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According to Marilyn Monroe, “Imperfection is beauty.” If only our world would agree with her. Thanks to advertisers, that isn’t the case. We …
In a few days, I get to celebrate another birthday. They’re not as fun as they used to be. In fact, they’re kind of scary. Another year has go…
Idaho — along with Utah, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tennessee —is one of five finalist states being considered to host one of three federally des…
Imagine a carnival game — let’s call it fill the bucket — where the object is to fill each bucket with colored balls until it tips and dumps o…
Idaho has every reason to be careful when the federal government starts talking about nuclear waste.
Local journalism took another punch to the gut this month. I was just sick to read about the layoffs at the Idaho Statesman newspaper out of B…
This year’s State Fair Parade reflected our enthusiasm for America’s 250th, festive from the first moment. First came rows of Scouts with Amer…
Twenty-five years ago this Friday, the world changed.
It is hard to believe 25 years have passed since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Idahoans Brady Kay Howell, of Sugar City, and Ronald J…
The Eastern Idaho State Fair is in town this week with all its highs and lows, joys and sorrows, and traditional weight gain. (Who can say no …
The diagnosis was not a surprise — well, yes it was, because, like many men with a health issue, we try to deny it or delay treatment when eve…
This afternoon when I popped in to check on my mom, she produced a letter from a small stack on her counter. “You have to see this,” she said …
If there’s a word to describe the opposite of a banner water year, 2026 was it. After an exceptionally hot and dry summer in 2025, Idaho farme…
A week ago Thursday, former state representative Greg Chaney drove over from Boise to speak to the Bonneville County Republican Central Commit…
I was shocked this week to find out that Bingham County does have a county fair separate from the Eastern Idaho State Fair. Even though I’ve b…
Imagine a young couple who built their first home in 2019. They had a couple of kids, stretched their budget, signed what felt like an enormou…
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Opinion: Why this Republican Latter-day Saint mother is voting yes on Proposition 1
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Another local freeway crash involving large animal sends at least two people to PMC
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Lawsuit next likely step for Hoku data center fight after City Council affirms denial a second time
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Preliminary hearing pushed to October for former Portneuf Valley Soccer Club president accused of embezzling $219K
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Raccoon attack leaves two Pocatello residents injured, prompts Fish and Game to urge caution around wildlife
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North Idaho investigators ‘deeply troubled’ as content creators prepare to release unredacted photos of Moscow crime scene
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Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet
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Two trucks collide on Interstate 15 near Blackfoot sending one person to hospital and partially shutting down freeway for hours
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GoFundMe campaigns started for families of local men who died in separate crashes
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Civic Hope Project to host three federal judges for free constitutional rights seminar
If you have been paying attention to media reports, many politicians, including some Republicans and those often-wrong pollsters, believe the …
I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise that the nature of war has shifted in the last half century — everything else seems to have changed.
If you are an activist group trying to convince Idahoans that our taxes are too high and need to be cut further, comparing Idaho’s 5.3% income…
There are time zones and daylight saving time zones. There are even times when we feel like we are in a Twilight Zone. I find there are also t…
When I first heard about Idaho qualifying for a possible nuclear innovation campus deal, I had a shiver of apprehension. Not because we couldn…
As we look for practical ways Idaho can help consumers with the cost of healthcare, there is one issue I hope makes the list: copay accumulato…
This race in Idaho is beginning to gather national attention. Andrew Yang has interviewed Todd Achilles on his podcast. There is an energy beh…
We are born with an ego — from a baby’s first cry to our death. Most can control their ego, protecting themselves and others from harm. Some g…
Human nature seems drawn to conformity. There’s security and power in “everyone is doing it” — a false appeal to the authority of “all.” Even …
What if I told you there is a movement underway to ban hunting, fishing, and ranching? A group in Oregon tried this year to get enough signatu…
Troy Jackson, the Maine Democratic Party prospective nominee for the Senate, is Graham Platner lite. Platner withdrew from the race to face in…
On July 24, we celebrate the day the first company of Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. It’s tempting to file this alongsi…
I spent last week in Boston, and the trip gave me an unexpected lesson in perspective.
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“We are the United States of America and there is nothing we can’t do if we do it together.”…
BLACKFOOT — David Peterson, DO, has reached an incredible milestone at Bingham Healthcare: 3…
When I was younger, so much younger than today (credit The Beatles for that lyric from “Help…
