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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 …
A family reunion with a new friend
According to the U.S. Census Bureau America’s population is over 327 million. Of those, there are only 27,989 people with the surname Rankin. A few weeks ago, WWII veteran Dan Rankin captured the hearts of just abo…
We will hunt them down?
A recent Guest Editorial by two Democrat Boise legislators offered a highly distorted, reckless, incendiary partisan take on Idaho’s new Medicaid expansion bil…
Haste makes waste
By UYLESS BLACK
A joke a day can keep the doc away, Bill attests
Want to boost your immune system? Try comedy.
Large hail a rarity in North Idaho
Several weeks ago, I wrote about our thunderstorm season. So far, we haven’t seen any thunderstorm development across the Inland Northwest. All the severe weather has been over the southern U.S. as three tornado ou…
DirecTV and AT&T scammers are canvassing neighborhoods again
Last year, “representatives” claiming to be from AT&T were canvassing local neighborhoods telling residents that they have to get their current DirecTV box changed out in order to continue to receive service. The s…
A common sense immigration proposal from Mike Simpson
Congressman Mike Simpson has once again distinguished himself as the member of Idaho’s Congressional delegation who can think for himself. Simpson reportedly t…
Voters, petition-signers: Do your own research
I’m writing this in response to Anne Patterson’s opinion piece, printed on April 12, 2019, regarding why she didn’t sign the Prop 2 petition. I’m happy that Ms…
There is a bright side to the Medicaid sideboards
A good number of people — especially on the Democratic side — have good reason to be seething over the passage and governor’s signing of the controversial “sideboards” law that goes with Medicaid expansion. But the…
Your wits will serve you against a fake process server
I recently received an email from a reader who let me know she received a call from someone claiming to be a process server. He informed her she would be served on a certain day between 3 and 5 p.m. She wanted to c…
Happy Easter: Now, here's a spanking
Beyond bunnies and eggs, a few of Easter’s lesser known facts:
Farewell to a friend and mentor
Main Street, April 8, 2015:
Rulebreaking and Lawmaking: The 2019 #IDLEG story
The 2019 legislative session tied for the third longest session in Idaho’s history. But it likely broke the record for the worst damage to the faith of people …
MEDICAID EXPANSION: A hand up, not a handout
This is in response to the My Turn guest opinion by Anne Patterson on Friday, April 12. Her opinion was that we don’t need to expand Medicaid for there is money out there for people to use to get proper health care…
MLP: Facts behind taxing phrases
Feeling a little poorer today? Odds are each April 15 nets a bigger payment or smaller refund than the average American hoped for.