Biden administration does not have solutions for the economy In my last letter to the editor I expressed my prediction about our economy, my fears of a stock, bond and real estate market crash. The bellwether for inflation, gold and silver, are down to $1,644 for gold and $18 for silver.
Voters in and surrounding Cascade and New Meadows will be asked on Nov. 8 to dramatically raise their property taxes for services they hope they will never need. Their choice is whether the benefit of having ambulances and fire trucks at the ready is worth the cost to provide them as well as the firefighters and EMTs who ride in them.
The Idaho Headwaters Economic Study Group was formed by a coalition of over 50 businesses in Valley County. The objective of IHESG is to have a fully independent and impartial study conducted concerning the effects the Stibnite Gold Proposal, what effects will the proposed mine have on the sustainability and greater good of our community, our way of life and our business climate.
First phase deals with old mining waste at site The first part of a $12 million project to clean-up old mining waste polluting the East Fork South Fork Salmon River at Stibnite has been completed, according to Perpetua Resources. Crews completed work for the season earlier this week, with more work to remove 325,000 tons of old waste from the river corridor slated for next summer the company said.
Society better off with socialism, capitalism as combined system I think it is interesting that our founding fathers put together a nation that incorporates both of these political concepts that has allowed our nation, the United States of America, to become the most powerful and prosperous nation in the world. The fact that we have lots of natural resources also helps.
Valley County officials should set a goal of adopting new no-wake zones for Payette Lake and Lake Cascade by the end of next May to provide certainty for boaters and to put an end to five years of wrangling over what to do about destructive waves generated by wake boats.
We all, well most of us, have friends who are both registered Democrats and Republicans. Our friends are fully functional people who support public education, and think that if people are sick or even terminally ill, they should be able to go to the hospital without losing their life savings.