Mike Weland has been reporting local news in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, the heart of Trump Country, since 1991. Unfortunately, despite being a moderate Republican since he could vote, he never fell for Trump. Instead, almost since Trump came down the golden elevator, he's used his online news sites to sound warning, drawing considerable ire from the local populace who are so proudly MAGA. Having given his news site away to the next carrier of the torch and now semi-retired, he launched this site on the eve of Donald John Trump's second term as president both to share what he's written and in anticipation of much more news to come in the interesting times ahead. All commentary on this site is Creative Commons, so if you feel anything here worthy, feel free to share, and please share the site with your friends.
Thanks to my opinion pieces of late, I have been identified by local “true conservatives,” many of whom were friends before 2016, as a born again left wing socialist liberal commie pedophile. In light of the idiocy touted by the extremist conservatives, I will embrace being a liberal, but I will not abide being slandered…
Photo copywrite Getty Images “Whatever your politics, whatever you think about the outcome of the election, we as Americans must all agree on this. Donald Trump’s conduct on January 6 was a supreme violation of his oath of office and a complete dereliction of his duty to our nation. It is a stain on our…
“Our Mission is to protect children from explicit materials and grooming,” say those seeking the recall of four of five members of the Boundary County Free Library Board, sparing the only member who voted “their way.” Their arguments appear plausible to some, but they are wrong. It is time for those in our community who…
Before 2016, I would never have imagined seeing so many people in our communities, our region, clinging so firmly to such clear lies and false assertions as the Make America Great Again rhetoric of Donald John Trump and his merry band of misfits. I thought we were more logical, more intelligent. We aren’t and it…
