Way back a half-century ago, when I arrived at the University of Idaho, the cost of a higher education was not a big concern.
State supreme court decisions about acceptable language used to define ballot initiatives — an issue not just in Idaho but elsewhere too — may…
Darrell Manning, who died last month at 94, was smack in the middle of Idaho’s hot and pivotal politics of the 60s. He served four terms as a …
We know what Idaho voters — in the aggregate — thought of Donald Trump in the last three presidential elections: They backed him 66.9 percent …
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…
You watch the bus go by and take it for granted. Most people do, most of the time, whether we use it at the moment or not.
It’s funny, and quite sad, how America is focused on short-term issues and continually fails to address long-term problems. Our highest priori…
ead the fine print and pay attention to the stuff they tell you at the end of the pitch.
I've spent the majority of my career managing water on the Snake River in Idaho, and I can tell you plainly: this year is different.


