Timely mail delivery is something on which people of every political persuasion should be able to agree. Read moreFix the rural mail delivery mess
“God has cared for these trees …but he cannot save them from fools.”— John Muir Read moreWhen giants fall, we must listen
The fight over ugly ended in Ketchum decades ago and, barring the arrival of some kind of economic desperation, it will remain settled. Read moreThe fight over ugly
I first met Mary Austin Crofts in the fall of 1992. I knew of Mary, of course, and the incredible work she had achieved as executive director … Read moreMary, the force behind our trail system and Galena Lodge
Idaho libraries are currently fighting three bills recently presented in the House and Senate. We are fighting not because we don’t believe in… Read morePublic libraries exist is to serve the entire community
The return of wolves to the West has always been contentious, and the deaths last fall of more than 40 cattle in western Colorado alarmed ranc… Read moreLet's tell the truth about those big, bad wolves
Hubris, engineering prowess and lack of information lead humans to believe things will always be as they are now. Nature is teaching a differe… Read moreClimate change proves nothing is as permanent as it seems
When he helped lead the charge to loosen bank regulations five years ago, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo forgot former President Ronald Reagan’s advice. Read moreCrapo forgot Reagan’s advice
It’s easy sport for politicians to complain about Washington, D.C. After all, D.C. is where so many ill-advised ideas are dreamt up and put in… Read moreDon't let feds make Idaho a vassal of California
Foresters and other proponents of logging assert that our forests are “unhealthy” and require active management to fix them. Read more'Chainsaw medicine' is not the answer
If Blaine County’s attempt to consolidate local ambulance services is to be successful, it will have to convince local fire services to leave … Read moreAmbulances and gator wrestlers
If laws and judicial rulings about abortion based on evidence, law, precedent and the U.S. Constitution really guided the nation, current rest… Read moreAbortion restrictions violate right to freedom of religion
Even from a distance it’s clear that an oil and gas well called “State Senate #2” in New Mexico has seen better days. The pumpjack sits idle, … Read moreChronicle of an abandoned oil and gas well
If the pandemic should have taught Americans anything, it’s not to take day-to-day life for granted. We didn’t learn the lesson. Instead, we s… Read moreIt’s time to lighten up
March 1 is the beginning of Women’s History Month. And it matters to me—a middle-aged, college-educated, white man, raised in upper middle-cla… Read moreHerstory
If the Idaho Legislature passes Senate Bill 1056, Idaho could become a place of fear and intimidation. Read moreNo place for armed militias
Dictionaries define McCarthyism as the political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to e… Read moreMcCarthyism 2.0 is on display
Each month, many contentious issues fill our Blaine County School District board meeting agenda. Few are as contentious as changing the school calendar. We are currently engaged in this process and have received hundreds of emails detailing the concerns of parents, many on the topic of a pot…
The move by the city of Ketchum to incorporate the Blaine County Housing Authority into its operations is a step that might rescue the authority from years of wallowing like a disabled boat in rough seas.
President Joe Biden’s long experience in foreign affairs enabled him to build the strong relationships he has used to return America to its place in the world as the premier defender of democratic countries in concert with our NATO allies.
Congratulations to the city of Sun Valley for their purchase of the Ellsworth property in Hailey! It will be a great place for workforce housing as well as preserving a beautiful historic building and landscape!
Idaho code states that “no person may allow a dog to take, chase, pursue, or kill any big game animal. Any dog found running at large and which is actively tracking, pursuing, harassing, attacking or killing deer or any other big game animal may be destroyed without criminal or civil liabili…
Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on earth. What we do in protecting or destroying any part of it in one place has long-reaching effects in another: the withering of our natural landscapes, destruction of fertile areas, disruption or loss of rivers, loss of…
On Jan. 20, the city of Sun Valley sent an unsigned letter on traffic concerns to Fairway Road neighbors. The unsigned letter was filled with misleading statements. It was insensitive and had a divisive tone, intended to pit neighbor against neighbor. While many residents questioned who sent…
When I worked as a prosecutor handling domestic violence cases, I was often asked the same question: “Why does she stay with him?” The answers are as simple as they are complex. Imagine being hit or verbally assaulted on a first date. If that were the case, there would be no second date and …
If the Idaho House of Representatives has its way, the Eggplant That Ate Chicago (look it up) will have to move over for the Great Potato That Ate Oregon.
Access to the courts and fair legal representation is the backbone of the American justice system. Unfortunately, as the legal community in Idaho well knows, our state is facing a federal judicial crisis caused by an overburdened court system that threatens access to justice.
People told me something I’ve never heard before as I was knocking on doors last year: “Stop the crazy!” Voters are concerned about increased extremism and inflammatory rhetoric in the Idaho Legislature: a fear-mongering alphabet soup of acronyms (CRT, SEL, DEI, ESG, etc.), witch hunt task f…
The Idaho Legislature is wasting precious time and tax money on bills that will never make it into law.
Recently, several Idaho legislators introduced bills that would protect Idaho children from adults bent on using our children as vehicles for a radical gender ideology.
Fox News is embroiled in a dispute it claims is about freedom of the press. However, it may turn out to be more about money than news reporting in a democracy.
Six people have died in avalanches in the United States since the snow started to fly this fall. Every year, an average of 27 people—skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers, snowshoers—die this way.
Idaho should get ready to pay for bigger prisons and more police, prosecutors and judges if the Legislature piles more restrictions on top of its draconian abortion ban.
The answer to the question of whether the city of Sun Valley should approve a rezone that will allow development of housing for private-school teachers is staring it in the face.
Small towns are an endangered species. As urban sprawl spreads, communities shift from a quaint home town into something that resembles a metropolis. In order to ensure our towns here in Blaine County are on the path towards sustainable growth, we must work together and communicate as a community.
The word “terrorist” evokes an image of shadowy operatives on foreign shores. For Americans, the danger is far more likely to come closer to home.
On the 12th of January, 2023, my daughter Ming died in Maui. All her life she had avoided doctors and medical matters, so that by the time a biopsy revealed the cancer it was very advanced. As we expected, she refused the radiation and chemotherapy and surgery she was automatically offered, …
We, the students of Sun Valley Community School’s Holocaust class, have spent the winter term learning about and engaging with the history surrounding the Holocaust, hoping to help others correctly remember the event and apply it to our lives and our day. We want people to fully understand t…
Scientists all over the globe are reporting that we are losing biological diversity, upon which our lives depend.
High on a mesa where everyone can see it, a trophy house is going up in the northern Colorado valley where I live. Some of my neighbors hear that the house will be as big as 15,000 square feet. Others say it will take three years to complete. Whether that is valley gossip or truth, the house…
Weldon Angelos was a low-level pot dealer in Utah when he was arrested for selling marijuana while carrying (but not using) a firearm. The charges carried a heavy mandatory minimum sentence: 55 years. The federal judge who had to impose the sentence for two drug transactions called it “unjus…
The Idaho Legislature and Gov. Brad Little kicked the anthill when they banned abortion in the state of Idaho and criminalized providers. Now they are trying to figure out how to round up the ants.
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