Abraham Lincoln

You can help touch up some local history.

The Grant analogy isn’t lost on other writers.

During Lincoln's second year in office, he signed a territorial act that paved the way for thousands of settlers to claim land and begin building what would become the 43rd state.

I’m overall pleased with the direction of the country.

You may not like McGeachin but you can surely call her bold.

Some academics claim men started growing beards in the 1850s to show women and black Americans white men were truly superior.

I’ll have more on Monday morning on Newsradio 1310 KLIX.

When it comes to driving, Idahoans are fed up.

The Bible won’t be getting exalted status in Idaho schools.  Governor Otter on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would allow use of the Bible as a teaching and resource reference.  Bibles are already included on many school library shelves.  The Governor warned the bill wouldn’t pass constitutional scrutiny and could lead to court costs taxpayers don’t need...

There’s too much hyperventilating going on at National Review. Donald Trump may bring about the end of the Republican Party but for years I’ve been told Republican and conservative are two distinct words. Lincoln wasn’t a conservative in the same vein as Goldwater...

Democrats and Republicans repent.  Some pundits predict the parties are over.  A friend from Alabama sent me a link from something called theconservativetreehouse.com.  A writer at the site is promoting Donald Trump’s candidacy for the Republican nomination for President...

Might does sometimes make right.  When I was a boy a woman who worked at my school and attended my mother’s church used to tell me, “Might doesn’t make right!”  Her husband had been a pilot shot down during war over North Korea.  I understood she was instructing me to avoid the usual cafeteria and playground brawls, however...

Call me a pessimist.  Maybe it’s my career choices.  Possibly the dysfunctional family of my childhood.  Potentially it’s just a reading of history which more often seems filled with monsters than heroes.  I’ve lived for years with a belief a new dark age is approaching...

Just to let you know Ted Cruz isn’t at the top of my Republican list. In my 53 years on this planet I’ve contributed to only two Presidential candidates. Meager contributions to Rand Paul as he prepares for 2016 and in 2000 to John McCain as I already had Bush fatigue...