Editorial
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What an Idaho school funding lawsuit might look like
It is not inevitable that the Idaho Legislature will invite a school funding lawsuit, but legislators appear at th…
Lunch with the Mayor: An open invitation to the public
This article is the last installment of a four-part series through October describing my goals and priorities as mayor of Sandpoint. Those are: 1) Engage the public to address community concerns 2) Improve the loca…
Lunch with the Mayor: An open invitation to the public
This article is the third of a four-part series describing my goals and priorities as mayor of Sandpoint. Those are: 1) Engage the public to address community …
Buckeye State charter school fraud coming to Idaho
One can’t blame the Albertson Foundation for wanting to avoid an appearance that it continues meddling in public affairs. After spending years in an effort mea…
Lunch with the mayor: an open invitation
This is the first of four weekly articles during the month of October describing my goals and priorities for the city of Sandpoint. This series is in preparati…
Idaho solution allows accessible health care
Obamacare has not worked for Idahoans. Since Obamacare has become law, premiums have gone up exorbitantly, without a corresponding increase in quality of healt…
Tales of heroin and one long, hot summer
Salt Lake learned that there was black-tar heroin in the city when a convenience store clerk reported an overdose death in their bathroom. The man had obviously succumbed within seconds of his lethal injection as t…
Idaho leading way to reduce fires, add jobs
As wildfire season winds down in Idaho and other parts of the West, one initiative ramping up in Idaho has the potential to tamp down fears about the future of federal lands that make up so much of our state.
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An open letter to Regional Forester, United States Forest Service, Region 1
The Idaho sportsmen's gift to conservation
Getting a fishing or hunting license is a rite of passage for thousands of Idaho boys and girls. While it seems like a small thing (a combined hunting and fishing license in Idaho costs $33.50 according to Fish & G…
Prevention, treatment work; people recover
Prevention works. Treatment is effective. People recover.
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As a recent retiree who moved to North Idaho from the Midwest, I have been interested in the discussion about the Wilderness designation of the Scotchman Peaks area. I have vacationed here consistently for over 20 …
Idaho is big contender for business options
Northern Idaho has a fast-growing aerospace industry that supplies parts to airplane manufacturers like Boeing. Lewiston is the hub for advanced manufacturing for the timber industry, utility industry and gun parts…
Let's believe the best about each other
I wanted to share with you a few thoughts about the recent congressional baseball shooting in Virginia. Since I first learned of the shooting, my thoughts and prayers have been with House Majority Whip Steve Scalis…
All sides working to stop foreign invaders
Benjamin Franklin famously said that a “penny saved is a penny earned.” This centuries-old wisdom is relevant today in Idaho where Democrats and Republicans are working together to fight the single most potentially…
Show respect to those with opposing views
Regarding L.A. Times reporter Steven Borowiec tweeting the following: