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El Nino continues to strengthen
For many months, we have been featuring the strengthening El Nino in the waters of the south-central Pacific Ocean…
Strange winter phenomenon
Snow across the Inland Northwest has not been plentiful this season, despite the formation of a new La Niña in the waters of the south-central Pacific Ocean.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Driving insanity
The Great North Idaho Bus Hoax began with a lie from a deranged passenger.
OPINION: Domestic violence creates homeless surge
According to CATCH, nearly half of the families they’ve worked with over the past year (44 percent) were fleeing domestic violence.
The love language of using the good china
On a recent Saturday, Anne Hagman hosted three girlfriends for a casual brunch. I love invitations to Anne's Dalton Gardens home. She's a joyful and gracious h…
OPINION: Idaho’s government embraces penny-wise, pound-foolish budgeting
We may save a few bucks today but end up spending gobs more in the future to address the consequences.
OPINION: Two paths forward
Every choice — to speak, to vote, to show up, or to look the other way — helps define the road we are on.
Record storms in other parts of the world
Last week, residents in Russia’s Far East were buried by the heaviest snow in about 60 years. The snow and very cold weather moved across Asia last Tuesday, wh…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Earning the spotlight
Tracey Brown didn’t win big in Las Vegas, but she didn’t come home empty-handed either.
OPINION: Nonprofit ‘wish list’ is not a budget-buster
Nonprofits help keep government small by providing social services that substantially are not paid by taxpayer dollars.
OPINION: Fraud is a feature
Having titled ownership is an essential ingredient for the prosperity Americans enjoy and others envy. Democrat supported taxation for socialist programs corro…
Matters of the heart matter
Although February is designated as Heart Health Awareness Month, it should be every month. Coronary disease claims twice as many lives each year as all forms o…
OPINION: Trump may be cruising toward a rendezvous with the 25th Amendment
OPINION: Hello, we are listening
Idaho Democrats are focused on fixing Idaho’s problems.
Astronomical events of 2026
This year promises to be a spectacular one for skywatchers, offering an exceptional mix of planetary alignments, eclipses, comets and meteor showers.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Justice triumphing over hatred
The beginning of the end for the Aryan Nations began with a backfire from a 1977 Datsun.