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canyoncountydems
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Republican Platform calls for change
The Idaho Republican platform isn’t merely values, but includes details of specific applications–and Republican primary candidates are...
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canyoncountydems
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Democratic platform embraces Idaho values
By the time this is published, you may know whether those attending Idaho’s Republican Convention adopted a resolution stating that Joe...
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Judy Ferro
- Jun 4
- 3 min
Republican Quixotes attack investors’ choices and sources
Four hundred years ago Miguel de Cervantes created a protagonist who imagined himself a bold knight as he fought windmills he perceived...
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Judy Ferro
- May 29
- 3 min
Low voter turnout plagues some districts
I imagine most people in the valley are glad the primaries are over and they can get back to worrying about rainfall and other aspects of...
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Judy Ferro
- May 21
- 3 min
Extremists claim great legislative gains
Idaho elections made the national news this week with Gov. Brad Little’s defeat of Trump-endorsed Janice McGeachin. That had to encourage...
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canyoncountydems
- May 7
- 3 min
Roe v. Wade made a difference
“Every child has a right to be wanted.” That was the rallying cry of pro-abortion activists prior to the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. In...
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canyoncountydems
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Ukraine has halted the advance of autocracy
If you study history, you know that grand intentions can backfire. The French Revolution ended, not with democracy, but with Emperor...
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canyoncountydems
- Apr 23
- 3 min
It’s not easy to run for office–or to be an informed voter
Last week I talked with a fellow Democrat confused by a postcard she’d gotten singling out one of the 46 Idaho representatives who’d...
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Judy Ferro
- Apr 16
- 3 min
I can’t buy into ‘blue management’, ‘high’ taxes, and attacks on schools
Recently I attended a forum sponsored by the Star Chamber of Commerce that featured legislative candidates from the new District 10...
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canyoncountydems
- Apr 12
- 3 min
The unintended consequences of an unbalanced Supreme Court
Any good history–especially of the past decade–should have a section of each chapter labeled “unintended consequences.” We’re fairly sure...
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canyoncountydems
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Beware the Reps’ revenge
If you're glad this year’s legislature has wrapped things up and gone home, you’ve got 12 Democrats to thank. The legislature can’t go...
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canyoncountydems
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Save our Senate
Last week CNN, ABC News, and the New York Times all carried news about Idaho politics. After all, our legislature is the first to mimic a...
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canyoncountydems
- Mar 19
- 3 min
What teachers wish our legislators knew
Too many Idaho legislators know a lot about political strategies and party message but too little about the motivations and needs of...
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Judy Ferro
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Highlights of last week include Idaho Senate rejection of House bills
Last week was memorable for many reasons. One–the fact the Ukrainians kept fighting–is of worldwide importance. Many of us heard for the...
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Judy Ferro
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Vote for our kids!
I’m skeptical enough about education funding that, when I learned that Governor Little was proposing a $300 million increase (11%), I...
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Judy Ferro
- Mar 1
- 3 min
YOU can fight extremism
If Rep. Brent Crane is to be believed, the legislature is now in the doldrums where members avoid voting on anything divisive while they...
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Judy Ferro
- Feb 21
- 3 min
The extreme side of ‘mainstream’ Republicans
Republican legislators set out to pass bills on income taxes, abortion and guns every year to get positive notice, aka money, from...
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