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Taking up a collection for the health of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 15, 2019 Jim Jones 4d Comments

The news that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg experienced a second bout of pancreatic cancer this year was a triple blow…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Affordable Care Act, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pancreatic cancer, RBG, Texas v. Azar, US Supreme Court

Trump’s trade war with China is stoking the Amazon fires

September 9, 2019 Jim Jones 4d Comments

What possible connection could the fires in the Amazon rainforest have with Trump’s trade war against China? Well, Brazilian farmers…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Amazon fires, American farm exports, Brazil exports to China, China trade war, Global warming, Trump tariffs

Standing up for Evel

September 8, 2019 Jim Jones

Hard to believe it was 45 years ago that Evel Knievel fired up his Skycycle X2 and attempted to jump…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Evel Knievel, Kelly Jones, Snake River Canyon jump

Idaho strikes out at burdensome red tape (except for the medically needy)

September 5, 2019 Jim Jones

Idaho has undertaken a crusade to rid its businesses of government red tape and burdensome, purposeless administrative rules. The Governor…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: denying medical care, Government red tape, Idaho deregulation, Medicaid expansion, Medicaid gap, Medicaid waiver

Messing with the Idaho State Treasurer

September 1, 2019 Jim Jones

The on-going fight between Idaho’s legislative leadership and the State Treasurer brought to mind some past court run-ins between previous…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Idaho Capitol, idaho legislature, Idaho state treasurer, Julie Ellsworth, Lydia Justice Edwards, Marjorie Moon

A participant’s reflections on the Vietnam War and its aftermath

August 28, 2019 Jim Jones

Americans call it the Vietnam War. Present-day Vietnamese call it the American War. Whatever it is called, the 407 days…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ARVNs, Bloodline and Wine, Iraq fiasco, lessons from Vietnam, South Vietnamese Army, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam War

Playing five-dimensional chess for Greenland golf courses

August 25, 2019 Jim Jones

The President’s supporters have often claimed that Trump is playing three-dimensional chess while we mere mortals are only capable of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Buying Greenland, climate change, Global warming, Greenland ice sheet, Trump golf courses

Afghanistan heads toward an uncertain and frightening fate

August 20, 2019 Jim Jones 2d Comments

After Osama bin Laden launched his attack against the U.S. on September 11, 2001, we responded with a military operation…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Afghanistan, Cutting and running from Afghanistan, ISIS, Special Afghan visas, Taliban, Trump negotiating style

War weapons do not belong on America’s streets

August 14, 2019 Jim Jones 6d Comments

During my service in Vietnam, I had the opportunity to witness the use of a variety of weapons that were…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: AK-47, AR-15, assault weapon ban, firearms, gun control, mass shootings, war weapons

Trump maneuvers China into a strong position in the trade war

August 6, 2019 Jim Jones

It is apparently dawning on the President that the Chinese may well hold the key to his reelection in 2020.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: China trade, farm exports, farm vote, Tariff Man, Trump trade policy

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