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‘Welcome to socialism, America’

By Jason Welker
Reader Contributor

With the passage of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 27, the United States …

Media literacy is a patriotic duty

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

In 2016, an event called “Citizens Before Refugees” went live on Facebook.

Scheduled to take place at the Twin Falls City Council Chambers, the protest …

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