Press Fails Public TAGS: Ada County | Ada County Commissioner | Dave Case The mainstream media has done a poor job telling you the truth about appointed Ada County Commissioner and candidate Dave Case. For example: • Case broke the law when, as …Continue reading →

Idaho Statesman’s Accuracy Stinks Here is a point-by-point critique of the Idaho Statesman’s August 17 editorial: “Hidden Hollow Energy faces a bind, resulting in part from the Dynamis dealings.” Not true. Fact: Hidden Hollow …Continue reading →

Read the Real Result The following Guest Opinion was submitted to the Idaho Statesman in response to an editorial written by Kevin Richert. I hope you will take the time to read the two Idaho …Continue reading →

Case Closed! TAGS: Ada County | Dynamis | Sharon Ullman Since 2006, Ada County has spent almost $31 million digging giant holes at the landfill, so we can dump our waste into them and wait for it to decompose. In …Continue reading →

The Business Case for Hiring Tobacco-Free Employees The following guest opinion was prepared by Central District Health Department Executive Director Russ Duke, with small contributions by me. We have submitted it to the local papers for publication …Continue reading →

Quorum Questions I must apologize for having not written anything lately for my blog. It has been challenging to find time to write. As you might have realized by now, there is …Continue reading →

Not Necessarily News? Last Thursday, I received the following inquiry from a reporter at the Idaho Statesman: “This is from Boise: “’The City is not a part of any agreement that exists between …Continue reading →

Turning Waste into Energy – and Jobs It has come to my attention that a disgruntled former employee is likely working with Commissioner Bisterfeldt to accuse the Board of Ada County Commissioners of having violated the Idaho …Continue reading →

Update on Misdemeanor Probation Ada County is gearing up to take over the provision of misdemeanor probation services at the end of this contract term, which is September 30, 2012. Thank you to everyone …Continue reading →

Let’s Talk About Misdemeanor Probation I have NEVER supported privatized misdemeanor probation. I have advocated against the concept since Ada County first contracted for the service a dozen or so years ago. Law enforcement and …Continue reading →