Opinion

Well done City of Mountain Home! The new stone Railroad Park sign looks fantastic. Beautification continues Chaplain Tom Westall, USAF (Ret.)

Dear Editor, I feel very fortunate to live in Mountain Home. It is a fantastic small town and a place we enjoy. There are so many people that call this place home and they are connected to people all over the world. Mountain Home is connected to history. ...

To the Editor Today Mr Stanley Scott was laid to rest and it saddens me that nothing has been written about this great man of Mountain Home ID. I believe a great injustice has been done. What he had done for the city of Mountain Home and the way he had such a great effect on the people that were blessed to have known him. ...

The City Council is elected to run our city by the people of Mountain Home and to spend our tax payers money to better our city. But when they spend it in foolishness it is time that the people should stand up for their rights. The URA and City Council want to promote sustainable economic development and community enhancements on North 2nd East Street...

Everyone knows how Patriotic our Senior Citizens are and all of us were so saddened when the cable broke on our flagpole. Needless to say we knew that we did not have a member who would be able to climb up and repair. We were so excited and thankful to see Bud Corbus and his big crane come and repair our cable...

When Denis Palamarchuk, a trucker from Portland, Oregon, presented his bill of lading for 6,700 pounds of industrial hemp to officials at the Idaho port of entry on January 24, 2019, he surely never dreamed of the nightmare that lay ahead. Hemp had been legalized federally under the 2018 Farm Bill and was legal in nearly every other state. ...

The Elmore County Hispanic Organization, Inc. extends a huge THANK YOU to the City of Mountain Home and the surrounding communities for supporting the 2019 Cinco de Mayo Celebration. With the community support, ECHO was able to award $2000 in scholarships...

Dear Friends, Below are some recent activities and highlights taking place in the Idaho Capitol. I hope you enjoy the information. For more details, you can log onto legislature.idaho.gov where you will find bills, committee recordings, and live stream videos of our House and Senate floor sessions...

Our neighbors to the north and south play an integral part in Idaho’s economy. A trade agreement being considered for approval by Congress would enable Idaho businesses to continue competing in a global market and enhance their customer base in North America...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are standing up for American dairy farmers by reintroducing bipartisan legislation today to combat the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products. The Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, milk, and cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act (DAIRY PRIDE Act) would require non-dairy products made from nuts, seeds, plants, and algae to no longer be mislabeled with dairy terms such as milk, yogurt or cheese. ...

After more than a year of hard work, legislation providing workers compensation to first responders with psychological injuries, such as post traumatic stress injury (PTSI) was signed into law by Governor Little. Before this law, first responders would need an accompanying physical injury to receive workers compensation for a psychological injury. ...

Dear Friends, This past week we enjoyed “Red Jacket Day at the Capitol.” The Republican Women’s clubs from around the State were in town for their annual legislative visit and meetings. The Idaho Federal of Republican Women hosted a reception for legislators at the Capitol Cellars restaurant on Monday evening. Then at noon on Tuesday, the Canyon County Republican Women’s club prepared a buffet lunch in the Capitol for legislators and their respective clubs...