OPINION: The troubles of getting older
Reaching milestones with age, though exciting, only imply the hesitant reality of life coming at you faster and faster.

I turned 21 this week. I am simultaneously ecstatic and concerned for what is in store ahead.  I am pessimistically convinced that life will, over-achingly, get worse from this point […]

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OPINION: Idaho needs Gun Reformation
Boise’s mass shooting opens up our eyes to the real problems

Gun violence has never felt closer to home than it does now.  On Monday the 25th, a shooting occurred in the Boise Mall. Two victims died and four were injured—the […]

OPINION: The case to remove the four lower Snake River dams
In our efforts to fight climate change, we must always be conscious of the environmental and social effects of alternative power sources.

Hydroelectric dams have been providing power to areas of the United States since 1882. Like many alternative energy sources, there are several advantages. Hydropower is renewable, rivers don’t tend to dry up when you […]