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MY TURN: 'Have you no decency?
May 20, 2023 1 a.m.

MY TURN: 'Have you no decency?

In 1954, after years of successfully smearing innocent people, ruining lives and careers, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy launched a new attack against an unlikely target — the United States Army. Unlike his other victims, the Army had the power and influence to fight back.

Laying siege to Idaho education isn’t a home-grown war. It’s imported by conflict entrepreneurs
April 22, 2022 3:09 p.m.

Laying siege to Idaho education isn’t a home-grown war. It’s imported by conflict entrepreneurs

Wealthy out-of-state interest groups aim to destroy the credibility of public education and ultimately weaken and privatize our local schools

We have all witnessed the dysfunction, vitriol, and attacks on education in the Legislature, at local school board meetings, and even at one of our community colleges which has landed it on probation and left it without a functioning board of trustees.

Op-Ed: Legislators failing constitutional duty with schools
February 27, 2022 1 a.m.

Op-Ed: Legislators failing constitutional duty with schools

Sometimes you wonder if certain members of the Idaho Legislature have even read the Idaho Constitution.

Guest Opinion: The importance of education to all Idahoans
January 30, 2022 1 a.m.

Guest Opinion: The importance of education to all Idahoans

Two recent studies should put to rest the debate about how important education is to Idaho’s citizens, economy, and quality of life.

Op-Ed: How Idaho should invest $1.4B windfall
September 5, 2021 1 a.m.

Op-Ed: How Idaho should invest $1.4B windfall

What would Idaho’s companies do if they had a $1.4 billion windfall?

Don't buy into the failure story line
February 25, 2020 midnight

Don't buy into the failure story line

We have heard a lot at the Legislature this year about our schools being poor, our student outcomes being weak, and about little progress being made in education. Unfortunately, this storyline serves the purpose of those who advocate for the elimination or weakening of our public schools.