Jim Jones

Jim Jones is a Vietnam combat veteran who served 8 years as Idaho Attorney General (1983-1991) and 12 years as Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court (2005-2017).

Remembering our veterans and looking to the future on this Veterans Day

It is fitting that America sets aside at least one day every year to honor those who served in the county’s armed forces

Idaho voters face a stark “them-or-us” choice in November

The OPI will eliminate closed primaries, giving every Idaho voter, regardless of party, the right to weigh in on who makes it to the general election ballot.

A short history lesson for Moon and Labrador on ranked-choice voting

The ranked choice concept is clearly not a California invention designed to make Idaho a liberal bastion.

The David vs. Goliath fight over state funding of religious education in Idaho

Make no mistake, MSPC, IFF and Dorothy Moon’s extremist branch of the GOP are doing everything possible to defeat opponents of voucher programs in November.

Stop the GOP steal of Idaho’s Great Seal

The GOP extremist have even been so brazen as to try to steal Idaho’s Great Seal.

“He who represents himself has a fool for a client” — Abraham Lincoln

Labrador’s crusade against the OPI has provided an interesting demonstration of Abraham Lincoln’s pearl of wisdom

Out-of-state sleaze merchants are cranking up their smear campaigns

There can be no doubt that the AFC will continue to conduct a ruthless and truthless campaign against Rick and his Democratic colleagues.

School voucher promoters smell blood in the water

According to Chief Justice John Roberts: “A State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious.”

Idaho’s Don Quixote targets the Open Primaries Initiative

Ever since the Republicans closed their primary in 2011, extremists have routinely eliminated reasonable, traditional Republicans in the low-turnout primary election.

The Open Primaries Initiative will protect public school sports programs

Our public schools are under threat from legislators controlled by the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) and the Dorothy Moon branch of the Republican Party.