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Roughly 60% Of Students Fear Expressing Their Views In Higher Education; New Poll Finds

So much for colleges and universities being institution for the free exchange of ideas.  There is a new poll out and it is strikingly similar to the polls previously featured on this blog on free speech and intellectual diversity in higher education. The Buckley annual survey found that almost 60 percent of college students fear […]

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What we know, 4 weeks later

It’s been 4 weeks since the Moscow quad-murders.  Here’s what we know. From the Moscow-Pullman Daily News:  Nearly four weeks after four University of Idaho students were murdered near campus, there are no suspects and many questions are still unanswered. Funerals and vigils have been held for the victims as the national media keeps its

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The Jobs “Boom” Isn’t So Hot When We Remember Nearly Six Million Men Are Missing From The Workforce

How can 6 million able-bodied men simply choose not to work?  Last week, the employment news was all about how payrolls increased by 269,000 jobs and blew past expectations. Yet, when we looked at the actual number of employed persons, it turned out that the number of employed people has gone down in recent months.

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Biden Mulling Transfer Of Internationally Banned Cluster Bombs To Ukraine

Why am I not surprised?  This is not The Onion, but CNN, which produced a whole report in effect arguing that internationally banned weapons are OK if given to Ukraine for the ‘good cause’ of fighting Russia… “Ukrainian officials and lawmakers have in recent months urged the Biden administration and members of Congress to provide

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Climate-Change Lockdowns? Yup, They Are Actually Going There…

Was Covid-lockdowns a pre-game play on us?  I suppose that we should have known that this was inevitable. After establishing a precedent during the pandemic, now the elite apparently intend to impose lockdowns for other reasons as well. What I have detailed in this article is extremely alarming, and I hope that you will share

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“Tired Of The Partisanship” – Senator Kyrsten Sinema Abandons Dems, Goes Independent

This is a big deal.  This puts the Senate down to 50-50 again.  And if Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leaves as well, this puts the Republicans in the majority.  I think Manchin is likely to bail on the Dems as well since his party screwed him on the last vote.  Fresh off their victory lap

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Chinese Health Official Admits 80-90% Of Population May End Up With COVID

<sarcasm>Really? You mean the Chinese people will experience the same rate of Covid as the rest of the world?</sarcasm> After just within the past week China’s government dramatically pivoted from its ultra-harsh ‘zero Covid’ policy – a policy which had triggered unprecedented widespread protests against communist authorities and health officials as in some instances they

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Idaho murders: Slain university students’ neighbor says front door left wide open after attacks

This is a major update on the case.  MOSCOW, Idaho – A neighbor of four slain University of Idaho students whose shocking stabbing deaths remain unsolved nearly four weeks later claimed they saw the front door wide open hours after the slayings. Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, were found dead

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Law students settle suit with UI

People who support traditional marriage make her feel “unsafe”.  Law students settle suit with UI Professor also is part of lawsuit claiming university violated their First Amendment rights Three law students and a professor recently settled a lawsuit against the University of Idaho after months of arguing that the university violated their First Amendment rights.

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Law students settle suit with UI

People who support traditional marriage make her feel “unsafe”.  Law students settle suit with UI Professor also is part of lawsuit claiming university violated their First Amendment rights Three law students and a professor recently settled a lawsuit against the University of Idaho after months of arguing that the university violated their First Amendment rights.

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Moscow Police Chief James Fry is confident that they will find who killed four University of Idaho students

Quick update from Moscow Police Chief James Fry on the quad murder investigation. Moscow Police Chief James Fry is confident that they will find who killed four University of Idaho students. Chief Fry spoke Wednesday with Pullman Radio News to discuss the investigation into the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana

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Moscow Police Chief James Fry is confident that they will find who killed four University of Idaho students

Quick update from Moscow Police Chief James Fry on the quad murder investigation. Moscow Police Chief James Fry is confident that they will find who killed four University of Idaho students. Chief Fry spoke Wednesday with Pullman Radio News to discuss the investigation into the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana

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Property tax slated as focus in Idaho

Gotta love Dan Foreman! He’s the real deal!  Property tax slated as focus in Idaho Legislators meet in Lewiston, chew on germane topics for 2023 session Lawmakers in Idaho’s 6th and 7th Legislative Districts expect property tax relief to be a major focus during the coming 2023 legislative session. Five of the six district representatives

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Property tax slated as focus in Idaho

Gotta love Dan Foreman! He’s the real deal!  Property tax slated as focus in Idaho Legislators meet in Lewiston, chew on germane topics for 2023 session Lawmakers in Idaho’s 6th and 7th Legislative Districts expect property tax relief to be a major focus during the coming 2023 legislative session. Five of the six district representatives

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Belongings Of Murdered UI Students Not Needed For The Investigation To Be Returned To The Families Starting Wednesday

From KQQQ:  The families of the four University of Idaho students who were murdered will start to get their lost loved ones’ belongings back starting on Wednesday. Moscow Police Chief James Fry and other members of the department will begin collecting some of the victims’ personal belongings from the residence. Those belongings that are no

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Idaho police search for white Hyundai Elantra in Moscow college murder case

A break in the case? From Fox News:  Idaho police search for white Hyundai Elantra in Moscow college murder caseThe white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra has an unknown license plate, police said The Moscow Police Department said Wednesday that detectives want to speak with occupants of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was near the off-campus

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Washington State University is not UW

Replying to Doug Call’s fallacious argument that uses University of Washington in Seattle as a metric for Washington State University in Pullman.  Apples and oranges, professor. Apples and oranges.  Doug Call took me to task for arguing that University of Idaho President Scott Green’s decision to grant students the liberty to decide whether to attend

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