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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…
OPINION: Dorothy Moon, fiscal conservative
The Idaho Republican Party has undergone a fiscal conservativism transformation, but some political establishment cronies are so habituated to spending that wh…
For those who answer the call
Although in my 40+ years in journalism, I've written over a million words, I find myself at a loss in recent days. There are no words to accurately describe ou…
Heat versus cold
With the summer season in full swing, we’re hearing about the extremely hot weather across the U.S., especially in the eastern portion of the country. June was…
OPINION: Anti-camping law is no friend to homeless
Stephanie Day, the executive director of CATCH, has worked the better part of two decades trying to solve the problem with homelessness in Southwest Idaho.
OPINION: Spotting propaganda
Politics is packed with propaganda, some blatant and some subtle. Often the propaganda will have a “tell” that makes it easier to spot. Once you are familiar w…
MY TURN: Don’t let party elitists cross you off
Here in Kootenai County, abuse of power is threatening to cancel you as a voter.
MY TURN: Loving your neighbor includes listening first
In response to the recent letter questioning the point of Pride: it seems there’s some confusion about what exactly LGBTQ+ people are proud of, and why Pride exists in the first place.
OPINION: There’s never a dull moment in the Idaho political scene nowadays
Idaho’s governing leadership certainly keeps things lively in these troubled times. In the last couple of months, we have witnessed JFAC, the legislative budge…
OPINION: Public lands unite us — if we let them
Idaho is home to something truly rare: vast, open, wild space. With nearly two-thirds of our state made up of public lands, Idaho is the kind of place people d…
Red, red robins come bobbin' along
Throughout the winter and spring we’ve seen more robins than usual in our trees and bird bath. Earlier this month, we noticed that a robin was building a nest …
It was a very dry spring of 2025
The first day of summer arrived Friday, June 20, at 4:42 p.m. On that day, the sun angle was the highest in the sky and the Northern Hemisphere experienced the…
MY TURN: Response to Jim Jones
Jim Jones must have a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). According to Psychiatrist Dr. Carol Lieberman, TDS should be added to the next Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Lieberman’s…
MY TURN: Democrat and Republican differences
I’m disgusted at the Republican individuals who constantly demonstrate their inability to distinguish between the word “ALL” and ‘SOME’, or the word “FREE” and “INEXPENSIVE.” Time and again some Republican will say…
OPINION: Trump flashback
It was 10 years ago this week that Trump rode down the golden escalator to announce his candidacy. In November 2015 I wrote the following “My Turn” essay whic…
MY TURN: Did we just witness a Color Revolution? No — we watched democracy work
Let’s be clear: what happened at North Idaho College wasn’t some shadowy “color revolution.” It was ordinary people doing what they’re supposed to do in a free republic — standing up, speaking out, and using the po…