Jimmy Carter and Cecil Andrus exemplified public service
By Helen Newton
Reader Contributor
It was in October 1976, before he was elected, that I met Jimmy Carter. Well, to be fair, I didn’t actually “meet” him; but, in …
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Idaho voters are now the only check on GOP extremism
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Our branches of government are designed to provide checks and balances. When the Idaho Legislature commits overreach, cruelty or foolishness, the governor’s veto …
Idaho’s U.S. senators put self-interest over service
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Idahoans deserve elected officials who do what is best for Idaho and prioritize the people they are elected to represent. Unfortunately, the track records …
Former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus dies at 85
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Idaho’s longest-serving governor, Democrat and unflagging outdoorsman and wilderness advocate Cecil Andrus died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 85.
“Governor Andrus was …
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