Ethics in Idaho’s Mission is to monitor and enforce employee ethics
in the legal field and public office.

We are an Idaho Non-Profit, Social/Civic Organization (501 (c) 4).   
The organization is allowed to endorse and support candidates for political office,
and does not pay income tax on its proceeds.  Contributions are not tax deductible.

A main thrust is to support the

Public Employees Accountability Act,

                                                                      an Idaho Ballot Initiative put forward 
                                                                  by David Estes, an Ethics in Idaho Activist. 

The current Board of Directors served as part of the Ethics in Idaho (EI) formative committee with special thanks to David Estes.  Ethics in Idaho is a movement of the people started in the “Heartland of Idaho”, addressing some of the most important issues in Idaho.  Ethics in Idaho is dedicated to the City of McCall and Valley County for having inspired such terrific action.  We have put our time and effort into creating this organization in order to help tell our stories, and in hope of one day providing you and many others a way to have a voice.  We hope you enjoy the website, use it, and tell others about it's availability. 

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     Photo courtesy The Star-News                                                           

Anthony (TC) Williams, President                        Helen Myrick, Vice President                         Kermit Peterson, Secretary-Treasurer

Donnelly,  Idaho                                                     New Meadows, Idaho                                      Donnelly, Idaho

208-325-3738                                                        208-347-3338                                                 208-325-8612

Why I helped Found EI                                           Why I helped Found EI                                   Why I helped Found EI  

Ethics in Idaho and its Programs are About
Informed, Positive and Productive ACTION.  

No Complaints by Tejvan Pettinger -  condensed with permission from www.srichinmoybio.co.uk/blog/life/no-complaints/

A while back I tried a period of not criticising people, it was an interesting experiment, if rather difficult. Living without complaining is not burying our head in the sand thinking the world has no problems.

You Can’t Change The World But You Can Change Yourself.  The road to inner peace is never dependent on ironing out all the problems of society and the world first. We cannot wait for the world to be perfect before we love.

Complaining v Gratitude.  If we look for the positive, at the same time we are working on the making improvements through positive action, we can cultivate the good in life.

Complaining and Mistreatment.  There is a great scene in Fawlty Towers (Waldorf Salad I think) - Two old ladies are served some grizzly old meat; it’s so overcooked they can barely eat it. When Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) asks if they are enjoying their meal they fake a smile and say ‘O, yes Lovely’ But, as soon as he turns his back they screw up their face and spit out the meat. They then start complaining to each other about how bad it is. It is said this is a typical English and Canadian trait - we don’t stand up to bad service. We don’t say anything outwardly, but we bitterly complain inwardly. This reluctance to complain outwardly has not helped; it just means we complain silently and nurse our grievance. If we have a legitimate grievance it is good to politely and calmly express it. It gives chance for the other person to rectify their bad service.

Complaining over Things we Have No Control.  There are many things in life which are unjust, unfair and unpleasant. There is a big difference between complaining and doing something about it. The old maxim ‘actions speak louder than words’ is oft repeated but, there is much wisdom in that saying.   

Complaints are Often misinformed.  Often we complain but we maybe complain on false premises.   It’s easy to complain, it’s more difficult to do something about it.   We may complain about a difficult person. However, that person could be forcing us to face up to our own weaknesses.  Rather than complaining we have to learn to deal with difficult people; it may be an opportunity in disguise.

Complaints Don’t Solve Anything.  If we tell the waiter the tea is cold, he can heat it up. But, most of our complaints do nothing to solve anything. If we spent the same energy from complaints into something positive, we would have a chance to make a significant improvement to our life and people around us.

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