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U.S. Senator Mike Crapo:
As part of our government’s system of checks and
balances, Congress conducts oversight over
agencies to bring about transparency and
accountability. This is even more necessary with
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),
which was established unlike any other federal
department or agency.
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Gary
Leonard: You know I am a big fan of sheriff involvement
in crime prevention and our community. I commend
Detective McClelland for his efforts and I hope
you encourage his efforts as we all should.
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Troy Janda: Mr. Weland,
an article you published in reference to posting
the name of the Juvenile in Naples I found to be
lacking in ethics as you say. I personally
talked to the Boundary Paper, and the Bonner Bee
both of which did not publish the name in the
articles they ran. |
Mike
Weland: I recently published the name of a 12-year-old
who, in court, entered an admission of guilt to
a criminal act. I was immediately informed that
publishing the names of minors is illegal at
worst, unethical at best. Comments added
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Congressman Raul Labrador:
While Congress last week passed last-minute
legislation to avert the air-traffic controller
furloughs, it appears common sense about
budgeting and saving at the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) was also furloughed.
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Bonners Ferry Rotary Club: The recent Free CommUNITY Breakfast was a huge
success for everyone involved - the Badger
Boosters, the students, the community, and the
Bonners Ferry Rotary Club.
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Senator Mike Crapo: The best way to ensure that we continue to have
clean water and air, productive soil and healthy
habitat for wildlife is by working cooperatively
with property owners to promote conservation.
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Congressman Raul Labrador:
In Idaho, the economies of rural communities
once relied upon the timber industry for job
creation and tax revenues. Over the last several
decades, radical environmental groups have
hindered the ability to develop timber from our
public lands.
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Mike
Weland: I am, sadly, a rotten
commodity. I am a journalist, a reporter. My job
is to provide information to people who need it,
much of it referred to as "public" information
by those who serve the public. Getting public
information from those public servants who
compile and maintain the "official" public
record in a timely and expeditious manner can be
frustrating, but that's my job. Comments
added
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U.S.
Congressman Raul Labrador:
As Tax Day approaches, imagine you had the
opportunity to invent a new tax code for the
United States. You would be hard pressed to come
up with something more confusing, cumbersome and
less job-friendly than we have now.
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Lee
Haarstick: The surge of bullet-buying confirmed by the
federal government, estimated in the billions,
even as the U.S. military scrimps to find
training ammo is raising lots of questions about
the government’s so-far unexplained actions.
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Mike
Weland: As a candidate for Zone 1 trustee on the
Boundary County School District 101 board and as
owner and publisher of this website, I am
offering each declared candidate for a school
trustee post, on the ballot or write-in, free
advertising on newsbf.com.
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Penena Veneroso: The tenth bomb threat so far this school year in
Bonners Ferry was reported March 19, 2013. This
has been the most ridiculous school year yet for
bomb threats. These are extremely serious
situations and shouldn’t be taken lightly,
although, in my own opinion, I believe some
people in our little community are becoming
almost immune, treating them as if it were the
story of the boy who cried wolf.
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Rosanne Smith: A question for Commissioner Dinning ... In the
February 25, 2013 minutes, the following was
recorded; "Chairman Dinning said he learned
through Idaho Code the Ambulance Service
District cannot contract as that has to be done
through County Commissioners."
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John Savage: Catching these alleged bomb hoaxsters is all
well and good, but what happens to them is where
we are going wrong.
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U.S. Congessman Raul Labrador: Rural communities that once relied on the timber
industry for job creation and tax revenues are
going broke. Over the last several decades,
government regulation and environmental
litigation have hampered the ability of our
rural communities to best use public lands for
economic growth.
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