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It's the birthday of the poet Emily Dickinson, born in Amherst, Massachusetts (1830). Dickinson eventually wrote more than 1,700 poems. In the year 1862 alone, she wrote 366 poems — about one per day. Emily Dickinson said, "To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else."
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It's the birthday of the poet Emily Dickinson, born in Amherst, Massachusetts (1830). Dickinson eventually wrote more than 1,700 poems. In the year 1862 alone, she wrote 366 poems — about one per day. Emily Dickinson said, "To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else."
The Declaration of Human Rights, adopted 77 years ago today by the United Nations, casts a shared vision for our world. One that recognizes the inherent dignity, equality and inalienable rights of all people. Urgent principles that create a future where everyone in the human family can thrive.
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Declaration of Human Rights, adopted 77 years ago today by the United Nations, casts a shared vision for our world. One that recognizes the inherent dignity, equality and inalienable rights of all people. Urgent principles that create a future where everyone in the human family can thrive.
In love and joy we wait for our Lord.
Today, on the 2nd Sunday of Advent, we light the Candle of Peace.
—The Salvation Army in Ukraine
Today, on the 2nd Sunday of Advent, we light the Candle of Peace.
—The Salvation Army in Ukraine
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In love and joy we wait for our Lord.
Today, on the 2nd Sunday of Advent, we light the Candle of Peace.
—The Salvation Army in Ukraine
Today, on the 2nd Sunday of Advent, we light the Candle of Peace.
—The Salvation Army in Ukraine
Kharkiv has been experiencing one of the toughest periods of the entire war. People come to us scared, exhausted, frozen. And it is here, thanks to your help, they find warmth, light, and most importantly, a place to finally breathe and feel safe.
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Kharkiv has been experiencing one of the toughest periods of the entire war. People come to us scared, exhausted, frozen. And it is here, thanks to your help, they find warmth, light, and most importantly, a place to finally breathe and feel safe.
Each year at Christmas, The Salvation Army in Ukraine raises funds through the familiar Red Kettle. Silver bells call the public to share joy and hope with those impacted by Putin’s continued aggression; the wounded and hospitalized, the widows and orphans, those devastated and displaced by war.
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Each year at Christmas, The Salvation Army in Ukraine raises funds through the familiar Red Kettle. Silver bells call the public to share joy and hope with those impacted by Putin’s continued aggression; the wounded and hospitalized, the widows and orphans, those devastated and displaced by war.
We live by humor and grace,
Good manners, books, an embrace,
Good water, good light,
A pencil to write,
And a little orange stub to erase.
—Garrison Keillor
Good manners, books, an embrace,
Good water, good light,
A pencil to write,
And a little orange stub to erase.
—Garrison Keillor
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We live by humor and grace,
Good manners, books, an embrace,
Good water, good light,
A pencil to write,
And a little orange stub to erase.
—Garrison Keillor
Good manners, books, an embrace,
Good water, good light,
A pencil to write,
And a little orange stub to erase.
—Garrison Keillor
What is wrong with the sick, perverted regime in Washington, DC? Two members of the National Guard are gunned down on the street and their first impulse is to figure out how they can score political points by blaming the Biden Administration. Absolutely pathetic.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
What is wrong with the sick, perverted regime in Washington, DC? Two members of the National Guard are gunned down on the street and their first impulse is to figure out how they can score political points by blaming the Biden Administration. Absolutely pathetic.
The State of Idaho will need to find an additional $1 billion for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year thanks to tax cuts passed by the Republican Legislature over the past five years. Those income tax cuts have largely benefitted the wealthiest 1% of Idahoans with very little relief for working families.
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The State of Idaho will need to find an additional $1 billion for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year thanks to tax cuts passed by the Republican Legislature over the past five years. Those income tax cuts have largely benefitted the wealthiest 1% of Idahoans with very little relief for working families.
A new report from the nonpartisan Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy reveals that, during the past 5 years, Republican income tax cuts have reduced state revenue by $4 billion. Corporations and wealthy Idahoans have benefitted the most. Over the same time period, the population of Idaho grew by 8.2%.
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A new report from the nonpartisan Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy reveals that, during the past 5 years, Republican income tax cuts have reduced state revenue by $4 billion. Corporations and wealthy Idahoans have benefitted the most. Over the same time period, the population of Idaho grew by 8.2%.
GOP County Commissioners in Boise have appealed to Idaho’s Congressional delegation, asking them to intervene with the President in order to preserve funding for permanent supportive housing programs benefitting chronically homeless residents; programs targeted for cuts by the Trump administration.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
GOP County Commissioners in Boise have appealed to Idaho’s Congressional delegation, asking them to intervene with the President in order to preserve funding for permanent supportive housing programs benefitting chronically homeless residents; programs targeted for cuts by the Trump administration.
Abraham Lincoln was the Emperor’s opposite, articulate, humble, principled, devoted to public service, devoted to a great cause and not out to advance himself and his pals.
—Garrison Keillor
—Garrison Keillor
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Abraham Lincoln was the Emperor’s opposite, articulate, humble, principled, devoted to public service, devoted to a great cause and not out to advance himself and his pals.
—Garrison Keillor
—Garrison Keillor
On this day in 1863 Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address to a crowd of 15,000 which begins, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
On this day in 1863 Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address to a crowd of 15,000 which begins, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
Today’s the birthday of novelist and poet Margaret Atwood. Born in Ottawa, Ontario (1939), she spent much of her childhood reading and exploring in the woods of Northern Quebec where her father studied insects. She is best known for her novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), an international best-seller.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Today’s the birthday of novelist and poet Margaret Atwood. Born in Ottawa, Ontario (1939), she spent much of her childhood reading and exploring in the woods of Northern Quebec where her father studied insects. She is best known for her novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), an international best-seller.
At the dedication ceremony in 1903, Mayor Moses Alexander stated that Boise High School would be a place where “the rich and the poor meet on terms of equality”. With public schools under attack and private school vouchers on the rise, politicians need to be reminded of our history.
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
At the dedication ceremony in 1903, Mayor Moses Alexander stated that Boise High School would be a place where “the rich and the poor meet on terms of equality”. With public schools under attack and private school vouchers on the rise, politicians need to be reminded of our history.
Economic insecurity, social fragmentation, and widespread deprivation create fertile ground for fear, resentment, and authoritarianism. Societies cannot be stable or just when people are left to struggle for their most basic needs.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Economic insecurity, social fragmentation, and widespread deprivation create fertile ground for fear, resentment, and authoritarianism. Societies cannot be stable or just when people are left to struggle for their most basic needs.
When people cannot secure essential needs like food or healthcare, they are often cast as responsible for their own hardship, and narratives that blame, divide, and oversimplify take hold. Blame may be politically convenient, but it does nothing to improve people’s lives.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
When people cannot secure essential needs like food or healthcare, they are often cast as responsible for their own hardship, and narratives that blame, divide, and oversimplify take hold. Blame may be politically convenient, but it does nothing to improve people’s lives.
Do we understand poverty as an individual failing, or as the result of historical forces, policies, and inequities that shape opportunity? The answer matters. The explanations we embrace determine the solutions we pursue — and whether those solutions reinforce stigma or uphold dignity.
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Do we understand poverty as an individual failing, or as the result of historical forces, policies, and inequities that shape opportunity? The answer matters. The explanations we embrace determine the solutions we pursue — and whether those solutions reinforce stigma or uphold dignity.
As healthcare subsidies expire and costs rise, millions face losing their health insurance. The urgent question is this: Why do so many Americans have to choose between medications or groceries? When people are forced to sacrifice one basic need for another, it indicates profound structural failure.
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
As healthcare subsidies expire and costs rise, millions face losing their health insurance. The urgent question is this: Why do so many Americans have to choose between medications or groceries? When people are forced to sacrifice one basic need for another, it indicates profound structural failure.
Debates about whether government or private charities should provide food assistance often miss the larger context: widening economic inequality, wages that fall far short of living costs, and communities where affordable, healthy food is simply inaccessible.
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Debates about whether government or private charities should provide food assistance often miss the larger context: widening economic inequality, wages that fall far short of living costs, and communities where affordable, healthy food is simply inaccessible.
Republicans in Congress clearly have no plans whatsoever to improve the health and well-being of the American people. The repudiation of Trump at the polls on November 4th should be a wake-up call for all those complicit with Trump’s corrupt regime.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Republicans in Congress clearly have no plans whatsoever to improve the health and well-being of the American people. The repudiation of Trump at the polls on November 4th should be a wake-up call for all those complicit with Trump’s corrupt regime.
The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein emails reveals troubling details about Trump’s long relationship with Epstein and the cover-up carried out by his White House, Justice Department, and allies in Congress. Will our leaders stand with survivors, or with the man who protected their abuser?
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein emails reveals troubling details about Trump’s long relationship with Epstein and the cover-up carried out by his White House, Justice Department, and allies in Congress. Will our leaders stand with survivors, or with the man who protected their abuser?
The government shutdown successfully exposed the GOP as the party with no regard whatsoever for the health and well-being of the American people; the repudiation of Trump at the polls on November 4th is proof enough. Onward we go in the work of creating a more perfect union.
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The government shutdown successfully exposed the GOP as the party with no regard whatsoever for the health and well-being of the American people; the repudiation of Trump at the polls on November 4th is proof enough. Onward we go in the work of creating a more perfect union.
JD Vance and his publicly expressed hope that Usha converts from Hinduism to Christianity? Is there an announcement forthcoming? Certainly something his White Christian Nationalist MAGA base would enthusiastically embrace as Vance positions himself to succeed Trump as President.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
JD Vance and his publicly expressed hope that Usha converts from Hinduism to Christianity? Is there an announcement forthcoming? Certainly something his White Christian Nationalist MAGA base would enthusiastically embrace as Vance positions himself to succeed Trump as President.