It seems like Spring is officially here after a few fits and starts. When we moved to Idaho nearly seven years ago, neighbors told us not to plant until the snow was gone from Bogus Basin. Even so, it’s taken us some time to figure out the proper timing for our vegetable gardens. We’ll see if we get it right this year.
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This week at the Chronicle…
On Monday, I caught up on a few miscellaneous items of interest.
On Tuesday, I warned against allowing the entirety of your politics to be distilled into nothing more than bumper sticker slogans.
On Wednesday, I asked how the game of baseball can remind us of how we all play a part in the great story of mankind.
On Thursday, I unmasked yet another left wing advocacy group that uses children as a shield for a radical platform.
Finally, on Friday, I posted my final grades for the 2025 legislative session, based on the priorities I set out before it started.
I had the privilege of published a lot of great guest editorials this week from Steven Thayn, Congressman Russ Fulcher, Congressman Mike Simpson, Idaho GOP chairwoman Dorothy Moon, Ryan Spoon, and Attorney General Raúl Labrador.
In other news…
Several months ago I sat down with K.R. Byers for an episode of his podcast. It’s finally live, so check it out:
I shared this video of President Bill Clinton’s second inaugural address with my homeschool students this week. Take a few minutes and listen to how much our politics have changed since 1997. What was once a moderate Democrat platform is now considered by many to be far right.
YouTuber Shoe0nHead recently dug into exactly what American taxpayers were funding via USAID:
The incomparable Jesse Kelly joined Auron MacIntyre to discuss where our country might be headed as leftist judges ignore the law in pursuit of their political ideology:
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About Brian Almon
Brian Almon is the Editor of the Gem State Chronicle. He also serves as Chairman of the District 14 Republican Party and is a trustee of the Eagle Public Library Board. He lives with his wife and five children in Eagle.
