Relatively speaking, murder usually is a terrible thing. Therefore, relatively speaking, rape isn’t so bad. And since armed robbery isn’t as invasive as murder or rape, perhaps we should legalize and condone robbery . . . Perhaps I’ll just hang out in downtown Caldwell, looking like another lemming, until I get mugged. Then I can say, “Wow, that wasn’t too bad. I’ll bet in South L.A. they would have shot me in the head!”

This Hoku “deal” is just one more of the “smart growth” issues that too many people want to see continue. They would like to help pay for shenanigans like it until Idaho has experienced its last, gasping, raspy, pollution filled breath. At that point, even with the oft touted “relativity” statements about southern Idaho “still” being “better” than other western metro areas, the old, “good” Idaho will be officially dead.

Negative growth for the foreseeable future? Sounds damn good to me. Although I feel like a silent partner in them, I have bought my last Buck knife, HP printer and Micron product. I have NO plans to visit Cabella’s state subsidized endeavor. South Dakota really is sounding better every day. Don’t know how they feel about old Idahoans but I may have to find out. . . There certainly isn’t much to recommend staying in this area anymore.

We all moan about the traffic, the crime, the social problems, and our idiotic officials.
With the exception of the idiots,( I have to concede that one), all you have to do is go to one of our larger western cities for a couple of days. You will be more than happy to come back and deal with “our” problems.

My point is that if we think we can stop this train named Boise, we are being delusional. The very best we can hope for is to guide the inevitable monster called growth. After all, the only difference between those of us that have been here more than 20 years and those recent immigrants is they are late.