Hope is a construct in psychology that describes how people get from where they are to where they want to be. It is intricately linked to words like “resilience,” “grit,” and “positivity.” It creates a bridge between a person’s dreams and their Read More
Just this week, an Idaho Falls woman of color was publicly humiliated at her place of employment. Our community must do better at recognizing and challenging when words become weapons. June is an exciting time for people wanting to honor the advancement Read More
The Idaho Legislature is doing it again: attempting to bypass parents, school boards and those empowered to keep the peace. If approved, HB 415, allowing staff in public schools to carry concealed firearms, may bring an armed teacher to a school near Read More
What kind of narrative does your political party offer? Reading the recent back and forth within the news concerning purity tests, conformance pledges, and other requirements put forth by local Republican Party leaders calls to mind a classic children’s fantasy: Madeleine L’Engle’s Read More
Are you tired of being forced into making binary choices? Consider these divisive issues. Are you pro-life or pro-choice? Do you support Biden or Trump? For whom do you fan, BYU or BSU? This type of yes or no, up or down, Read More
No matter how you spin it, it has been an interesting summer for Idaho’s voters. Reagan’s “big Republican Party tent” is splitting apart. Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s attempt to define the Open Primaries Initiative was brought up short by Idaho’s Supreme Court. Read More