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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: Remembering Sen. Steve Symms
Steve Symms’ mark on Idaho politics was undeniable and his 1980 stunning victory over Sen. Frank Church was historic. Church was the last Idaho Democrat to hol…
OPINION: Ignorant, brainwashed or lying
When I hear a progressive say something that is obviously untethered from the truth I consider whether that person is ignorant, brainwashed or lying. Ignorant …
OPINION: Live from the Democratic National Convention
This week, I'm writing to you from the heart of Chicago, where the feeling is electric as Democrats make history.
MY TURN: The facts about Prop 1
There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about the Open Primaries proposition (Prop 1) that will be on the ballot in November. Most of the accusations, including those printed in opinion letters in the Coeur d’A…
OPINION: The Open Primaries Initiative won’t cause gun control, warts or balding
Political fearmonger Greg Pruett has been trying to scare voters away from the Open Primaries Initiative (OPI) with the preposterous claim that it will bring g…
The birthday boys' half century of celebration
When I first began penning this column for the Tribune in the early 1990s and later The Press, I would occasionally wish friends a happy birthday, especially i…
sholeh: Can nonprofits get political?
Questions arise when churches are involved
New ways of hail research
Thunderstorm season continues across the U.S. east of the Rockies. For the 2024 season, there have been 1,344 tornadoes spawned from severe thunderstorms, comp…
HUCKLEBERRIES: A light in the dark
On Aug. 17, 1959, Irene Bennett’s world caved in. At 11:37 that night, Irene, her husband, Purley, and their four children were sleeping on the banks of the Ma…
MY TURN: Regan out of new material
Like Donald Trump, Mr. Regan appears to be running out of new material. His Opinion of Aug. 9 is the same old, boring, negative propaganda, threats and disinformation.
OPINION: Risch: Don’t trust Harris with foreign policy
Vice President Kamala Harris may be the Democratic Party’s brightest star at the moment, but the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says …
OPINION: True cost of Prop 1
Do you want Idaho to spend $40 million dollars on new electronic vote tabulation machines made by Dominion Voting Systems? According to the Secretary of State,…
Mainlining pickleball
One of the reasons pickleball is so addictive is that it’s super easy to learn and start playing right away
OPINION: U.S. restraints on Ukraine hamstring its defense against Putin’s war
Ukraine’s recent cross-border attack on Russia highlights a serious problem in its ability to defend against Vladimir Putin’s genocidal war. The U.S and its NA…
MY TURN: A plea for a return to sanity
When I was in the fourth grade, two girls from the grade above mine had a disagreement over the color of Uniforms. One wanted gold and one wanted blue. So, we girls divided into two camps and quit speaking and play…