I had the opportunity to speak with Idaho State Senator Melissa Wintrow and we talked about some of her passions and about her work in politics. She is serving her first term as the State Senator of District 19 in Boise after six years in the Idaho State House. When asked what she loves about […]
I had the chance to have a conversation with City Council Member Patrick Bageant and find out more about him and about the upcoming Climate Action Plan that the city has been working on. Bageant owns his own law firm, Hollystone Law, is on the board of three nonprofits and still manages to find some […]
You’ve been outspoken about the need for accountability for police officers. What do you think is the best way to achieve this? What we’ve seen in many police departments is your best accountability is holding your own officers accountable. I think initially you set that tone as a police leader and as police commanders. You […]
The last interview that I did went so well that I thought that I might as well do another. I guess that’s one of the fun parts about having a blog is that you get to research things and talk to people that you find interesting! Ben Ellsworth sat down with me to talk about […]
Karen Shein, CRC is an intern at Ashwood Recovery and the Vice President on the board of directors for NAMI. Her work with NAMI started in San Diego where she started out leading groups and served as the business education manager. Karen describes the mission of the National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) as ending the […]
Jessica Specht 