Opinion
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Honoring those behind Idaho's historic election
The Nov. 5 general election was a historic milestone for Idaho. With over 900,000 ballots cast, we achieved the hi…
Second Amendment keeps us protected
In light of the recent wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, let us here in the U.S.A. take some comfort in our Second Amendment and the freedom it helps to secure. It’s not lost on me that both the Ukrainian and Is…
Voters should 'West Bonner' extremist candidates in November
The voters of West Bonner County School District (WBCSD) are still working to clean up the wreckage caused to their school system by a board of trustees inspir…
ITD needs to keep highway corridors safe
So glad to see burning of fields, it’s one way to help keep fires under control, save homes and lives.
IRS's destruction of documents hurt taxpayers
In 2021, the Internal Revenue Service made an unwise — and frankly, disturbing — decision to intentionally destroy 30 million paper-filed tax documents without…
We can do better than Russ Fulcher
We need to do better than Fulcher, who sees breaking the system as a solution. We don't have to destroy the system to fix it: just vote. It works.
It is time for congressional term limits
Because of 40 years of congressional history and recent events, it is time for a comprehensive and extensive reform of Congress.
How MUSTIE helps a middle school library trim its shelves
Boundary County Middle School principal Mark Fisk shares the MUSTIE system for trimming the middle school library shelves.
Open primaries will strengthen, heal political parties
Here’s a hot take: the open primary initiative will actually strengthen and heal our political parties, not destroy them (regardless of what Scott and Dorothy say).
Grieving family thanks community response after loss
We would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions and sympathy for our mom, Anna May Spalding.
IRS must better protect Idaho taxpayers
Taxpayers have certain fundamental rights when it comes to dealing with the Internal Revenue Service, including the right to privacy and the right to confident…
Reclaim Idaho neither grassroots, non-partisan
Contrary to Clarice McKenny's letter, Reclaim Idaho is neither grassroots or non-partisan.
Strengthening community pharmacy access for Idahoans
When Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, Part D, was created 20 years ago, the program was intended to protect Idaho seniors’ ability to access the pharmacy …
Stop trying to change county into what you left
There are many things that must be broached regarding our county. Unfortunately, one letter isn't going to cover them all. So I'll pick the more obvious issue.
Every day should be Voter Registration Day
In my opinion, because one in four American citizens is not registered to vote, every day should be Voter Registration Day. I learned about this firsthand, leading the Boundary County team of volunteers in getti…
Welcome to Idaho, now it's time to relax
This is an open letter to those of you who have arrived in Idaho since 2019. Welcome. You have arrived in a sanctuary state, not like the sanctuary cities from which you escaped that were sanctuaries for illegal im…