Dear Readers: So many of you were relieved that I printed a positive letter about mothers-in-law. Please find some more letters in praise of MIL. I’m sure any mother of a son appreciates these letters ...

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Several years ago, my daughter was given a fourth-grade social studies assignment about Native American tribes. Students were asked to select a tribe, answer questions such as where the tribe lived ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With partisan politics now driving the narrative in the Snake River dams debate, Monday’s Congressional field hearing in the ...

Firstly, I’m glad to know letter writer Robert Matzke and his wife have come out of their time with COVID-19. Thanks so much for verifying a couple of key facts that seem to escape most people: ...

I want to commend Meg Wochnick for her excellent article, “Trico League has lasting legacy of 100 years” (The Columbian, Aug. 17). It read like a biopic, giving us lots of interesting details about ...

I am compelled both morally and ethically to respond to the recent letter to the editor praising Gov. Jeff Landry’s immigration enforcement. Unfortunately, the letter focuses on what is described as a ...

Narratives are parasites eroding truth. Narrative is the representation of a situation in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values. Narrative engines of today are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. There are facts and there are narratives, and narratives are how we make ...