Passion drives teaching

When an industry or profession experiences fundamental, perhaps foundational, change, it can impose a great strain on one's passion for it. We're experiencing that in the newspaper industry nationwide; not only do …

Snowbirds are odd ducks

Wanting to escape the cold winter here in Idaho, my husband and I decided to try being snowbirds in Mesa, Ariz. It was mostly a very rewarding experience as the people are friendly and everyone is looking for new f…

An amazing duck recipe

Sitting in an Asian restaurant in a nondescript strip-mall in the U district of Seattle I wonder, why? Why did I choose to open this door? Why did I decide to stay? Why did someone decide this token of American sim…

Constitution religion clauses inspire debate - and controversy

Soldiers from nearly 100 years ago

As always, the Cowboy Breakfast at the old Pleasantview School brought interesting people with wonderful stories.

Going our own way

Many of us have fought against the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) since its inception. Idaho was one of the first states to file a lawsuit challenging the act's constitutionality, but when the U.S. Supreme Cou…

Critiquing the 'evidence' on evolution

In response to Mr. Fulton's and Mr. Ortmann's letters to the editor:

Trust: All in a name?

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but Shakespeare's message may be lost in day-to-day reality. If parents want to bring their kids the most advantage, they need to name them accordingly - so suggest some…

Polar bears are being threatened by thick ice

What goes around weatherwise (and otherwise), comes around. It's all about recurring cycles that return like 'clockwork,' frequent climate changes.

Division, discrimination continue unabated

Where are we and where are we going? To start, we are as usual, so divided it is simply astounding that the country can function at all.

A farewell wish

Everybody is an expert on education, and because public schools have listened to all the "experts" they suffer from an identity crisis that threatens to pull them apart.

Maximum effort on minimum wage drive

As RaiseIdaho's founder, I would like to officially thank all the volunteers and organizations who participated in our effort to bring raising the minimum wage to a higher level discussion for citizens throughout I…

Needed: GOP political unity and openness

I read with interest the recent column in The Press, from Ruthie Johnson entitled, "Wanted: Political Unity." She has a well-earned reputation for her hard work for the Idaho Republican Party over her decades of se…

Concerns emerging on Common Core

I admit I'm a little late to the party and should have been paying attention before now. I've heard some chatter about Common Core and there were some things that concerned me, but overall (on the surface) the Comm…