Cleaning up political dirty laundry

Marvin George Miller’s Laundry List published on Dec. 11 is hopelessly stuck in the spin cycle. He buys uncritically whatever the Conservative spin-doctors tell him without a shade of truth. In fact, he doesn’t even present such easily checkable facts as the number of abortions Planned Parenthood performs and it never enters his mind to check the number of abortions Planned Parenthood prevents each year by information about contraception. So, let’s apply the detergent of reality to his “dirty laundry.”

Contrarian's case

Why U.S. could dip into recession

OPINION: School voucher promoters smell blood in the water

Those promoting schemes to use Idaho taxpayer money to pay for private and religious schooling appear to be gearing up for a decisive push in the 2025 legislative session. A variety of out-of-state, dark-money groups helped to defeat several home-grown Idaho legislators who were dedicated to improving Idaho’s public schools. Those defeats may have frightened Idaho’s Governor and Superintendent of Schools to buy into the schemers’ plans to raid the Idaho treasury to benefit private and religious schools.

For the love of lefse

Trinity Lutheran Church continues tradition of making Norwegian flatbread to be sold at November bazaar

For the love of lefse

Analysts: Tax deal should help economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - The tax deal struck by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans essentially gives Americans a pay raise - pumping money into the economy almost immediately and probably creating hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next two years, economists say.

Long train running

Aging transit systems grapple with repair backlog as use increases

Apples and oranges - and knobby tires

Mountain bike technology has come a long way in 30 years

I was in my early 20s when I purchased my first mountain bike. This was the mid-1980s, and the sport had just gone mainstream, with bikes actually for sale in many retail bike shops around the country.

Tale of two economies

China's economic might empowers Hu on return visit

WASHINGTON - Chinese President Hu Jintao's bargaining power has strengthened since he last visited Washington in 2006. He can credit China's explosive growth, coupled with economic misfortunes in the United States.

Retiring into financial insecurity

Social Security from a lifetime of wages doesn't cover rent

For nearly 60 years Cheryl McTaggert has been serving others, but now she is trying to plan her retirement. “It’s going to be tight for the rest of my life,” she said.

Over half of Idaho COVID-19 deaths linked to long-term care facilities

BOISE — State officials said during Tuesday’s AARP telephone conference that 58% of Idaho’s COVID-19 deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities.

King Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent times AP-US-King-Day-Service, 1st Ld-Writethru

ATLANTA (AP) — Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration

Obama appeals to Iranian people via Internet video

WASHINGTON - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.

Republicans go on attack - against others in GOP

Doctor: more info, testing needed to combat coronavirus

Vaccines not the answer, Mills tells commissioners

'If It Fits Your Macros'

In the last few weeks I have covered the three areas that most commonly challenge us when it comes to good nutrition. These three areas are, eating habits, discipline in what and how much we eat and our unique nutritional requirements.

Lawmakers advance plan to jumpstart economy

Measure would give businesses tax incentives for creating jobs

BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter's three-year plan to jumpstart the economy by giving businesses tax incentives to create new jobs is headed to the Idaho House for debate.

Midtown goes Irish

COEUR d'ALENE - St. Patrick's Day is exactly four weeks from today, but Walter "Duke" Keith's new restaurant already has the decorations for the greenest holiday of the year up.

The Front Row with Jim Litke March 30, 2010

Big Ben can't plead the fifth with commish

The best thing Ben Roethlisberger has going for him at the moment is Tiger Woods.

Capsaicin: Mixed results for arthritis pain relief

Ask Dr. K

Taking a long look at ballots

Write-in count begins in Alaska Senate race

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska election officials began counting more than 92,500 write-in ballots Wednesday in a Senate race that may hinge on voters' penmanship and their ability to spell "Murkowski."