GMO Free Idaho vs. Monsanto at City Club of Boise
by Michael StricklandI became a co-founder for GMO Free Idaho and we have steadily grown. We have formed important relationships with local farmers, food producers, and other activist groups to help...
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UPDATE: Teach For America, Fake "Teacher Shortage" and its Contradiction To...
Houston class led by Teach For America corps member;UPDATE: 12/23/14 8:00 MSTAt the same time I was writing this diary yesterday, Judy Ferro was publishing a column in the Idaho Press Tribune called:...
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Sherman Alexie is Coming to Boise and Idaho Needs Your Help
by Michael StricklandThis is an update of my April 29 diary: Police Called on Student Passing Out Free Copies of Sherman Alexie Book.From the Boise State University Updates:Michael Strickland, adjunct...
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Surprise! (snark) ID Gov. Butch Otter Will Not Serve His Full Third Term
"Who cares if Botch Utter serves a full term. After all, he has not served any as yet." - a commenter on FacebookWe have received an answer (the obvious one):My SUN NOV 30, 2014 AT 02:56 PM PST diary...
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President Obama to speak Wednesday at Boise State University
What I've learned, when I decided to run, what I was betting on, was that change in America does not happen from the top down. It happens from the bottom up. - Barack Obama as a candidate for...
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I'm going to see our president again
I've noticed many more middle aged, fit-looking white males casually riding bikes around Boise State University's campus today. And there are guys squatting and staring at the ground for long periods...
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Idaho House panel risks $246 million in funding to needy families because of...
By Michael Strickland"Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us." - Dan QuayleUPDATE: 11:44 a.m. MST. My orginal blog headline stated $46...
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IDP Chair Bert Marley: “We Are Running to Win”
Idaho is at a tipping point. Malcolm Gladwell, in his book, “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Difference,” describes this moment in Idaho’s history very well:“Look at the world around...
View ArticleHonest Customer Feedback Leads to Racist/Sexist Response by Aj's Deli in...
I have been to Aj's Deli in Nampa, ID twice. Both times were years ago. Today, I see why something in my soul has had me driving by there almost every day (back and forth from work), but never entering...
View ArticleStacey Mooney Out As Director of Nampa Civic Center
Idaho has never been great about funding the arts. Since we moved here in 2008, my family has seen three directors of the Nampa Civic Center move on.As of today, the city of Nampa official website...
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Is Idaho GOP Representative Priscilla Giddings Threatening Students?
Update: 3:18 pm MST: The story has officially gone viral.From the Idaho State Journal:The posting has already received widespread attention, with DailyKos publishing an article on the Facebook...
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Idaho Lt. Governor Candidate Janice McGeachin Thanks “Proud to Be White...
Choose your friends wisely. Will Idaho elect a Lt. Governor who openly accepts white supremacists?A truly awful conversation was recently on Facebook under this post. It has since been deleted....
View ArticleIdaho Republican Rep. Chad Christensen: Plagiarism
Should an elected official know better?A local lawmaker was among the speakers at a rally on the Capitol steps in Boise on Friday, where he decried what he sees as the erosion of freedom and urged...
View ArticleNancy Harris: The Best Candidate for United States Senator from Idaho
The Old Boys Club is facing disruption. Nancy Harris has announced the launch of her 2020 campaign looking to become the first woman Idaho sends to the U.S. Senate.Harris is an Idaho native who says...
View ArticleIt's Time To Reclaim Idaho!
by Michael Strickland“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” -- Margaret Mead Idaho is always at the top....
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Re-elect TJ Thomson to Boise City Council
Crossposted on 43rd State Blues I first met TJ Thomson at an AFL-CIO labor day picnic in Boise a few years ago. I had felt disillusioned with the hostility and narrow-mindedness of many elected...
View ArticleSen. Risch REFUSES to Debate Paulette Jordan - OUTRAGE
BREAKING: IDAHO IS IN PLAYForty years after a Reagan landslide upset the reelection bid of liberal Senator Frank Church (D), we have the opportunity of a lifetime…to flip the reddest state in the Union...
View ArticleVote for Miranda Marquit for Idaho District 33
I always enjoy driving to Idaho Falls. The beautiful landscape and wide-open skies fill me with optimism. Last week, the drive was even more special, and my reasons to be hopeful for a better future...
View ArticleTaking on The Extremists: James Ruchti for Idaho Senate
“We’re going to see what people want (this election season),”James Ruchti told East Idaho News. “Do they want extreme partisanship, extreme rhetoric, fighting about ideology. Or do they want people to...
View ArticleReflections on the Idaho Legislature: Michelle Stennett Looks Back ... and...
"Have you ever put your heart and soul into doing something, hopefully helpful to others, only to realize upon reflection later, how much you received in return?, Michelle Stennett said in Reflections...
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