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

This is Idaho’s Deadliest Day and Deadliest Hour

2 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

The deadliest time on Idaho roads is one hour on one day at the end of every week. Idaho Transportation Department has pinpointed the time to late Saturday afternoon. Between 4:00 and 5:00. Too Many DistractionsIf you think about it, this is a time of day when many people have been out shopping or running errands for several hours, and they're in a hurry to get home. Or travelers are trying to get in a few more miles before sunset.
This is Why the Fourth of July is Better in Buhl than in Boise

2 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

If it happens outside of Ada County, it’s not on their radar. I had a conversation with a guest this week about Boise’s Independence Day parade. My guest gushed about the big event. Keep in mind it’s a relatively new effort by the promoters, and is mainly a political platform for Democrats and Republicans. Both are trying to convince the public that they love the country more than the members of the other party. I mentioned the big parade in Buhl.
The Treasure Valley is Dumping the Homeless on the Rest of Idaho

3 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

I guess they’ll migrate to the Magic Valley. Some of the elites in the Treasure Valley are kicking out the homeless. Let me qualify my comments by saying I’m sick of being hassled by the homeless who want my money for more booze, and I don’t believe the public should be burdened by sometimes violent schizophrenics. Many of these people are ill, but nobody forced them to pick up a bottle. However, where are they going?
Idaho Library is Recruiting Your Kids for Alternative Lifestyles

3 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

The liberals in charge at the Twin Falls Library want you to know that they know best. It was a couple of years ago that there was a community meeting staged for the benefit of a conservative public that objected to displays of LGBTQ themed materials—books aimed at kids. The swells who put on the show of a meeting were trying to woo voters, but weren’t serious.
Nevada has Burning Man and Idaho has Burning Hot

4 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

Next week. We’ll start to see the preview this weekend, and by Monday, we could be looking at a high near 100. The same for Tuesday. We had a hot day for Western Days in Twin Falls, but it was a late spring anomaly. The next day was considerably cooler. We’ve had a see-saw spring. Now summer is getting off to a hot start. Especially July. While much of the country was sweltering in heat earlier this week, we had snow in the mountains!We could give you advice about the heat.
Light at the End of the Twin Falls Construction Season

4 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

Eastland Drive is ahead of schedule. Construction is expected to be complete before winter on the stretch between Addison Avenue and Filer Avenue. The work on Kimberly Road is on schedule and serves as a precursor to additional work planned for next summer. That project is also being managed by the City of Twin Falls. The next project on Kimberly Road will be an Idaho Transportation Department resurfacing of the street. That one is scheduled for next summer and will be brief in comparison.
ALERT: Iranian Revenge Not Likely but Could Still Happen in Idaho

5 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

Tom Wangeman’s dad helped design the B-2 Bomber. Tom worked in military intelligence, perhaps inspired by his father. He spent many years interviewing generals captured after the Iraq War, and he interrogated potential terrorists crossing our southern border. Today, Tom works in a family business in Twin Falls. He’s a regular guest on Newsradio 96.1 FM and 1310 KLIX, and he predicted after the election of President Trump in 2024 that Israel would soon take out the Iranian nuclear program.
Idaho Land Grab Would Solve Skyrocketing Housing Costs

5 days ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

I appreciate the concern most of us have about the loss of public lands. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve heard from both Democrats and Republicans who worry that if the state takes control, foreign buyers and wealthy domestic elites will poach the lands. The goal of the proposed sale by Utah Senator Mike Lee is to provide land for new homes and ease the price for buyers. Lee is a Republican. One of his counterparts in his party, Jim Risch of Idaho, isn’t comfortable with the idea.
How to Tour Jerome County in 15 Acres and Six Hours

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

Jerome County has a rich history for a young creation. The yearly Live History Day is Saturday, June 21st, from 9:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. I highly recommend it as a way to connect with the Magic Valley’s past. The site is the Idaho Farm and Ranch Museum, known as the IFARM. If you’re driving from Twin Falls, you’ll cross the Perrine Bridge and the Interstate, then at the light, you’ll turn right. The signs will take you to the event.
Reasons to Keep Marijuana Illegal in Idaho

1 week ago | newsradio1310.com | Bill Colley

No, this isn’t Reefer Madness. I’ve shared warnings about marijuana use in the past, and the pot puffers get all bent out of shape. They claim any bad news is propaganda, as if somehow that pot was the finest health benefit produced by Mother Nature. They’ll amplify any spurious claim (usually unsubstantiated) about the medical benefits of marijuana. Then they’ll turn a deaf ear to any legitimate research that doesn’t match their confirmation bias. Is the New York Times a right-wing publication?