guiding principles

April 22, 2012

If someone comes to your door demanding your money or belongings it is easily recognized as not okay. If two of your neighbors arrive and make the same demand, it is still not okay. The principle does not change if there are 30 people or even 99% of the voters making that demand. Democracy...

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Changes at Kuna Idaho .net

April 20, 2012
Changes at Kuna Idaho .net

My Constitutional Sheriff for Ada County campaign is THE BIG DEAL this year. Everything else is secondary. But I like this place. I want this website to reflect and improve Kuna. For every challenge, there is a solution, says The Fixer. . . . . . Thus, Kuna Idaho .net is getting three new...

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Republican caucus

April 6, 2012

In the April 4th Kuna Melba News, Steven Ricks reported on the Republican caucus. He observed that three presidential candidates actually came to Idaho for the first time in, well, forever. His tepid review of those events (“tedious and entirely uninspiring”) implied that he didn’t come to any of the packed, enthusiastic Ron Paul...

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One Big Thing

March 18, 2012

Our March 15th Kuna Chamber of Commerce luncheon featured a dynamic, inspirational speaker: Ronda Conger. Most of us have heard it before, but she was excellent, and helped me focus NOW. She challenged each of us to chose and write down the One Big Thing we wanted. Then make it happen. My big thing...

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el futuro

February 29, 2012

The European online version of the New York Times has this hopeful article. Higuera de la Serena is in many ways a microcosm of Spain’s troubles. Just as Spain’s national and regional governments are struggling with the collapse of the construction industry, overspending on huge capital projects and a pileup of unpaid bills, the...

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Bell’s Automotive

February 23, 2012

Auto mechanics are often mistrusted, frequently with good reason. In over 40 years of driving, many times professionally, I have run across more repair shops who are incompetent, unscrupulous or both than I have good ones. I put Bell’s Automotive among THREE I have found in my lifetime who are first and foremost, HONORABLE...

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