Between Galena Summit and Timmerman Hill, three libraries make space among the mountains for rugged thinking and roaming imaginations. Read more

Blaine County has had a voice in policymaking and leadership in the Idaho Statehouse, primarily in the Idaho State Senate, for just short of 6… Read more

I love my kids. I appreciate their unique qualities. I look for opportunities to help them succeed and develop their unique strengths, but I d… Read more

The Gem State had an open primary system prior to 2012. When the primary election rolled around voters would just request a ballot for the par… Read more

Pearl-clutching was at an all-time high in Boise last week as newly appointed Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon whipped far-right Idahoans int… Read more

October is National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month, a time to acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices many long-term care (LTC) r… Read more

Just about every video game, young adult novel and buzz-worthy streaming series agrees that we need to prepare for a post-apocalyptic world. U… Read more

Border Patrol agents are stopping unauthorized migrants coming from Mexico at record levels. Little wonder more than half of Americans now say… Read more

The first time I saw an electric bike—better known as an e-bike—I was struggling up a hill. Suddenly, a silver-haired man came whizzing by in … Read more

As America’s second fastest growing state, Idaho’s student population continues to grow. This comes as little surprise for any of us that visi… Read more

The Idaho Legislature must revamp its confusing abortion laws so that pregnant women and doctors know what medical care is permissible and wha… Read more

It seemed inevitable that the dwindling Colorado River would be divvied up by the federal Bureau of Reclamation. On June 14, the Bureau gave t… Read more

Before this year’s general elections on Nov. 8, many school districts have bond and levy elections this summer for school facilities, maintena… Read more

The Nordic and Backcountry Skiers Alliance of Idaho needs you to join us in asking the SNRA to provide full access to the backcountry ski huts. Read more

“Division.” It’s a word you hear everywhere these days, from media outlets to the halls of the Idaho statehouse. We’ve been led to believe tha… Read more

Why are we Republicans? The events of the recently held Idaho GOP convention have many of our friends and neighbors asking themselves that que… Read more

The city of Sun Valley is hosting an Open House today at 4 p.m. in the Festival Meadow to show plans for “improvements” to the meadow. Read more

For the last 35 years I’ve been covering what we call the “salmon wars” in the Pacific Northwest, writing so many stories about salmon heading… Read more

In his opinion of July 27 Idaho Mountain Express (“Essential metals come from essential mining”), Ryan McDermott, as CEO of Konnex Resources c… Read more

When I received a call from Tom Arkoosh a couple of weeks ago, asking if I would support his candidacy for Idaho Attorney General, I did not h… Read more

Wayne Hoffman has been revving up his cynical campaign of lies, insults and mockery aimed at undermining the credibility of Idaho’s hard-worki… Read more

Decisions on how many children to have are deeply personal. That’s why it is disturbing that Representative Mike Simpson recently voted agains… Read more

Copper, a vital metal for electrification, is of key importance to an all-electric future. Solar and wind power, electric vehicles, and the in… Read more

It’s no secret that our state is exploding with growth. Read more

It’s not always easy living in the rural West, with customs so entrenched that everybody takes them for granted. What makes it hard for the newest newcomers is that they’re caught up in a mysterious culture.

Last year, two of the biggest players in the short-term rental industry promised to deal with the disruption their customers were inflicting on communities across the country. People in the greater Orlando area—which represents the industry’s No. 1 destination for family groups and topped se…

Idaho desperately needs a healthy two-party system

Recently, the federal government released its Confronting Wildfire Crisis plan to control wildfires in the West. As with all previous programs, it focuses on removing “fuels” as its solution and calls for escalating fuel reductions (read logging) up to four times over current levels and trea…

Thanks to legislation that passed the Idaho Legislature unanimously last session, as of July 1, Idaho homeowners can nullify racially restrictive language that may appear in their property deed or covenants, free of charge, at their county clerk’s office.

Parents must be prepared to talk to their kids about school shootings. Here are tips on how.

I moved to Wyoming a few years ago for its outdoor recreation, but I also liked the state’s history of championing equal rights for women. As early as 1869, it codified women’s voting rights, 50 years before the 19th Amendment did the same thing. Western women in the 19th century quickly pro…

Fifteen Republicans in the Senate and 14 in the House joined with congressional Democrats this week to break more than 25 years of inaction on gun safety. That these Republicans, many of whom had ratings of A or A-plus from the National Rifle Association, defied the gun lobby with their supp…

New state legislation will prohibit “public entities” from any investment activity that examines environmental, social and governance factors, starting July 1. While ESG has been a controversial topic for some time, it is now crucial that public opinion is heard and that folks understand how…

We know now that the largest recorded fire in New Mexico history was started by an escaped “prescribed burn,” or, rather, by two. The Hermit’s Peak fire bolted away on April 6 when unexpectedly gusty winds blew sparks beyond control lines.

Different names, different times: Hotel Ketchum, L’Auberge, or the Harriman Hotel have been the names of this project, and like the names, the times, too, have changed. At the inception of this project in 2008, we had no hotel on South Main Street. Now we have the Limelight Hotel, built in 1…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell proved he could act swiftly and decisively in March 2020 as the coronavirus exploded around the world and large parts of the economy halted. Now, Mr. Powell needs to adopt bold and aggressive tactics again to fight inflation. The time for steady and gra…

Last Thursday night, a congressional committee began an unflinching conversation with the citizens of this country about, in the words of the committee chair, Donald Trump’s last stand, his attempt to spur the enemies of the Constitution to subvert American democracy.

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is a courageous champion of the law

We know not everyone will agree, but updated firearms regulations signed into law in New York this week are sensible measures meant to better protect people from becoming victims of gun crimes, not to oppress anyone’s right to own a hunting rifle or keep a pistol at home for personal protection.

Journalism has always been a tough way to make a living. It’s generally offered low wages, the constant threat of layoffs and consolidations, and the opportunity on any given day to enrage just about everyone who might disagree with the facts and observations you share.

ESG is a relatively new term that many Idahoans may be hearing about, and asking what is it, and how does it affect them?

Politicians are demanding that the U.S. become more self-sufficient in crucial metals and minerals, but then they block domestic mining at every opportunity. Alaska’s Pebble Mine project is the latest to join the casualty list.

In my drought- and fire-plagued home valley, 40 miles north of San Francisco, a debate has been simmering for decades over a massive development planned on state-owned property.

Perhaps this is how it all ends: self-government, self-defense, self-control, liberty, unity, family. Perhaps the fate of the nation is to watch its soul die along with the at least 19 students and two adults shot to death last Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. This is us, th…

Yo soy Saharay Carrillo, actualmente tengo 15 años y a mi corta edad he pasado por miles de procesos que no han sido nada fáciles y de los cuales podría decir que aun estoy en proceso de aprender a vivir de esa forma.

Nineteen more children are dead.

My wife and I considered keeping our three young daughters home from school Wednesday, but we didn’t.

The door burst open into the dark room. I was under my desk in the corner, behind my rolling chair. I couldn’t see their faces, but I could see five uniforms behind five guns aimed at my racing heart. I could hear their rapid-fire shouting just fine.