by Terri Pickens | May 16, 2025 | Public Education
I admire Sarah Inama, the Meridian elementary teacher who resigned rather than let a mean-spirited, racist movement stop her from telling children that they are welcome. Sarah Inama has concluded that the people who control her paycheck–her livelihood–are pushing a...
by Terri Pickens | Feb 19, 2025 | Idaho Legislature, Public Education
While guzzling taxpayer dollars as he circled Air Force One over the Daytona 500, the President gave a shout out to Governor Brad Little: To paraphrase: A New York felon who leads a shady gang of billionaires is gutting our national security, relief programs for...
by Terri Pickens | Jan 20, 2025 | Idaho Legislature, Public Education
The Second Rule for Idaho politicians is “if it’s not my problem, it’s not my problem.” (First rule is “me and my wealthy buddies come first.) Poor Mr. House Speaker Mike Moyle can’t live by the Second Rule any longer. That’s why he is talking about fixing an actual,...
by Terri Pickens | Dec 10, 2024 | 2024 Election, 2026 Election News, Extremism, Idaho Legislature, Public Education
Freedom may not be free, but it shouldn’t cost what Idaho’s political leaders charge us for it. One kind of “freedom” in Idaho is being called “school choice” or “parental choice.” There’s nothing wrong with “choices.” But politicians are debasing, defunding, and...
by Terri Pickens | Sep 3, 2024 | 2024 Election, 2026 Election News, Extremism, Health Care, Idaho Families, Idaho Legislature, Jobs / Economic Growth, Labor, Public Education, Public Infrastructure, Public Lands, Reproductive Rights
Last week, Governor Brad Little showed off his disrespect for gender diversity and the federal statutes that protect our young athletes. Using flagrant showmanship, Little signed an executive order trying to define gender as biological gender–using the heavy weight of...
by Terri Pickens | Jun 20, 2024 | 2024 Election, 2026 Election News, Extremism, Idaho Legislature, Public Education, Reproductive Rights
We all know this advice: “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Sadly, if I tried that, my campaign would be as silent as the voice of reason at this month’s Idaho Republican Party convention in Coeur d’Alene. The nicest thing I can say about...
