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CANYON COUNTY DEMOCRATS
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Upcoming Elections
2024 Election Dates: General, Nov. 5
The Canyon County Elections Office is at 1102 E. Chicago, St., Caldwell, ID 83605
Absentee ballots must be requested for each calendar year.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the November 5, 2024 election is October 25, 2024. Request a 2024 ABSENTEE BALLOT
A Dem Speaks Out
Judy Ferro
Dec 10, 20233 min read
Suicides high in Idaho
A recent Idaho Statesman editorial reported that the “Ada County Coroner’s Office has recorded eight juvenile suicides since August.”...
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Judy Ferro
Dec 5, 20233 min read
Voters have dismal view of politics
The Associated Press insert in Friday’s Idaho Press reported that Meta claims to have found and eliminated nearly 4,800 fake accounts...
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Judy Ferro
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Biden's approval slips as economy thrives
"It’s the economy, stupid,” has been regarded as political truth since James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, posted it in...
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Judy Ferro
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Domestic disputes heighten war risk
I hope all you who are eligible to vote in today’s election have either done it or have a plan to do so. I like to think that those who...
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Judy Ferro
Oct 30, 20233 min read
Enjoy the day; rougher times are lurking
Happy Halloween! It seems Halloween is becoming the kickoff for the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s holiday season. Sales have started...
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Judy Ferro
Oct 17, 20233 min read
Moderate Republicans gaining (updated 10/24)
Thanks to what some are calling the “Republican civil war”, the U.S. Congress has been unable to pass bills, including one allotting $105...
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Judy Ferro
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Just who are the good guys?
I appreciate that the Idaho Press published information about candidates this past week. Absentee ballots should arrive any day. In some...
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Judy Ferro
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Extremism hurts U.S. at national, state and local levels
More and more leaders are speaking out about the dangers our democracy is facing and they’re not pointing to enemies abroad or street...
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Judy Ferro
Sep 25, 20233 min read
Freedom Caucus willing to defund the government
We’re five days from the Republican Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House shutting the government down. Now, this is not the kind of shut down...
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Judy Ferro
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Freedom Caucus forcing U.S. between a rock and hard place
Remember laughing at the polls that showed that Americans disliked Obamacare, but liked the Affordable Care Act? Millions of Americans...
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Judy Ferro
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Filing for nonpartisan ballots done
It’s Friday night. Candidate filing for the November elections is done. The Canyon County website has 78 candidates listed as running for...
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Judy Ferro
Sep 4, 20233 min read
“Extremist”: descriptor or insult?
Last week some local Democrats wrestled with the problem of making it clear to voters that there are two conflicting Republican factions...
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Judy Ferro
Aug 21, 20233 min read
Who determines the Common Good?
Rep. Lori McCann, Republican, has now been censured by the Republican central committees of all three counties within legislative...
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Judy Ferro
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Common good natural to trees, chimps and people
Some years ago I upset a man by mentioning that Republicans saw greed as a virtue. I was surprised that he hadn’t heard that before. Our...
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Judy Ferro
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Republicans threaten workers' gains
One of the mysteries that will confuse scholars for generations to come is why many Americans of our time felt that Republicans could...
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Judy Ferro
Jul 31, 20233 min read
AI makes future uncertain for writers and screen actors
Recently it seems like a new generation has discovered unions. Trader Joe’s, Starbucks, REI, Apple–even Amazon–have newly unionized...
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Judy Ferro
Jul 24, 20233 min read
Thanks MTG for great Biden-Harris ad
“I approve this ad.” This week that was enough to get a grin out of most Democrats. I suspect you know why. With 30 million views in its...
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Judy Ferro
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Problems with Idaho election laws--intended or not?
This year over 300 bills restricting voting were introduced in 45 states (Brennan Center, June 14). Republican legislators across the...
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Judy Ferro
Jul 10, 20233 min read
Some hard fought contests ahead
It’s July and already I’m hearing a lot about November elections–and, yes, November 2023. Several candidates for school board and city...
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Judy Ferro
Jun 26, 20233 min read
Your "passion": What you can't not do
Recently I spent some time in the car listening to Die Empty: Do Your Best Work Everyday. Author Todd Henry built a career advising...
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