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 a classified employee for the State of Idaho, he filed to run for partisan elected office. • Case broke the […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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 Energy’s problem is with DEQ, NOT Dynamis or Ada County. HHE wanted the county to spend approximately $1.5 million on […]
Idaho Statesman’s Accuracy Stinks
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 Supreme Court decisions about which I commented on my Facebook page. You can find them at the following links: Kessler […]
Read the Real Result
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 contrast, we have spent $2 million to purchase site-specific plans for the Dynamis waste-to-energy facility, money that the county will […]
Case Closed!
Next week, I will file to run for re-election to the Board of Ada County Commissioners in the Republican Primary. Why should you care? You should care because my re-election to this Board can have a significant impact on your property taxes. During the three years I have been back […]
Defending Your Dollars
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 but I have not yet seen it appear. In December 2011 the Central District Health Department (CDHD) announced that it […]
The Business Case for Hiring Tobacco-Free Employees
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 rarely a dull moment in the life of an Ada County commissioner! I have been working on some deadline-sensitive projects […]