On September 3rd, I was privileged to attend the grand opening of Meta’s new data center in Kuna, Idaho. It was a gathering of community membe…
Perhaps one of the most contentious words in the American political lexicon is the A word… Abortion. The word elicits strong emotions across t…
Which is more dangerous: artificial intelligence, or government intervention in artificial intelligence?
I suspect you do. After all, our species evolved in nature and for tens of thousands of years we humans lived in nature-created environments. …
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.
Empathy, to Charlie Kirk, meant trying to feel someone else’s pain or sorrow as if it were your own. Charlie said, “I think empathy is a made-…
State supreme court decisions about acceptable language used to define ballot initiatives — an issue not just in Idaho but elsewhere too — may…
As I prepare to leave Idaho, and particularly Pocatello, I have been borderline maudlin. It is time to go, and new adventures are calling, but…
Wednesday, Sept. 16The popular Edson Fichter Nature Talks series is returning to Pocatello on Wednesdays in September. This week’s topic is “B…
I couldn’t tell you what I had for dinner last night, but I remember September 11, 2001.


