It is unfortunate that the University of Idaho is forced to protect its staff and faculty from poorly written laws that puts them at risk of imprisonment for discussing women’s health care, in…

While walking to work through downtown Pullman on Friday, I encountered a large group of high school students who were protesting the Pullman High School administration’s handling of rape alle…

As most Daily News readers know, Moscow’s Christ Church was highlighted for 12 minutes on national television in a recent segment of “Meet the Press.” NBC titled it “Christian Nationalism on t…

In the wake of growing global protestors expressing outrage at the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, many are joining ranks with sympathies from home if not from the hardscape. They see this a…

Headlining the Daily News this week was MSNBC’s interview of Doug Wilson, pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, and founder of New St. Andrews College. And along with that was the published, pred…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to airlift 48 migrants from San Antonio, Texas, to the island resort of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., last week was depthless in its cruelty and cynicism, evoki…

With the onset of puberty came the first hints that my Kentucky mother’s ability to think rationally had been permanently damaged by her Bible Belt upbringing. Despite the resulting skepticism…

Immigration has muscled its way into the top four issues in the midterm elections, joining inflation, cost of living, violent crime and abortion rights as potential turning points in the contr…

“I’m battling the NIC “deep state” on an almostdaily basis. We are registering victoriesand will register more wins.”

With the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision throwing the right to an abortion to the whimsy of state legislators, many Republicans are more than happy to embrace this new authoritarian power. Anti…

I was headed through the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds for an ice cream cone when a rich mezzo-soprano voice tugged at my right ear. The voice was smooth, warm, beautiful, and coming from the gaz…

Far too often, Americans do not prepare for potential emergencies or other situations that require quick action. We have been blessed with police, firefighters, EMTs, and to a lesser extent ot…

This might be heresy around here, but afour-year research university program is not for everyone.

If it’s true that the left and right in this country are living in different realities, the pace of change in our society is largely to blame.

What is the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee thinking? Oops! Wrong question. The important question is whether it is thinking at all?

I got to thinking about some of my small-town neighbors when I read that the Denver Broncos football team, which is just starting its new season, was sold for $4.6 billion.

It took some time, but the Democratic Party establishment finally recognized what had become apparent to most of the political universe many months ago — If the congressional midterm elections…

We were eating with our hands, my son and I, the way I would eat while living in India. “You see … you mix a bit of sambar with the spinach and rice, scooping a little ginger pickle in the pro…

The Gem State had an open primary system prior to 2012. When the primary election rolled around, voters would just request a ballot for the party of their choice — Republican, Democrat, whatev…

This past weekend, I happened across a video montage of people, formerly deaf, whose ability to hear rapidly opened up through cochlear implants. The looks, from very young (a child hearing hi…

I miss children. When I first moved here, there were lots of children in the neighborhood. Now, it is all college students and a few older permanent residents. I think I am one of three nonstu…

Not quite 20 years ago, I wrote weekly opinion pieces for two newspapers circulated in rural Whitman and Latah Counties. I guess I must’ve been too hard on George W. Bush’s buildup to the Iraq…

The first time I saw an electric bike — better known as an ebike — I was struggling up a hill. Suddenly, a silver-haired man came whizzing by in regular city clothes. I felt a wave of envy as …

In the spring of 1973, 25 University of Idaho faculty members met to form a chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. We chose the AFT because it was the leader in promoting collective b…

According to reproductiverights.org, 28 states in the United States have either outlawed abortion or are likely to do so soon. This seismic shift in American culture, brought on by the activis…

As an octogenarian and great-grandfather, my perspective on abortion is far from mainstream.

Returning to the state where he launched his candidacy — and the one that handed him the White House in 2020 — President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Americans to join him in a fight to pre…

It is that time of the year when young adults flock to campuses in pursuit of a future career. Some travel only a few miles, others thousands. The decision has fascinated many, including mysel…

President Biden is trying to wave a magic wand and cancel some student loan debt.

My wife and I spent roughly a decade getting out from under our student loans. We lived frugally, avoided expensive vacations, and put off saving for retirement to make our payments. Two years…

More than three weeks have transpired since the FBI executed a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Since then, various factions of the conservative right — …

Just as society is shrugging off protection from COVID-19 omicron variant and other subvariants of omicron, such as BA.2, the journal Lancet Psychiatry recently published research that finds t…

Congratulations to everyone who didn’t have college debt. Now you do.

Just about every video game, young adult novel and buzz-worthy streaming series agree that we need to prepare for a post-apocalyptic world. Up ahead, around a sharp curve or off a cliff, it is…