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Columns
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'Tis the season of shopping and gratitude
It's Thanksgiving Eve and there are four categories of people today. Those who are traveling, those who are grocer…
Documents and presidents: What are the rules?
It’s almost second nature to take work home. Billions of people do. Especially when your job never really turns off, when an electing public expects you to be …
He ain't heavy ...
For decades, I’ve described the subject of this column as whatever amuses, annoys or inspires me in any given week. Sometimes it’s whatever has broken my heart.
OPINION: Anti-institutionalism cripples rather than builds
Those of us who watched the GOP struggle and finally elect Kevin McCarthy to succeed Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives may have noted tha…
OPINION: Speaker Moyle settles into new role
After 15 years as House majority leader and 24 years in the Legislature, Rep. Mike Moyle of Star has taken one of the two most powerful positions in the Idaho …
Have a bunny new year
Xin (“shin”) nian kuai-le, you cuddly rabbits.
Record cold and the ozone layer
We may see the “tale of two winters” before the snow season ends later this year.
Huckleberries
The news during the morning services that Sunday stunned the St. Pius X congregation.
OPINION: Blame Game Fear
“Fear is the mind killer.” Frank Herbert Fear is a powerful motivator, which is why fear is often deployed as a tool for persuasion, particularly in politics …
OPINION: What’s with the Mountain States Policy Center big-spending plan? Part 2
The Mountain States Policy Center, which bills itself as a “free-market-oriented think tank,” has been promoting what it calls a “school choice” plan. The word…
'Panda mating fails. Veterinarian takes over.'
Just wait for it. Full disclosure: I’m a nerd. Libraries are heaven on Earth. Encyclopedias, exciting (with attention spans so short these days, a few paragrap…
There's no place like home for nonagenarian
One of my favorite people whom I’ve never met is Jim Carkhuff.
OPINION: State GOP leaders are complicit in NIC's downfall
“...we’ve given a lot of ground to the enemy…” - Ron Mendive, House Representative, District 3 “…for one of the few times that I can remember, we have an o…
OPINION: Rules, rules, rules!
I want you to know about the rules and what the State GOP, and possibly your county central committees, have been doing. It is important that you know because …
MLP: Repeat it again?
Like sunshine to the desk-chained office drudge, like the length of this sentence, useless words are tantamount to frustration for Your Mrs. Language Person. T…
Moisture still going to the south of North Idaho
What a difference a month makes across the Inland Northwest.