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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…
MY TURN: Medicaid expansion isn’t broken
The legislature is back in session and putting the Medicaid Expansion back on the chopping block. We know the voters approved it, many of our legislators don’t…
OPINION: The fall of the Lava Ridge project
Idaho’s congressional delegation has spent years battling with the Biden administration and the Bureau of Land Management over the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Proje…
OPINION: Whining
The Trump victory has resulted in a seismic shift in the direction of the country. Domestic, regional, international and economic policies have taken a new dir…
MY TURN: Putting minors in harm's way
Is the CLN board banning books from our public libraries? No. Books are being challenged all over our state, but a challenge is not a book ban. A challenge occurs when a parent or guardian exercises their right of …
MY TURN: Hayden lacks good governance
How does a small city manage unanticipated growth while ensuring quality, sustainable services for all its citizens? The city of Hayden is facing this dilemma. Growth is already straining the infrastructure, servic…
OPINION: Private school subsidies will produce a few winners and many losers
Let’s be honest. The push to require Idaho taxpayers to subsidize private and religious schooling is not about “choice.” Experience in voucher states indicates…
OPINION: With malice toward none; with charity for all
In the spirit of working together to build something bigger than ourselves — a more perfect and bipartisan union — the Kootenai County Democrats are reaching a…
Listen to your body, life is a blessing
In January 2008, I was emceeing the Post Falls Chamber's Annual Banquet at Templin's Resort. During the evening, I felt a bit clammy and muddleheaded, but fini…
There's more snow near the gulf states than North Idaho
January has produced some amazing and unbelievable weather patterns across the U.S. The lower elevations of North Idaho continue to struggle for snow as only 8…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Opportunities to play
Arnold (Red) Halpern’s name is on the Rock of Fame at Memorial Field. But it probably should be on something else, too: a park, a softball field, a building.
MY TURN: Just say no
During this legislative session in Boise, there will be strong lobbying efforts to convince legislators to ask for an “Article V convention.”
OPINION: Public demands choice, says GOP leader
Sen. Lori Den Hartog of Meridian, the new Senate Republican leader, has identified the best reason why political leaders — from the governor on down — are back…
MY TURN: Idaho already has School Choice
Can we stop referring to it as “School Choice?” Idaho families already have school choice. If you want to attend a public school; you have that choice. If you …
OPINION: Winning
Jan. 20, 2025, was one of the best days for Republicans, and the country, in a long time. We now have an actual president, not a titular sock puppet that signs…
MY TURN: To the Honorable Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo
Senators are now evaluating President Trump’s nominees for federal offices. Senator Risch said many interesting things in a recent news interview that bear on that process.