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Some folks have a hard time understanding why people would devote an entire career to serving the public when private employment generally pays more. You might have to put yourself

Some folks have a hard time understanding why people would devote an entire career to serving the public when private employment generally pays more. You might have to put yourself in the shoes of a career public servant to gain an understanding of what motivates them. I had that privilege when I began 8 years as Idaho Attorney General in January 1983. What caused me to reflect was a recent obituary of such a person.

The Dorothy Moon faction of the Republican Party has enlisted Sarah Palin to speak in Idaho Falls on Saturday about the supposed evils of ranked choice voting. Palin’s 2022 loss

Some folks have a hard time understanding why people would devote an entire career to serving the public when private employment generally pays more. You might have to put yourself

Some folks have a hard time understanding why people would devote an entire career to serving the public when private employment generally pays more. You might have to put yourself

JONES: When we hear someone is “just” a state lawyer or other employee, we should remember most of these people are in those positions because they enjoy serving the public.

Over the last 25 years, when there’s been a major water conflict on the vast Snake River Plain, Lynn Tominaga has been there defending farmers, ranchers, big dairies and major businesses like Anheuser- Busch, McCain Foods and Jerome Cheese through his leadership as executive director of the Idaho Ground Water Appropriators. In the last 15 years, it’s been particularly tense. When Snake River senior surface water users or Hagerman trout farms made a “water call,” worse-case s...