Bill Colley

Mount West

Brand Manager and Show Host at KLIX-AM (Twin Falls, Idaho)

I'm what William Safire labeled a libertarian-conservative. I'm in exile in the northern reaches of free America, the high desert of the Northwest.

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Articles

Idaho Should Know About the Latest Nail in the Coffin of EVs

5 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

A Lesson Idaho Needs to KnowImagine that electric buses don’t work well in cold weather? This is a discussion we’ve had many times on these pages about EVs. It makes the crunchies mad when I bring up the constant evidence that pokes holes in their virtue-signaling balloons. A buddy of mine lives in Baltimore, Maryland, a liberal bastion if there ever was one. But he’s a conservative from Maine, who found a great job about halfway down the East Coast.
The Normal Have Had Their Fill of Pride in Boise

5 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

I was at home over the weekend when a Facebook post about Idaho caught my attention. Half an hour later, a friend at a radio station in Boise shared the same story, and I knew it was verified. Liberal Media is FumingThe people who appear the angriest about the change work in dying newsrooms. This link is an example, however. It’s behind a paywall, unlike what you read on this website.
High Gas Prices in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon Solved

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

Imagine powering your car or truck from a home brew!Make Your Gasoline in the BackyardThe idea isn’t so far-fetched. When I was a teenager, one of my buddies was allotted a tank of gas once a week by his parents. The family had a dairy farm and their gasoline tank. It was a welcome relief during senior year, when gas prices skyrocketed after the Iranian Revolution. I came across a story on an obscure website that gave me the impression that everyone could have their fuel supply at home.
The Left Will Try Another Ploy for Wind Farms in Idaho

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

When it comes to wind turbines, southern Idaho isn’t out of danger. The crunchies and hemp clothing crowd have had a setback with President Trump blocking the Lava Ridge Project. But like the Borg in Star Trek, they’ll be back. Perhaps not this decade, but evil never completely gives up. Lefty is a HypocriteA few years ago, I wrote a piece about the growing thirst of Western states. I did some research on piping fresh water from the Great Lakes.
Coyotes, Blooms, Vandals, and Homeless Mix in One Idaho Canyon

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

It’s not as well-known as Centennial Marsh in Camas County, which blooms this time of year and attracts thousands of migratory birds and hundreds of photographers. Buried deep in the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls is a place so isolated that even many of the locals have never been there. One of the hosts of our weekly gun show is a marathon runner. Todd Eccles trains in Auger Falls, not only in spring and summer, but in the cold winter months as well.
Only You Can Prevent Idaho from Becoming a Garbage Dump

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

I was running some errands when I saw dinner plates scattered along a street. A few blocks later, I came across what looked to be printer paper scattered on the pavement. At the grocery store, I stepped over the cigarette butts outside the door. YouTube screen grab. Look, seeing litter isn’t something new. When I was in school 60 years ago, our teachers reminded us constantly of the need to pick up garbage. On television, crying tribesmen reminded us we shouldn’t foul our own nest.
Put Aside Idaho Politics and Pray for Ilana Rubel

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

I have friends who are Democrats. I’m a conservative. Most of my liberal friends are people I’ve known a very long time, long before I got interested in politics. My main interests when I was younger centered on football, baseball, and hockey. I don’t make many new friends among Democrats, but I have found that when I get to know people beyond the headlines, many of them are very nice. That’s the case with my friend, Ilana Rubel, Idaho’s House Minority Leader.
Stuck Truck in Southern Idaho Snarls Highway 30

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

A friend encountered this after leaving his dentist’s office yesterday. It was on Highway 30 in Filer, near Quality Truss and Lumber. He explained the road was closed for two hours. He explained he had just had a double root canal, was in some pain, and had a drive home to Camas County!As he explained, the tractor-trailer got stuck while attempting to turn the rig around. Nobody was hurt, but I wondered if my buddy wished he had encountered all of this before his appointment.
The People Living in the Shadows in Idaho

2 weeks ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

A friend once told me these people want to be left alone. He was referring to people who call Idaho’s backcountry home. I’ve seen the same thing in Oregon, driving from Bend to Crater Lake. A cluster of mail boxes along the road, but no houses in sight. It reminds me of a ghost town I visited in Nevada. It was broad daylight, and I realized the town was partially occupied, but nobody came outside. Everyone could see my approach from a long way in the valley below.
How Science May Call the Day of a Mount St. Helens Eruption

2 weeks ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

Scientists have long known the approximate time a volcano blows its stack, but what if we could pinpoint an eruption? We may be getting close, and science may also get a better handle on severity. The 45th anniversary of Mount St. Helens’ cataclysmic blast passed a few days ago. I was a senior in high school and remember the warnings had been coming in for months. But there were a lot of people caught by surprise by the ferocity, and they lost their lives.