Dear Friends, Canvassers for Democratic candidates Laura Kelly and Sharice Davids came to our house one night earlier this week while my wife was giving our girls their bath. They were a married couple who live nearby. The woman wore Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s face on a pin on the lapel of her coat. Because of
There are many reasons to vote this fall – from candidates to ballot measures. Voters in Massachusetts just got another reason, and the rest of America had better pay attention. A few weeks ago, a man – who says he’s a woman – asked a Massachusetts spa for a full-body wax, including a Brazilian wax,
Deregulating an industry and celebrating Idaho’s great western history normally sound like a good idea. However, making sure the means of reaching these goals are equally good is vital. There is currently an effort to allow historic gambling on horse racing, otherwise known as instant racing, on your ballot this fall. This measure is not
Dear Friends: This week, I came across an interesting video featuring several Democrats expressing concerns about direction of their party and the impact of progressive politics in our state. Among their concerns… “Progressives have taken over the Democratic Party.” “Progressives are destroying our culture.” “Progressive are attacking our traditions.” “Progressives are intolerant of opinions not
Dear Friends, Last week, I testified before the City of Mission City Council. Mission is a small city in Johnson County. The council is considering a proposal that would create a sexual orientation and gender identity “non-discrimination” ordinance. It’s the same sort of law that has led to the punishment of Christian business owners like
Last week, the city council of Mission considered an ordinance that would punish people for their ideas and beliefs. The ordinance is known as a SOGI law because it offers special protections for “sexual orientation and gender identity” classes. Do you remember Jack Phillips? He is the Colorado baker who recently won a Supreme Court case,
Dear Friends: What began in places like New York and Los Angeles is now spreading across the country. Believe it or not, Drag Queen Story Hour is a recent phenomenon that may just show up at your community library very soon. In fact, these gatherings and others like them have already happened or are planned
Friends, We have been alerting you about the Meridian City Council’s plans to present an ordinance that would provide special protections in law based on a peron’s sexual orientation or gender identity status. We challenged you to speak out, and you did!! Hundreds of you contacted your councilmembers, and at Tuesday night’s public hearing in
It has been two years since our family moved to North Dakota. A lot has happened since then. I’m proud to say we fully embrace and love being North Dakotans! Some of you have made comments over the past two years that may on the surface seem ordinary, but have meant a great deal to
Georgia, it’s time to wake up! Many of us frequently encounter people who are not engaged in this pivotal election and who may stay home in November. We must make them aware of the kind of threat our state faces if voters who share basic American values decline to make their voices heard. Stacey Abrams
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