Dear editor, I read with much interest editor Susan Lynn’s comments about Nikki Haley. I watched most of the Republican debate last week, until the moderators lost —or forfeited — control. The next morning I…

When Simone Biles stuck the landing of her final tumbling pass on Sunday to win a record-breaking eighth national title, she added to her legend by achieving one of the greatest comebacks in U.S. sports.…

When former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care in February, many assumed that his death would be imminent, a matter of weeks at most. But six months later, he is still spending time with family…

In a report published earlier this month by the Kansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee (KMMRC), the state’s maternal outcomes have worsened in recent years. Both pregnancy-related deaths and illnesses increased between 2016 and 2020. According…

Of all the candidates in Wednesday night’s Republican debate, I appreciated Nikki Haley and her response about the role of the United States in Ukraine. Should we lower the sails? Or is it in our…

Small-town journalism —and to a lesser degree small-town politics — have gained national attention with the recent events in Marion. As part of the broader picture, First Amendment protections cannot be overstated, whether it’s a…

Remote work has become a de facto benefit to recruit, retain and, in some cases, appease workforces. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work was a luxury. During the pandemic, employers sold it as a necessity…

From birth to age 10, I grew up on blackberries and the marine layer in the flatlands of Berkeley, Calif. We rooted for baseball’s Bash Brothers and Rickey Henderson, rode BART and flew kites at…

Idaho’s 2023 Teacher of the Year is Karen Lauritzen.  Though her peers, students and superiors recognize the fourth-grade teacher’s amazing talents, Lauritzen received enough hate mail and threats that beginning next week, she’ll be teaching…

Last month, a mysterious metal object washed up on a remote beach in western Australia. A few days later, the Australian Space Agency announced that it was probably the charred remains of an Indian space…