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Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION: The party’s over, life goes on

Recently, I sent a note to editors and friends saying I was stepping aside from column writing and pursuing other …

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Wasden warns against activist for AG

If you’d like to pass along a compliment to Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, just tell him that he’s boring.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
To our delegation, it’s all gloom and doom

President Biden’s State of the Union address is long behind us and everyone is well past analyzing the details of his speech.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
LETTER: A great loss

I am saddened to hear of the passing of Larry Ross.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
LETTER: Mysterious misinformation?

Hey Wallace… Once again we have the spread of “mysterious” misinformation. The SNP recently received a letter from Ron Niemi regarding the zoning of holding district lands in Wallace.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
SOCIALISM?

I watched Biden's State of the Union address.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Supporting proactive city measures

I grew up in Wallace and left after high school. I recently moved back after 33 years for its beautiful natural surroundings, tight-knit community and quirky, fun, small-town atmosphere.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
McGeachin gives AFPAC standing in Idaho

To get all this publicity, she had to speak to the America First Political Action Committee (AFPAC) – a group in which some of the main players support Vladimi…

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Mysterious zoning changes in Wallace

The current approach by the City of Wallace opens it up to legal challenge.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Risch has eyes on the ‘real’ enemy

Idaho Sen. Jim Risch has found a common enemy – and it isn’t President Biden, or congressional Democrats who are trying to ram through their socialist agenda.

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
LETTER: To my friend and mentor, Coach John Drager

Recently I turned 75 years old and began reflecting on the phases of life that one goes through. I personally found that each phase was about a decade. As I re…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
MALLOY: Smith says Simpson has met his ‘Waterloo’

Say one thing about Idaho Falls attorney Bryan Smith, he does not lack for confidence or swagger. And he will need all of that if he’s going to take out longti…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
A thanks to the guys at the Murray Shop

A thank you to the guys who work at the Murray Shop. I live in Murray, so thank you for keeping our roads plowed and sanded this winter.

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
OPINION: The importance of education

Two recent studies should put to rest the debate about how important education is to Idaho’s citizens, economy, and quality of life.

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Malloy: Could a Republican Senate help Biden?

Put this in the category of “wishful thinking,” but there may be a way for President Biden to turn around his sagging approval ratings. And, for those who may …

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Malloy: Crapo can’t quit now, or maybe ever

If former Idaho Sen. Steve Symms had played his cards right over the last 30 years, and kept running for re-election, he could still be in the Senate today.