Opinion
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OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
IDAHO: Save Our Schools Town Hall
Idaho public schools are underfunded plain and simple. Schools, administrators and teachers all scramble to get the funding they deserve. All of us who support the local school levies are being taken advantage of b…
OPINION: Be a voter to your core
At the birth of our nation, 56 men pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to the ideal of self-determination. They wanted a say in their own governanc…
EDITORIAL: Be aware of ingredients in kratom
U.S. health officials are cracking down on an opioid-related ingredient being added to drinks, supplements and other products. The FDA said Tuesday it will recommend that the ingredient be banned under federal law.…
BULLY: Canvasback Congress
Congress is down! Beginning the count, 1-2-3-4-5 …
TRAFFIC: Deadly intersection at Highway 41 and Scarcello Road
Once again another horrific accident at the intersection of Highway 41 and Scarcello Road, and I am watching Life Flight go over my house. It is time to get past the excuses of why we can’t put a light or roundabou…
SCORES: Idaho Department of Education releases 2025 ISATs
The author was correct to begin the article by stating “overall scores remained mostly stable when compared to last year’s results.” However, I take issue with the author’s subsequent interpretation of the most rec…
EDITORIAL: The practice of the better
In line with a recent Editorial, I’d like to add these: The best criticism of the (whatever you disagree with) is the practice of the better. Oppositional energy only creates more of the same.
EDITORIAL: 'Out of these ashes beauty will rise'
Employees, some who worked there for more than 20 years, gradually drifted away. It was a difficult departure. Those who worked there speak of the family-like environment, the camaraderie, the loyal customers, the …
IDAHO: Trash, weeds everywhere
IDAHO: Trash, weeds everywhere
THANKS: In memory of Dr. James C. Dobson
THANKS: In memory of Dr. James C. Dobson
FASCISM: Democracy is in peril
FASCISM: Democracy is in peril
AMERICANS: We have a choice
AMERICANS: We have a choice
FASCISM: Crack open a history book
FASCISM: Crack open a history book
VOUCHERS: Save our schools
VOUCHERS: Save our schools
OPINION: Don’t change Idaho — let Idaho change you
There’s a saying you’ll hear more than once in our state: “Don’t change Idaho, let Idaho change you.” It’s not meant to scare off newcomers or tell anyone they…