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Opinion: An incoming agenda (opens the original)
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Way back a half-century ago, when I arrived at the University of Idaho, the cost of a higher education was not a big concern. Being an out-of-state student, I did pay tuition, as in-staters then did not. That still wasnât any serious obstacle; tuition and fees amounted to a few hundred dollars. There were residence and meal fees too, of course, but they were not especially onerous either. I had saved some money from work during the prior year and to that added some help from my parents, some
Opinion: What the abortion initiative does (opens the original)
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State supreme court decisions about acceptable language used to define ballot initiatives - an issue not just in Idaho but elsewhere too - may seem like deep inside baseball stuff. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Randy Stapilus is a former Idaho newspaper reporter and editor and blogs at www.ridenbaugh.com. He can be reached at stapilus@ridenbaugh.com. Hi
Opinion: Darrell Manning (opens the original)
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Darrell Manning, who died last month at 94, was smack in the middle of Idahoâs hot and pivotal politics of the 60s. He served four terms as a Democratic state representative from Bannock County, and rose to Democratic House caucus leader, which you do only if you take party loyalty seriously. He was also the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in 1968, losing to Republican Orval Hansen. By any reasonable definition, Manning was a partisan politician, albeit lacking the hard edge. Hansen, who
Opinion: Where Idahoans like and don't like Trump (opens the original)
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We know what Idaho voters â in the aggregate â thought of Donald Trump in the last three presidential elections: They backed him 66.9 percent in 2024, 63.8 percent in 2020 and 59.2 percent in 2016. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Randy Stapilus is a former Idaho newspaper reporter and editor and blogs at www.ridenbaugh.com. He can be reached at stapilu
Opinion: Where Idahoans like and don't like Trump (opens the original)
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We know what Idaho voters â in the aggregate â thought of Donald Trump in the last three presidential elections: They backed him 66.9 percent in 2024, 63.8 percent in 2020 and 59.2 percent in 2016. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Randy Stapilus is a former Idaho newspaper reporter and editor and blogs at www.ridenbaugh.com. He can be reached at stapilu
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