Once again, the Idaho County Courthouse website [http://idahocounty.org] plus all other websites hosted by the same server - are down today - Saturday April 27th. This is tough for members of the community who are looking to find information on … [Read more...]
April 27, 2013
April 26, 2013
April 9, 2013
Sine Die
Dear Editor: For Idahoans, Sine Die might as well mean, “The clown car is out of gas.” Last week the state legislature wrapped up its work for the year, four days late and $120,000 over budget. Regardless, the session is generally being … [Read more...]
March 17, 2013
Lochsa Exchange Easement Proposed
Timber company offers idea it says would protect access, prevent development By ERIC BARKER of the The Lewiston Morning Tribune, posted: Sunday, March 17, 2013 A timber company is floating a draft conservation easement designed to protect … [Read more...]
March 14, 2013
Wealth Redistribution in Reverse
Robin Hood, Poncho Villa and Mao Tse-tung are 3 examples of people who gained notoriety by stealing from the Rich and Giving to the Poor. Today we hear the term "Wealth Redistribution" used to describe our current policies coming out of Washington. … [Read more...]
March 13, 2013
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor: Rep. Ken Ivory of Utah is leading Idaho into the darkness of the unknown. Last year, Ivory sponsored a Utah state bill that was signed into law that attempts to seize 3 million acres of public land from the federal government. So … [Read more...]
March 11, 2013
Public lands mission: Is state ownership a solution or cause for more concern?
By William L. Spence of the Tribune | Posted: Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:00 am BOISE - Long before he got into politics, Paul Shepherd was interested in public lands. The five-term representative from Riggins grew up enjoying the outdoors. His … [Read more...]
March 10, 2013
Recreation and Access Easement For Public Lands in Grangeville and Harpster
Fish Creek Area plus Blacktail Butte above Lightening Creek and Green Creek area being reviewed for Land Swap This recreation and access easement is for discussion purposes only - of how a recreation / access easement could potentially address … [Read more...]
March 2, 2013
Western Pacific Timber Land Trade Route Analysis Map
Map of the lands that are being traded to Western Pacific Timber in Alternative F of the Lochsa Land Exchange. Oh you thought it was a dead deal? Commissioner Brandt said as much in a September 4, 2012 commission meeting. That was just a decoy … [Read more...]
February 28, 2013
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February 6, 2013
They’re fixing to steal your lands…again
Opinion - Oppenheimer, ICA Posted in the Idaho County Free Press Some bad ideas take a long time to die. In 1981 Idaho outdoorsman and writer Ted Trueblood published a story in Field & Stream: "They're fixing to steal your land." Here they … [Read more...]
February 5, 2013
Goodbye Mr. Obama; Hello Chairman Mao
While the efforts to convince residents and taxpayers of Idaho, and other Western States, that an American Lands Council rebellion to dispose of federal public lands to its respective State will surely gain traction, this juggernaut of blind … [Read more...]
January 23, 2013
SRS funds $7.6M to Idaho County
Largest share for Idaho's 36 qualifying counties By David Rauzi - editor, ICFP More than $7 million is on its way to Idaho County, part of an overall $323 million federal appropriation as part of the Congressional one-year reauthorization of the … [Read more...]