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Editorial
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EDITORIAL: Getting through the parent trap
Help can come through many sources - including you
editorial: School year opening to tough test
A note of optimism would be great right now. Great, but completely unrealistic.
Op-Ed: How Idaho should invest $1.4B windfall
What would Idaho’s companies do if they had a $1.4 billion windfall?
Op-Ed: Decouple and reindustrialize
“BEEP!” This is the sound of one of my school’s AED heart-restarting devices, whose battery had run down. “BEEP!” Again, a few moments later.
Op-Ed: Another third-to-half a million of public money down the drain
The Idaho Supreme Court delivered a resounding blow for democracy of, by and for the people on Aug. 23, declaring the Legislature’s bill to throttle the initia…
Must-see TV: NIC board meetings
The Aug. 31 episode left everyone scratching their heads - especially the NIC president.
Op-Ed: Malek not backing down in lt. gov. bid
I have talked with a few people who are hoping that former state Rep. Luke Malek of Coeur d’Alene would drop out of the race for lieutenant governor, clearing …
Election season is here again
And here's what you need to know.
Op-Ed: The fall of coronavirus in Idaho: Once more unto the breach!
The valiant struggle of today’s healthcare workers against the coronavirus hearkens back to one of the toughest enemies George Washington faced while fighting …
Judiciary cleans up two nasty messes
Citizens the ultimate winners, but for how long?
Op-Ed: Expert confusion weakening America
Many of us find ourselves looking around our home town and the wider world, wondering why so little seems to work as it should.
Praise for Dan, the character man
His mission to build character is making an impact locally.
Op-Ed: Sometimes our 'personal choice' must give way to the good of the public
During an Aug. 18 meeting of the Nampa City Council, a councilman voiced what has become a familiar refrain of late, saying that people should have the “personal choice” of whether to mask up or get vaccinated.
Tip o' the cap to Mr. Tyler
We opposed him, he won — and now taxpayers are winning.
Op-Ed: Would you go to war to save my children and yours?
If an armed and dangerous enemy of our great state and nation were found to be amassing at our borders, determined to harm our most vulnerable, would you join …
Giving 'til it hurts can feel great
Do-gooders, this editorial's for you.