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The spinning of Earth's core may be slowing
Our second winter season arrived with much colder temperatures and windy conditions.
Huckleberries
The sweet sounds of Coeur d’Alene summer didn’t die four months ago with Chris Guggemos.
MY TURN: KCRCC to blame for problems at NIC
North Idaho College is in trouble ever since the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee decided to politicize local boards including school boards, city councils and the NIC Board of Trustees.
OPINION: Pro school choice
Life is competition. Every organism on the planet, from virus to human, is the champion of a generations long struggle for the right to exist. Every product yo…
OPINION: Cure for Idaho’s extremist politics is reform of our election process
As another session of the Idaho Legislature cranks up, Idahoans shudder at the prospect of more needless political discord and legislative shenanigans. Instead…
OPINION: Dozens of Idaho high school students say Skaug's rule sets dangerous precedent
As the Idaho Republican Central Committee considers stripping young members of voting powers on the party’s executive board, one Republican legislator has taken his party’s attitude on youth input a step further. L…
Documents and presidents: What are the rules?
It’s almost second nature to take work home. Billions of people do. Especially when your job never really turns off, when an electing public expects you to be …
He ain't heavy ...
For decades, I’ve described the subject of this column as whatever amuses, annoys or inspires me in any given week. Sometimes it’s whatever has broken my heart.
OPINION: Anti-institutionalism cripples rather than builds
Those of us who watched the GOP struggle and finally elect Kevin McCarthy to succeed Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives may have noted tha…
OPINION: Speaker Moyle settles into new role
After 15 years as House majority leader and 24 years in the Legislature, Rep. Mike Moyle of Star has taken one of the two most powerful positions in the Idaho …
Have a bunny new year
Xin (“shin”) nian kuai-le, you cuddly rabbits.
Record cold and the ozone layer
We may see the “tale of two winters” before the snow season ends later this year.
Huckleberries
The news during the morning services that Sunday stunned the St. Pius X congregation.
OPINION: Blame Game Fear
“Fear is the mind killer.” Frank Herbert Fear is a powerful motivator, which is why fear is often deployed as a tool for persuasion, particularly in politics …
OPINION: What’s with the Mountain States Policy Center big-spending plan? Part 2
The Mountain States Policy Center, which bills itself as a “free-market-oriented think tank,” has been promoting what it calls a “school choice” plan. The word…