All it takes is a spark to ignite a wildfire in today’s desert and forest tinder. People in Idaho and the Wood River Valley must do everything… Read more
As President Donald Trump continues to recklessly paint mail-in ballots as nefarious liberal creations, as he tweets and squawks nonsensically… Read more
Government isn’t just a theory. The federal government is a collection of real people and real processes. But the health, safety and welfare o… Read more
The Blaine County Board of County Commissioners should put the questions to voters: Are local electric power consumers willing to pay to under… Read more
Our community’s demographics have changed significantly in the past two decades. The Blaine County School District now has 43 percent Hispanic… Read more
Having served as an elected official in the state Legislature for 18 years as House minority leader and member of the powerful budget committe… Read more
I have known every member of the Blaine County Board of County Commissioners who has held office in the past 43 years and worked with almost e… Read more
The Associated Press recently reported that Gov. Little and 21 other Western state governors want more say in federal decision-making regardin… Read more
“It is what it is.” That was Trump’s response when he was told that there were now 180,000 deaths from Covid. I don’t blame him for the virus,… Read more
Kiki Tidwell is running for county commissioner. Recently, candidate Tidwell placed advertisements espousing her support for affordable housing. Read more
The campaign for president is sucking all the oxygen out of the news. Startling and disturbing revelations about the incumbent president consu… Read more
Great news, fellow Americans. Our tax dollars may now be used to help defend President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman… Read more
Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue have always been real towns despite outside perceptions that the resort-dependent communities are mere collection… Read more
Idaho legislators missed an opportunity during last week’s special session to make it easier to vote during the coronavirus pandemic. Voting i… Read more
On Sept. 3, an article in The Atlantic revealed President Donald Trump’s feelings about those who died in military service. They are “losers” … Read more
Newly obtained records from Idaho Department of Fish and Game reveal that between January and September 2020, recreational wolf hunters and tr… Read more
I’ve been impressed with County Commissioner Jacob Greenberg’s leadership during the pandemic. His communication about what is and isn’t known… Read more
I have no idea how many times for how many years I’ve entered and exited Ketchum and seen the pit on the east side of Main Street and wondered… Read more
Commissioner Greenberg has been a superb public servant on behalf of all the citizens of the county. As chairman of the Blaine County commissi… Read more
The Labor Day holiday is a contradiction in resort areas. Read more
Jacob Blake didn’t kill anyone. He was shot seven times in the back by a police officer. Read more
The Labor Day holiday is a contradiction in resort areas.
Jacob Blake didn’t kill anyone. He was shot seven times in the back by a police officer.
A pair of controversial bills sponsored by local lawmakers have failed in utterly predictable—and repeatedly predicted—fashion.
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy describes these times as a “pre-Columbian world,” a time when America didn’t exist in people’s minds because the continent hadn’t yet been discovered by Europeans. Can America reclaim its place as the leader of the democratic world or will it continue it…
Fact-based opinions are becoming scarce in the U.S. courtesy of social media. The tsunami of twisted information and fact-free opinion they are delivering could sweep away American democracy unless citizens pay attention and lawmakers act.
There are lots of folks in our Wood River Valley now, and those of us who live here welcome you and are happy you are here to share our community—whether you are visiting or buying a home. We are proud of our towns, mountains, river, neighbors and importantly, our “locals” culture—we assume …
After many years of being closely involved with the Blaine County School District—as parents, teachers, taxpayers and advocates—we have confidence in our current board leadership and feel hopeful about the future of our schools.
As a longtime resident of this legislative district, I want to highlight the nonpartisan leadership of our current District 26 legislators, Representative Sally Toone, Representative Muffy Davis, and Senator Michelle Stennett, in response to the partisan salvos launched at the Fairfield Town…
Idahoans of vastly different points of view have a long tradition of disagreeing—strongly, vehemently, emotionally, civilly and honorably.
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, has always looked and sounded to me like someone who should be arrested for fleecing rubes.
What does it say that 100 years after women gained the right to vote, their presence, their visibility as speakers, at a major political event should feel unusual? It says that our default mental image in too many parts of life is still male, a default that must change.
We’re not all in this pandemic together. President Trump’s senior advisor and former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway this week announced that she would step away from her position after more than three years to spend more time with her four teenagers.
Blaine County public school children will return to school on September 8th under a plan that has them in class two days a week, while learning from home the other three days. Local families join others across the nation feeling anxious and overwhelmed, with few good options for their kids o…
If you are going to open your business, open it with gusto. Don’t make excuses. Commit to opening with the necessary staff, kitchen help and menu. We are understanding of the challenges you have, but we want service delivered timely. Drinks cold and menu available, otherwise, my dollars go t…
he last Hailey Urban Renewal Agency meeting about the Woodside Industrial Park “looking like a pig’s breakfast” and “would be nice to have sidewalks” shows her lack of understanding about the needs of light industrial business. Her comments are overly harsh—it is an industrial park, not a ga…
When Flying Heart was subdivided, the public’s right to access the Big Wood River was preserved in the final development documents between the county and the developer. For 40 years, the public has been parking on Aspen Lakes Drive to use the Flying Heart easements for fishing, kayaking and …
Who are we really, those us who reside full time in the Wood River Valley? We are not one-dimensional. We’re not all rich, and we’re not all struggling. But without one very important thing, none of us would be here at all, no matter who we are. That one element is water.
“We all want to go the distance for what we love. That distance has begun. Things are bleak, but batons will be and are already being passed to generations who will emerge on the other side of this who will have the brilliant chance to build a whole new art world.”
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s decision to choose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate leaves President Donald “Scared” Trump with little choice—he needs to dump Vice President Mike Pence.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little fears the paranoid right wing of the Republican Party more than he fears the coronavirus. If he didn’t, he’d be slamming on brakes like a freight train’s conductor trying to avoid a deadly collision.
The rampaging infection of partisanship has morphed into attacks on the most nonpartisan government function, mail delivery. Voters must rise up immediately to stop those attacks because not just the mail but voting is at stake.
It’s August, it’s hot and some days move in slow motion. However, if Blaine County residents don’t hurry up and submit data to the U.S. census, we will hurt ourselves and our kids for a decade to come.
The angst many educators and parents have surrounding whether students should return to the classroom or learn on-line is not surprising given the news we receive every day about the coronavirus’ spread in our state. In fact, the same debate is raging across the country.
I am so happy to be able to commend Cathy Reinheimer for trying to keep live events happening with her Field Daze of Summer during COVID shutdowns. With so many starved for live entertainment, she has creatively and safely put together a schedule of outdoor entertainments at her Reinheimer R…
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 48 percent of nursing home residents are living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, and among older adults in assisted living and other residential facilities, 42 percent have Alzheimer’s or related dementias. That is nearly half of all residents in…
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