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Opinion: Idaho town sees major tech investment with new data center
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Opinion: Idaho town sees major tech investment with new data center

  • SAM CARDWELL | Guest Columnist
  • Updated Sep 25, 2026

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…

Opinion: Wage growth and purchasing power: Which states lead the way?
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Opinion: Wage growth and purchasing power: Which states lead the way?

  • SAM CARDWELL | Guest Columnist
  • Updated Sep 23, 2026

Newly released data shows that two out of the top three states for average hourly wage growth in the nation are in our region. This is good ne…

Opinion: America 250: A republic, if we can keep it
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Opinion: America 250: A republic, if we can keep it

  • SAM CARDWELL | Guest Columnist
  • Updated Jul 6, 2026

As we reflect on the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding, a look back at the debates and wisdom of our founders is instructive for our…

Opinion: Trump at the correspondents' dinner
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Opinion: Trump at the correspondents' dinner

  • Cal Thomas
  • Updated Apr 24, 2026

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is usually a predictable affair. Journalists and celebrities gather to reinforce their credentials as p…

Opinion: The pope, three cardinals and the Iran war
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Opinion: The pope, three cardinals and the Iran war

  • Cal Thomas
  • Updated May 20, 2026

“ar is Hell,” said Union General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1879.

Opinion: Pope Leo's flawed war doctrine
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Opinion: Pope Leo's flawed war doctrine

  • Cal Thomas
  • Updated Apr 10, 2026

Pope Leo XIV used part of his Palm Sunday message to castigate the United States for attempting to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power and…

Opinion: Debunking the lone wolf 'myth'
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Opinion: Debunking the lone wolf 'myth'

  • Cal Thomas
  • Updated Apr 3, 2026

Since the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001, government officials have said their greatest fear is self-radicalized individuals they call “lone wo…

Opinion: Lessons from the Vietnam War for Iran
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Opinion: Lessons from the Vietnam War for Iran

  • Cal Thomas
  • Updated Mar 31, 2026

We Americans are an impatient lot. If we must engage in warfare, we would prefer it be wrapped up in weeks, not months, and certainly not year…

Opinion: The political instant replay
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Opinion: The political instant replay

  • Cal Thomas
  • Updated Mar 27, 2026

In sports, the instant replay was invented and first used by a man named Tony Verna on the Dec. 7, 1963, broadcast of the Army-Navy football g…

Opinion: What if those Iranian bombs had nuclear warheads?
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Opinion: What if those Iranian bombs had nuclear warheads?

  • Cal Thomas
  • Updated Mar 17, 2026

Criticism of President Trump’s bombing campaign against the Iranian regime continues from most Democrats and a few Republicans. There was a ti…

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