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MY TURN: North Idaho College is proof voting works
There will always be a need to safeguard the gemstone of our community.
The case against school bus seat belts
Within a few short weeks, the school board would like for us to approve a levy. A sizable amount of that levy is designated for use in buying buses with seat belts and retrofitting existing buses. But the real ques…
Remembering my friend, Jim Shepperd
Jim Shepperd was a friend of mine. His jovial antics and stories were always expected and welcomed. Knowing him for about 10 years, his friendship proved to be one of a lifetime. Of the many veterans here in North …
Family's war on Agent Orange continues after death
Agent Orange exposure is an ongoing war still being fought. As the widow of a veteran of Vietnam, it is hard for me to feel much pride without bitterness for my husband’s sacrifice, especially on Memorial Day or Ve…
Opinion: Proposed liquor license changes would be immoral and unfair
A few Idaho state legislators, including Luke Malek and Mary Souza are apparently behind trying to change the way liquor licenses are allotted by the state of Idaho. Behind this effort are lobbyists for big chain r…
How mastery-based learning can boost Idaho education
Amidst Idaho’s education challenges, one promising and innovative strategy that launched this school year educates our children in engaging, personalized, and …
'67 high school reunion blues
Alien abductions peak in the month of July. Is it a coincidence that is also the most popular month for high school reunions? I don’t think so.
Hitching Post nightmare concludes
There are times in life when a door of opportunity opens and you step through to seize the adventure that waits on the other side. We did that nearly 30 years ago, when we first started working at The Hitching Post…
Denney: Election integrity sacred in Idaho, other states
Unlike a lot of people in the political world, one measure of success for a secretary of state is getting zero media coverage — especially after elections.
Idaho should follow Tennessee's ed lead
While the Idaho Legislature debates a big tax cut, the Tennessee Legislature is looking toward investing big time in its citizens’ future and the economic future of the Volunteer State.
Courts should be wary of deference to the executive in national security
Looming in the background of the judiciary’s review of the constitutionality of President Trump’s controversial executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations, is the specter of the Supreme …
Gonna be a shootout at Supreme Court Corral
It gets downright depressing to see conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, oiling their guns, sharpening their knives and starting to circle each other in a modern day version of the legendary gunfi…
Obamacare: Facts, figures, and hand-wringing
I am responding to the My Turn article from Feb. 4.
Health care: So you think you're covered?
Do you like your health insurance plan? Do you feel secure?
Struck!
Idaho, God’s country.
Kill off Obamacare at your own peril
Running on a promise to repeal and replace the ACA (also know as Obamacare) in 2010, Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives. They said they had a plan to “repeal and replace” the ACA. They were …