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Little signs controversial voter initiative bill

BOISE — Gov. Brad Little has signed SB 1110, the restrictive new bill on voter initiatives, into law.

For Vandals, it’s a season finale that’s easy to forget

There’s an argument to be made whether Idaho’s spring-season football finale was unimportant in the grand scheme of things and thus, forgettable.

Her View: My season in the heart of the diamond

Driving past the ball fields near my house the other evening, I experienced waves of nostalgia, the stabby kind, the “aw, gee, shucks” heartwarming kind, worthy of a Hallmark Channel Movie. You know for certain spring’s arrived when the daffodils push themselves out of the hard, cold earth, …

The simple beauty, enduring memories, from the written letter

It started with four bankers boxes of miscellaneous letters from friends, family and acquaintances. The collection began more than 40 years ago, about the time many of my friends and I were splitting off to college. If you wanted to maintain a friendship, letter writing was the standard meth…

Guitars, flies, community ties

Some know Joe McGurkin as the guy who throws popular backyard parties to benefit Moscow Special Olympics. Others know him as the man who gives guitars to local youth.

University of Idaho students win big at pitch competitions

With spring comes a number of business-oriented competitions, and University of Idaho students are cashing in big, with some teams going home with thousands of dollars in seed money for their business proposals.

Little signs controversial voter initiative bill

BOISE — Gov. Brad Little has signed SB 1110, the restrictive new bill on voter initiatives, into law.

No lack of mentors for Cougars

If nothing else, the youngsters on the Washington State football roster have plenty of mentors. Their coach just hopes they have attentive eyes and ears.