Bring on the AI backlash
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The high-tech backlash seems to be building — if not already upon us — and I’m here to report for duty. No less that Pope Leo XIV devoted his...
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Idaho can help level the political playing field
By Susan DrumhellerReader Contributor Back in 1990, the average U.S. House of Representative candidate spent about $400,000 ($900,000 in 2024 dollars) to run for office. That amount became $3 million in 2022, according to...
Dumb of the Week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff A few of our readers reached out after reading “Dumb of the Week” in the Sept. 4 edition to point out my claim that President Donald Trump buried his ex-wife...
Hoisted by their own dotard
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In Act 3 of Hamlet, the titular character has been acting mad to throw off suspicion that he knows his uncle Claudius murdered his father and married his mother. Claudius...
Don’t blame public lands for the housing crisis
By Sen. Ali Rabe, D-BoiseReader Contributor Lately, some politicians and pundits — including The Wall Street Journal — have floated a quick fix to the housing crisis sweeping much of the country. Their solution...
BNSF officially opens two-way rail traffic over Lake Pend Oreille bridges
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After more than a decade of planning and construction since 2019, BNSF Railway announced Aug. 7 that it had officially opened two-way traffic on the new and refurbished train...
