Columns
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OPINION: Crapo, Wyden split on child tax credit
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, has found a sure way to ensure that his prized …
Marty and Max: Is now a good time to buy?
Nationally we were expecting that this would finally be the week that inventory started rising across the country for the spring buying season. But instead, in…
PLANT NOTES: Lady Fern
Ferns are primitive plants that do not produce flowers or seeds.
Marty and Max: Passing the buck
To pass the buck means to avoid responsibility or blame for something by passing it on to another person, or to let another person do something you were suppos…
MALLOY: Fulcher says ‘deep state’ out to get Trump
Crickets. That’s the extent of what we have heard from the three senior members of Idaho’s congressional delegation immediately following the indictment of Pr…
Marty and Max: You deserve better
Too many times I am searching properties for a buyer and after narrowing my search, I find several that seem to be perfect. The listing caption reads “MUST SEE…
MALLOY: Spending cuts alone won’t solve deficit crisis
For the 30 years that Sen. Mike Crapo has been in Congress, he’s tried just about everything to bring federal spending under control, and yet it keeps getting …
Marty and Max: Easements and adverse possession
Do you understand how easements work in Idaho?
MALLOY: Risch says don’t bail on Ukraine
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t win many friends in Congress when he dismissed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “territorial conflict,” but may well be the t…
Commissioner's Column: How many commissioners does it take to change a light bulb?
Do you remember that old line? Well, I have been serving in office as one of your County Commissioners now for over 2 ½ months and we are just now figuring t…
Marty and Max: The ugly truth — show me the money
Hey Max, I need a realtor and I have a really good friend who is a realtor. Should I use them?
MALLOY: Idaho conservatives join ‘freedom’ network
You know the names – Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.
Marty and Max: How to lose a buy in 10 days
In the 2003 Romantic Comedy How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, Women’s Magazine writer Andie Anderson, played by Kate Hudson, writes a “How To” in reverse. Andie em…
MALLOY: Dems say ‘social warfare’ doesn’t help Idaho
The apocalypse may not be upon us, but maybe you should take a peek outside to make sure.
Marty and Max: February market report: Rising interest rates keeping prices down
Hey Max: With interest rates up, do you have any suggestions on how to take advantage of lower real estate prices?
MALLOY: Democrats do the work, Simpson takes bows
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson should be sending thank you notes to Democrats and President Biden, for they have given him a wealth of material for press relea…