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Drought patterns are difficult to break
As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the western portion of the country, especially the Southwest, has been in …
MY TURN: Burn the Witch! The Rise of Guilt by Proximity
There is an alarming practice that the media is engaging in that threatens rights at the very foundation of our Republic, the Freedom of Speech and the Freedom…
Here's a primer on impeachment
Impeachment talk may be heating up in Congress, but if history is anything to go by, the odds are low.
McGeachin stays loyal to base while Little fumes
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who is a proverbial heartbeat away from being Idaho’s next governor, might be making Gov. Brad Little’s heart flutter a bit.
It's a good day when justice prevails
It comes as no surprise to longtime readers or people who know me well that May is my favorite month. I love birthdays, even when they’re not mine but May happens to be the month of my birth.
All that jazz
Daddy-O, it’s that quintessentially American sound. Dimly lit space, a thin fog of smoke. A light succession of piano keys leads into that groove only a horn can produce, then the joint is jumpin’.
Awareness is the best antivirus for scams
Last week, AARP Idaho held a town hall meeting with Brett DeLange of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. A summary of the meeting was in last Thursday’s paper.
Wildfires have led to polluted air
Last week, the American Lung Association released its “State of the Air” report, showing that air pollution in the United States continues to get worse. The report covered the years from 2015 to 2017 and the Spokan…
Political parties: Oh, what a mess
The recent political turmoil our nation is facing has forced me to sit down and really consider the political parties, what they stand for and whether they’re necessary.
Haste Makes Waste: One more software fiasco
By UYLESS BLACK
North Idaho is Siberia for Dems for now
North Idaho, a one-time stronghold for Democrats in the Legislature, is down to one. And it appears to be a pretty good one in freshman Sen. David Nelson of Moscow.
Haste Makes Waste: The Boeing 737-MAX software failure
By UYLESS BLACK
Duck! Here come the email bombs
What’s email bombing? Simply put, it’s a form of cyberattack that sends hundreds or thousands of messages to an email address in a single day. Email subscription bombing automatically subscribes victims to dozens o…
Population explosion might be an implosion
It’s an old story — the planet is overrun with people, polluting and overstraining its resources. People just won’t stop reproducing — so much that a population clock speeds along at an alarming rate. Today it’s ne…
Haste makes waste: The national health care software fiasco
By UYLESS BLACK
Haste makes waste
The national health care software fiasco