Housing Discrimination

The presentation by Zoeann Olson, the executive director at Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc, covers housing rights, what constitutes discrimination, and where to go for help. With the tight housing market and rising rents, it is hard to find an affordable place to live. If landlords are discriminating against refugees and other immigrants, it is……

What the collapse of Toys R Us can tell us about immigration

What the collapse of Toys R Us can tell us about immigration

Toys R Us, which once was America’s largest toy store, has gone out of business for a number of reasons. Competition from online retailers and massive company debt certainly played a large part. However, the company’s last annual report also attributed its financial troubles to a declining customer base. The company noted that most of……

Family Law, Divorce and  Domestic Violence Basics in Idaho

Family Law, Divorce and Domestic Violence Basics in Idaho

On February 23, 2018, Boise attorneys Ashley Marelius and Lessie Brown gave an informative presentation on family law issues. The video covers the basics of divorce law, how to do your own divorce with forms from the Court Assistance Office, the basics of domestic violence laws, and how to protect against domestic violence.

Jim Jones To Be Honored By Idaho Humanities Council

Jim Jones To Be Honored By Idaho Humanities Council

A longtime state Attorney General and Idaho Supreme Court Justice will be honored Thursday by the Idaho Humanities Council. When asked about his upcoming award for his career as a public servant, Jim Jones jokes that he’ll have to be on his best behavior Thursday night. “Quite frankly I was just flabbergasted that the Idaho……

Isn’t it time for comprehensive immigration reform?

Isn’t it time for comprehensive immigration reform?

By Jim Jones A September 16 article on the Politico website caught my eye because of its Jerome, Idaho, dateline. It is not often that my home county gets national coverage, so I obviously had to read the article. It was written by Susan Ferriss, a reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, and titled……

The President’s Muslim-bashing is harmful to American interests

The President’s Muslim-bashing is harmful to American interests

By Jim Jones The President’s statements, tweets and retweets that demean, vilify or ridicule Muslims are harmful to American interests in a number of ways. Whether he is denigrating  a Muslim Gold Star family or retweeting anti-Muslim video clips spewed out by a British hate group, it is dangerous for our nation. Since 9-11, the……

Labrador’s anti-refugee bill is contrary to American values

Labrador’s anti-refugee bill is contrary to American values

By Jim Jones Raul Labrador’s refugee bill is ill-advised legislation that needlessly targets some of the most vulnerable people on earth. The legislation, H.R. 2826, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on June 28 on a 15-11 vote. This is a pernicious bill that will leave a stain on the moral standing of the……

Are Dreamers being held hostage for border wall funding?

Are Dreamers being held hostage for border wall funding?

By Jim Jones Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on September 5 that the Trump Administration was terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA was designed to protect from deportation young people who were unlawfully brought into  the country as children. About 800,000 young people, called Dreamers, are now facing a nightmare scenario–not……

Not learning from our Vietnam experience

Not learning from our Vietnam experience

By Jim Jones Now that Ken Burns and Lynn Novick have told the Vietnam story from their viewpoint, I’d like to add my two bits. I thought the PBS series was very well done, particularly the taped quotes of the Presidents and others in charge of the war. I had been aware of it before,……