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Record turnout
Latah County midterm voter turnout reaches presidential election year mark

About 71 percent of registered voters in Latah County cast ballots Tuesday, according to the county elections office. The total county turnout was 10 percent higher in this election than […]

Nelson beats out Foreman
David Nelson unseats Sen. Dan Foreman by more than 2,000 votes

David Nelson unseated freshman State Sen. Dan Foreman by roughly 2,933 votes Tuesday, unofficial election results from the Secretary of State’s office show. Nelson secured 11,197 votes, or 57.5 percent […]

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Moving forward
After spending over a year on the campaign trail, Jordan looks ahead

Cecil Andrus ran for office in 1990 — the last time a democratic politician won Idaho’s gubernatorial race. Nearly 30 years later, Paulette Jordan — a democrat from northern Idaho […]

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Close, but not enough
Historic voter turnout in Idaho signals a brighter future

Tuesday night proved to be both typical, yet unexpected for Idahoans across the state. Prior to Election Day, the Idaho Secretary of State’s office reported 155,000 absentee ballots counted, a […]

Political whataboutism
Weak arguments are poisoning our political climate

For the past three years, it seems like any political discussion we have most often comes down to two words: “what about.” If you lean liberal, you are bombarded with, […]

Reclaim Idaho visits Moscow
Reclaim Idaho stops by Moscow to campaign for Medicaid expansion

A founder of Reclaim Idaho, the group that led the charge to put Medicaid expansion on the November ballot in Idaho, expressed confidence that public support for the measure is […]

Championing U.S. bipartisanship
Memorializing John McCain should prompt thought and discussion on bipartisanship’s future

It is a rarity to find elected officials playing nice in politics. Bipartisanship in government may be uncommon, but it is not gone. When news outlets across the country announced […]

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An online outburst
Kanye West is back on Twitter, but he is still the same problematic firebrand

Twitter is a wonderful device for gauging the connected culture of the human race. It keeps track of our trends in news, culture, sports and just about everything else so […]

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My beef with the trade wars
Analyzing the impacts of trade talks on American ag exports

Every day, there is more talk of global tensions in respect to trade, tariffs and globalization in general. A recent CNN headline even outlined this, “US-China trade war fears: how […]

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Think outside the box
People are not their political parties

Politics has always been unappealing to me. When I was younger, I just didn’t care. Now that I care, I’m tired of it. One of the biggest problems with politics […]