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MY TURN: Discernment
Do you cultivate discernment? I discovered many don’t when a group of “liberty” minded people on a Facebook p...
OPINION: Institutional racism of public education
“Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.” – Thomas Sowell
OPINION: Idaho must once again send the hate mongers packing
Hate and bigotry often lurk just beneath the surface of civil societies. So long as a society is united in disapproving of hateful words and actions, those e...
A what’s what of Nederland
Even if you’re not a soccer fan, odds are at least one World Cup game has already graced your television.
Christmas kindness is the best gift of all
The first day of the 12th month is dawning.
OPINION: Keep hate away
A safe democracy requires that politicians avoid, discourage, and condemn rhetoric that can lead to violence. Unfortunately that is not what seems to be occu...
At the World Cup, Iran’s a winner
It’s just a game, right?
Our chances for a White Christmas in North Idaho for 2022
It has certainly been a very cold November across the Inland Northwest.
Huckleberries
Retire at year's end? She thinks not
OPINION: Hate speech or speech they hate
Our society is besieged by a small but vocal group of self-appointed arbiters of what is acceptable to utter in the public square. Should you dare cross some...
OPINION: Can we improve public education by subsidizing private education?
The president and CEO of Mountain States Policy Center, which styles itself as an “independent, free market think tank,” recently floated a thought piece on ...
MY TURN: The Idaho Legislature should invest directly in Idaho students
On Sept. 1, the Idaho State Legislature wisely set aside $410 million in a lockbox for education.
Want some happy? Give it five
Not only is this column redundant, it’s shamelessly and, more to the point, gratefully derived from the work of another (plus a tad more effort to confirm it).
OPINION: Michael Gerson, a different kind of Conservative
We heard various definitions of conservatism during the recently concluded mid-term election campaign. “Vetted,” “Conservative, not crazy” and “RINO” (Republ...
OPINION: Fulcher not ‘all in’ with Trump
Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher, who like many Republicans is wondering what happened in this year’s mid-term elections, says one thing seems clear.