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After its start two years ago, Clarkston VFW Military Museum is growing
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (480+ words) An impressive collection of military memorabilia got its start two years ago when a veteran dropped off four hats from a thrift store. Dennis McDonald, one of the regulars at the Asotin County Veterans Outreach Center, hung the caps near…...
Changes take effect at Asotin County Library
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (221+ words) Asotin County Library's Clarkston Heights Branch has been closed, and the organization's hours of operation will be reduced at the start of the new year. The changes were made to help manage the budget because a levy lid lift failed…...
Idaho’s replica Liberty Bell to be restored for America250 celebration
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (196+ words) Idaho state officials voted Dec. 19 to pay to refurbish the replica Liberty Bell on display on the front steps of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. Officials will also seek private fundraising for the project, and any leftover funds available…...
In Washington orchards, immigration crackdown sows fear and uncertainty
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (1803+ words) UNION GAP, Wash. " On a chilly fall morning, farmworkers fanned out through an orchard here to pick rose-hued apples from green rows of trees that flank this central Washington valley's irrigated slopes. These Pink Ladies were one of the last…...
Taking a look at the impact of tariffs in 2025
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (331+ words) Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy " building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. His double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country…...
PHOTOS: Our photographers’ best for 2025
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (39+ words) PHOTOS: Our photographers" best for 2025The Lewiston Tribune Are our dogs clockwatchers? They seem to be able to tell time Plan ahead for attending a party when the ex will be there Navigating kids" first holiday since a breakup...
OPINION: A potential free speech for me but not for thee
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (459+ words) Defending unpopular speech is how you protect the First Amendment. As reported last week in the Idaho Statesman, the incident " which occurred in 2020 in the midst of Christ Church's challenge to Moscow's face-mask and social distancing mandates during the COVID…...
Are our dogs clockwatchers? They seem to be able to tell time
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (485+ words) Throughout our lives, we perceive and react to time in various ways. Cognitively, pets can't count and they don't wear watches but somehow, they seem to know when certain times of the day arrive. Behaviorists say dogs seem to know…...
Idaho’s domestic elk farms drawing criticism
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1140+ words) Despite legislative testimony saying it was unlikely to happen, some of Idaho's domestic elk farms have proven to be porous with multiple examples of wild animals getting into the high-fenced operations and domestic animals escaping. Over the past 12 months, chronic…...
Dec. 28 Letters Part 4: Our Readers’ Opinions
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (355+ words) Idaho Sen. Jim Risch proudly told me in an email that he had never voted against one of President Donald Trump's nominees. I assume that means that he will be voting to confirm Steve Pearce as head of the Bureau…...