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As a former wildland firefighter for four years (2008-11), peak fire season would migrate north in late summer, to our district in Eastern Oregon, but the critical practice of prescribed burning was infrequently used in our region. Twelve years later, the fire seasons still migrate north, and millions of acres continue to be destroyed annually by extreme fires because our region largely avoids prescribed burning.

Bicameral bill introduced by Armstrong would mandate return to pre-pandemic hours

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Don’t get Idaho Sen. Jim Risch started on Ukraine. On second thought, do. That is, if you want to see energy, passion and a dose of common sense. Risch, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, turned a breakout session of the recent Aspen Security Forum into quite a show, and received some generous applause from global leaders in the audience.

A former wildland firefighter with the Mountain States Policy Center argues that prescribed burning is underutilized on federal lands in the West. | Opinion

Idaho officials are sharing their condolences for former Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and his wife, Tracey, as they mourn the loss of their granddaughter.

Idaho officials are sharing their condolences for former Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and his wife, Tracey, as they mourn the loss of their granddaughter.

A great way to reduce carbon emissions worldwide is to start charging foreign polluters for their emissions through carbon border adjustment fees. | Opinion

The letters come amid Lebanon’s continued political paralysis, economic crisis and rising tensions with Israel. Some members of Congress are calling for sanctions on parliament speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.

Former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne worked to secure a flight for American allies out of Afghanistan after the Taliban took control.