Idahoans have always been proud of their heritage as tough, independent, can-do people. It’s time to honor that heritage, cowboy up and get va… Read more
These recent headlines tell the story of a crime: Read more
This year’s winner of the John Forbes Kerry Award for Achievement in Political Acrobatics goes to ... Read more
In late August 1776, the British redcoats routed George Washington’s Continental Army in the Battle of Brooklyn, capturing, wounding and killi… Read more
Mountain vacation destinations like Sun Valley and the Sawtooth Mountains are unusually crowded this summer. Read more
It’s hard to make a convincing case to a child, or an adult for that matter, that a gun is not a toy if it’s made with Lego blocks. Culver Pre… Read more
Save money, help your local community and our environment by making one small change each week this month! You can “do the right thing” and ch… Read more
During a visit to Sun Valley/Ketchum in May, I read in local publications a concern that the community spirit that has long characterized the … Read more
A recent Jackson Hole News & Guide article was written while the reporter was stuck in traffic there. The next article was about a crime w… Read more
We need to talk about rich people traveling into space. Read more
“It’s like having gasoline out there,” said Brian Steinhardt, forest fire zone manager for Prescott and Coconino national forests in Arizona, … Read more
Idaho spends less on each of its public school students than any other state in the nation. Read more
If you are an Idaho taxpayer, the overwhelmingly Republican Legislature is putting your money where its mouth is. Read more
In 2017, Idaho ranked as the number one most difficult place for employees to jump ship to a competitor. President Joe Biden just signed an ex… Read more
The leaders of Ketchum, especially Mayor Bradshaw, continue to act as though housing has only reached crisis levels because of COVID. However,… Read more
So, you saved little by little so as to have a little nest egg to help when one of those emergencies comes along. Then we have a government in… Read more
As we live in the high desert and water is at a premium, and being a long-time resident of Sun Valley, I have recently read about the “extreme… Read more
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area is the heart of Idaho, with its delicate peaks, crashing creeks and lakes. Read more
The heaving hysteria over critical race theory, showing up now in state legislatures and school board meetings across the country, can be dist… Read more
Procrastination is a human habit that normally is just an annoyance. Yet, it can turn lethal.
Now more than ever, people are visiting the Wood River Valley for its natural beauty, strong community, and generous lifestyle. For some, we are a quick stop on a packed vacation agenda. For others, we are a summer-long retreat in the mountains. No matter how or why they come, visitors are p…
As a former Idaho state legislator and a member for several sessions of the powerful House Revenue and Taxation Committee, I believe it is important to set the record straight on options granted by the state of Idaho regarding housing funding initiatives.
We are all ready to assist you when you need us. Our skilled and compassionate first responders, board-certified emergency medicine physicians and staff are trained to treat trauma of all kinds. However, some trauma is preventable.
The freedoms that the nation will celebrate on this Independence Day weekend are powerful. They are most powerful when Americans use them together.
We know the Smokey Bear saying by heart: Only you can prevent forest fires. But every year, nationally, around 80% of wildfires are caused by humans. That jumps to more than 90% of fires when you look at what the Idaho Department of Lands has responded to this year. It could be a thrown ciga…
After years of enduring—and fighting—federal rollbacks on America’s bedrock conservation laws and protections of public lands and waters, we are on the cusp of a much-needed and inspiring change of course.
The Warm Springs bear that raided garbage cans and began to protect those food sources as though her life depended on it is a dead bear walking.
The specter of Alzheimer’s disease and its harsh reality make the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first new drug to treat it since 2003 seem like a ray of hope. It may prove to be little more than a windfall for its maker, a financial blow to Medicare and a black eye for the FDA.
Two items from this paper’s June 16 issue dovetail nicely.
The Mountain Express editorial board was right (“Default to yes,” published June 16) that we need to default to “yes.”
I originally sat down to write this letter with the intent of lambasting the rich, the greedy and the out-of-town people who appear to be responsible for the housing crisis. However, as I think about it, I see there is not a housing crisis here; there is a selfishness crisis. There are plent…
After reading Rex Huppke’s guest opinion in the June 18 Mountain Express, I remembered my own family’s dog story.
For those who value representative government, take a look at Ketchum’s reconstituted Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) (https://www.ketchumidaho.org/bc-hpc).
Idaho is a state with amazing ski trails, wilderness areas, miles and miles of beautiful hiking trails, scenic areas, and probably the greatest population anywhere of children and adults who love the outdoors, care for the environment, and appreciate all-natural aspects of this beautiful sta…
Despite considerable pushback, I stand by my controversial opinion that dying is bad. It’s a hill I’m willing to live on.
This week the Blaine County School District will launch the most audacious summer learning program in its history. This bold initiative is directly aimed at bridging learning gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The stakes have never been higher for our county’s kids. And the district and …
Rentals, rentals everywhere and not a place to live. This takeoff on the words of 19th-century poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge perfectly describes the Sun Valley area today.
Last week, a new national holiday was added to the calendar and celebrated with a day off before a number of Americans had even heard of it. That doesn’t make Juneteenth any less important as a celebration of freedom.
The ballot initiative is Idahoans’ voice. It’s the only mechanism for the people to enact laws when legislators won’t listen. This session, ballot initiative rights were put on the chopping block, and GOP politicians swung the axe. Despite overwhelming citizen opposition (out of 5,000 calls …
Consider this: Idaho’s Republican governor and Republican-led Legislature helped us get through the pandemic.
The Senate filibuster is supported by right-wing Republicans, who are now represented by a party that is in total fealty to a narcissistic, lying autocrat who openly encouraged a violent coup against our country by generating and perpetrating a lie that if he lost the 2020 election, it could…
The city of Ketchum recently made national headlines for suggesting that a tent city in Rotary Park was an appropriate solution to our housing crisis. It is unconscionable that several residents are either getting kicked out or priced out of their homes and the solution from the city is go l…
The sad shooting of a dog last week in the Boulder Mountains was an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, that the camper with a gun thought it was a wolf. As someone who knows something about wolf behavior, wolves in Idaho stay away from campers and their dogs because they are aggressively…
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