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We moved to Idaho to escape Nevada after years of despairing over too many taxes, too many regulations and a good ole’ boy network that was corrupt as the day is long. I spent some time here as a child and we visited numerous times before deciding to make the move. We believed this would be a freer state and provide a safer, more moral way of life for our family and ourselves. Sometimes, fate gets the last laugh. Since moving to Idaho, I have stayed out of local politics as much as possible. Staying strictly to the shadows and...

MOJAVE - Mojave Airport businesses are preparing to take advantage of the airport's newly approved foreign trade zone designation. The U.S. Department of Commerce last week approved including the airport in the foreign trade zone, said Stuart Witt, East Kern Airport District general manager. Including the airport extends the zone, which is managed by Palmdale. "It places us in some very nice company across the country," he said. To get the processes in place to utilize the zone's benefits will take approximately 60 days, he added. Foreign trade zone status allows carriers to transport goods from the airport to foreign...