Manhandled monuments — The reduction of two national monuments should alarm Idahoans
Surprise, Idaho students should be worried by the news out of the White House over the last several weeks. However, this doom and gloom has nothing to do with […]
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Surviving the holidays — Three ways to combat common holiday dangers
The holidays are upon us, and that means sugar plums, Christmas and dreaded holiday dinner conversations.
Redundant recognition — Time Magazine’s person of the year award should not exist
It is often said there are three certainties in life: death, taxes and Time Magazine picking a hyper controversial figure for person of the year.
The slippery slope of public policing — Motivating people to police each other can go wrong
On a recent drive from the Seattle area back to Moscow, I noticed a sign that sparked an interesting question.
Opinion: Standing for the Anthem
Recently many players in the NFL have made the choice to protest inequality by not standing for the National Anthem before games. It is normalized by society to stand when […]
DACA students aren’t alone — UI and WSU students work together to help DACA classmates
Some students at the University of Idaho will not be able to legally stay in school next spring if the phase-out of DACA is not halted, or if the order […]
Life off the list — Yellowstone grizzly bear management is poised to take its next steps, but that may be harder than imagined
The American grizzly bear has become a shining jewel of conservation and ecological recovery. The bruins have made the arduous journey from being nearly extinct in the contiguous United States […]
More than gumballs — Immigration cannot be condensed to a pithy analogy
There is a popular video floating around Facebook called “Immigration Simplified Using Only Gumballs.” Each gumball represents one million people, and a man shows thousands of gumballs living on less […]
Surviving social media — Guidelines for posting unpopular opinions on social media in 2017
I have fallen in and out of love with social media every day for most of my internet-using life. There is something so incredibly satisfying in following a dramatic debate […]
Off the cuff
War on the media President Trump’s “running war with the media” is the equivalent to going to war against provable fact. Make no mistake about that. — Erin Thank goodness […]