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MY TURN: Republicans do the splits
Here's how to fix the damaging divide in local GOP
OPINION: This bill is a referendum slayer
Oppose HB 652
OPINION: Democrats competing everywhere in 2024
Democrats will challenge in all state legislative districts.
Planting peas and parading on St. Patrick's Day
Back in the day, my late mother, Alice Rankin, was a master gardener, teaching classes through the county extension office.
Celtic justice had a feminine side
When Americans think of the Irish we imagine a stereotypical sense of fun. Shamrocks, jigs, and green Guinness. Corned beef and shepherd’s pie.
Earthquakes in the Midwest with threats in the Northwest
Recently, residents in the Midwest have been concerned about the recent increase in earthquake activity in southern Illinois. Since the middle of November of 2…
MY TURN: NO on HB 652! WHY is the Idaho Legislature so eager to SILENCE voters?
On March 5, 2024, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 652 restricting citizen initiatives to the House floor, recommending passage.
MY TURN: Mega floods, massive basalt flows and monarch butterflies
Twenty years ago Bill Buley of the Coeur d’Alene Press wrote an article titled, “Noah Next Door” (2004). The article was on worldwide catastrophism and geological methods.
Marty and Max: Inspect over suspect
One of the greatest moments in sports history was when the 1988 Dodgers beat the mighty A’s to win the World Series. Analytics had not yet taken over the game …
OPINION: Caucus saboteurs
Last Saturday, thanks to efforts by the Idaho Republican Party, nearly 40,000 Idaho Republicans were able to cast their vote for their preferred Presidential C…
OPINION: Budget amendment no easy sell
Elected officials weigh pros, cons of Constitutional Convention
OPINION: Attorney General Labrador has no business meddling in election security
House Bill 470 would create an “Office of Election Crimes and Security” in Raul Labrador’s office. That would certainly be a waste of taxpayer dollars. The off…
MY TURN: How to empower social workers
Social workers tackle some of society's toughest problems
OPINION: Disaffected Rs, this one's for you
You might be pleasantly surprised what the Democratic Party has to offer.
Are power lunches still powerful?
The era of the three martini lunch is long past but doing lunch with clients, customers or prospects is still a thing, or is it?