It’s time to set aside frustration, if only for a few minutes at a time. It’s time to look up and look out at our famous Sun Valley blue skies and sparkling snow.
It’s time to appreciate where we are on this spinning planet.
The global pandemic has made everyone a little crazy, and it’s no wonder that Idaho can seem like Crazy Central.
Idaho shouted, “Come and get it!” for COVID-19 vaccines that it turns out it doesn’t have. So, nearly everyone over the age of 65 who just qualified to get a vaccine is tearing out their hair because they can’t get a date to get a shot.
With cases dipping and pandemic deniers nipping at his heels, Gov. Brad Little eased restrictions and raised limits on gatherings to 50 or fewer people, with exemptions for school gatherings that comply with rules set up by the Idaho State Board of Education or other gatherings approved by the local health district.
Enforcement went unaddressed.
This is what passes for good planning and good sense in Idaho.
So, when the frustration at seeing all this nonsense gets to be too much, everyone lucky enough to be spending the pandemic in the Sun Valley area needs to take a mental timeout.
The mountains around us, the skiing on Baldy and our extensive winter trail system can save our mental health. Every ray of sunshine reflected from an icy crystal of snow can inspire a little happiness.
Share that happiness with frontline workers who make it possible for everyone to live and visit here safely. Share it with others by smiling behind the masks and unmistakably communicating the feeling of gratitude.
Graciousness and gratitude could be more contagious than any virus, more contagious than frustration. They could make everyone a little happier as we slog with the world through a winter of discontent.
“Our View” represents the opinion of the newspaper editorial board, which is made up of members of its board of directors. Remarks may be directed to editorialboard@mtexpress.com.
Post a comment as
Report
Watch this discussion.
(4) comments
Editors, you espouse peace and love but are failing to cover the largest story to protect your favored boy, Jacob Greenberg. He met in non-public meetings with Idaho Power to come up with this scheme the Commissioners passed yesterday- transmission lines up highway 75 AND a surcharge on everyone’s power bills -about $900 for each of resident over the next 20 years. Deputy Prosecutor Tim Graves told the Commissioners that they didn’t need to abide by Idaho’s Local Land Use Planning act, nor the County’s own ordinances. However they do. They could not retroactively change a decided CUP. People may enjoy a lot more peace and love here if the Commissioners actually didn’t make it more expensive for the struggling small ratepayers.
I`m confused, can you elaborate on what was passed? Will lines be buried?
The Blaine County Commissioners illegally altered a settled Conditional Use Permit, and are now allowing the transmission lines to be sited above ground in our scenic corridor. They also are allowing Idaho Power to put $23 million of costs on our power bills for the next 20 years for undergrounding distribution lines ($5.7 million) and undergrounding transmission lines from Elkhorn light to below the hospital ($4.8 million). $13.3 million in interest and fees to Idaho Power at 9.59% rate. You can see more on this and actual documents at FB group "What the Mountain Express Isn't Reporting".
I believe that the Express may have cut out part of my comment, after Greenberg, "the candidate you backed for Commissioner"
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In