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In virus times, have Americans found a shared experience?
As an uneasy March unspooled, as coronavirus dread descended upon the United States, it became commonplace — and, for public figures, quite practical — to poin…
Guest opinion: Major response is required to COVID-19
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has challenged our sense of normalcy, and it has tested every institution of daily life we know. The crisis has had a major impact on the physical and economic health of our c…
Debra Saunders: Worst-Case Scenarios Aren't the Only Scenarios
WASHINGTON — In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a conference call on COVID-19 and warned, as The New York Times reported, that 160 million to 214 million Americans could become infecte…
Finding My Way: Really Bad Behavior
Last Sunday, in a carefree defiance of now-standard Covid-19 protocols, hundreds of people crammed into a parking garage at the Salt Lake City International Airport to welcome home missionaries of the Church of Jes…
Jim Hightower: Pandemic Profiteers, Trump and Peter Cottontail
Wartime profiteering is an especially vile form of corporate greed, yet it has been as common in our country as war itself.
Zito: Veterans Running for Office Put Pandemic Plight Before Politics
ALIQUIPPA, Penn. — Retired Army Capt. Sean Parnell, a decorated war veteran who served in combat in Afghanistan, found himself doing what he always does when he feels the need to serve.
Funeral homes might face capacity challenges as COVID-19 spreads
TWIN FALLS — Idaho reported its first coronavirus deaths Thursday. The grim reality is that the pandemic might cause an uptick in deaths in the Magic Valley soon. That uptick could bring challenges for mortuaries.
Mini-Cassia cities, counties restrict public access to buildings during COVID-19 pandemic
BURLEY — City officials outlined their plan for employees during a phone meeting after Gov. Brad Little issued an order this week for people to stay at home during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Rural Idaho towns ask visitors to stay away during pandemic. But are people listening?
BOISE — In a Tuesday virtual town hall with Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a caller identified as Ginger from McCall urged Little to keep visitors from areas already infected with coronavirus away from small, rural towns …
Shockwaves from COVID-19 will hit food pantries for months
TWIN FALLS — As the stockpiling of food and supplies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic caused bare grocery store shelves and called into question the stability of the food supply, those who already struggle to h…
ELAINE CERNY: MY GARDEN PATH — Got spring fever yet?
Spring is creeping ever closer. Don’t let April Fool’s Day scare you. It’s just another day. Also a chance to pull a joke on someone.
Trying to soften the blow
No contingency plan prepared George Skandalos for the dire circumstances facing the two Moscow restaurants and bar he co-owns.
COVID-19 claims lives of two Nez Perce County residents
Two coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston.
Need for blood donations remains high
Even though businesses and other social activities have shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for blood donations has not.
McDonald's says goodbye, for now, to all-day breakfasts (copy)
McDonald’s plans to temporarily slim down its menu during the coronavirus pandemic — and it appears all-day breakfast is a casualty.