It seems like they keep coming – more and more bonds for support of various parts of your community. The latest is essentially an infrastructure bond for Pullman Schools, with a primary focus … Read more
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Abortion is not the answer
Friday, January 17, 2020
If you’ve been on Reddit since President Donald Trump approved an a…
Tuesday’s event was supposed to be the big one, the final showdown …
Columnist got it wrong about California growth
Thursday, January 16, 2020
“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presenc…
Before Donald Trump began to slur his words and concoct fake verbs …
Urging community support for Pullman school bond, levies
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Not long ago an elderly relative contacted me about a prophylactic …
We were on the way to ballet rehearsal. It's my favorite 30 minutes…
This is a good time to be part of the process
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
In 2014 Great Britain’s Royal Society and the U.S. National Academy…
So many newsworthy things are happening as we enter a new decade th…
As Muslim American, the cost of war is unacceptable
Monday, January 13, 2020
As a lifelong Idahoan, there are two things I know about living in …
Shall we talk about theme parks. Not necessarily those of thrill ri…
A suggested headline
Saturday, January 11, 2020
When I started to use home automation a couple years ago, I was doi…
Moscow School District members (and teachers) are deciding whether …
Who’s doing us the most harm? The president
Friday, January 10, 2020
In my last column, I wrote about governments resolving to be better…
It didn’t take long for “World War III” to become a trending topic …
Is the Washington House becoming ceremonial body?
Thursday, January 09, 2020
I’m not often impressed by House Republicans, but I’ll give them full credit for doing the right thing this time: They spotted a bad actor and moved, decisively, to get rid of him.
The targeted killing of General Qasem Suleimani was a mixed blessing for the Iranian regime. It eliminated one of Iran’s most celebrated military figures, but at the same time it has strengthened Iran’s hand in the region. It is likely to play out as a net positive for Iranian hard-liners.
It’s time to accept the challenge of Vaclav Havel
Wednesday, January 08, 2020
The Moscow School District’s recent experiment with competency-base…
Legal, safe abortion is good for society
Tuesday, January 07, 2020
I walk the length of the local strip mall – Eastside Marketplace, k…
The 2020 Idaho legislative session has begun. Here is the Idaho Statesman editorial board’s list of the Top 10 priorities for the upcoming session:
Why they won’t come out in the light of day
Monday, January 06, 2020
One of the benefits of growing old is remembering when things were …
One of 2019’s biggest stories will be bigger in 2020: Cyber scams a…
Saturday, January 04, 2020
The latest tempest-in-a-teapot to emerge off the CNN website is a p…
Year three of the man-child administration was much like his first …
Friday, January 03, 2020
I wouldn’t be a true liberal if I didn’t look a gift horse in the m…
On Christmas day, Greta Gerwig’s updated version of the young adult…
Fond memories of ‘What Christmas Means in America’
Thursday, January 02, 2020
Free market ideologues are so blinded by their “pure” economic theory that they routinely ignore overwhelming evidence that government intervention in the economy is not always bad.
Praying for blessings on the Palouse in 2020
Wednesday, January 01, 2020
In a recent speech to the University of Notre Dame Law School, Atto…
As Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, the dangerous situatio…
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Dale Courtney’s Christmas column last week brought back vivid child…
Oh swell. The Republican Senate’s so-called “moderates,” who combin…
Are you ready to vote for same old scamps?
Monday, December 30, 2019
If you’re celebrating a recent federal appellate court ruling that …
The California Department of Finance announced that the state’s pop…
Good news near our darkest hour
Saturday, December 28, 2019
The state of Washington has a wonderful opportunity to create a program that will simply work, be created logically and affects everyone the same but only if the state doesn’t make an asinine attempt to include social engineering.
Idaho voters are uniquely positioned to influence Congressional passage of a bill to stop Russia from trying to corrupt our elections. The bipartisan Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act would impose serious economic sanctions against Russia for election interference. The sanctions would be substantially stronger than those presently in place.
There is no excuse for deliberately repeating lies
