‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls
Law enforcement personnel in New York examine a license plate during a multi-agency operation at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in March 2024. The operation marked the launch of a…
What Chancellor Lee Roberts doesn’t say about freedom of expression at UNC
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts – Photos: unc.edu UNC-Chapel Hill’s new chancellor, Lee Roberts, recently published an op-ed in which he laid out his beliefs about freedom of expression on…
CuMo exploration project could become an Idaho mine. Environmental groups are worried.
The CuMo Exploration Project aims to search for minerals that could lead to a mine years later in mountains outside Boise. (Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital Sun) For now, the CuMo Exploration…
Separate and unequal punishment in SC schools
South Carolina public school bus (File/Mary Ann Chastain/Special to the SC Daily Gazette) As an educator and product of South Carolina’s public schools, I am disheartened to know that 70…
How immigrants navigate their digital footprints in a charged political climate
José Patiño, a 35-year-old DACA recipient and Arizona community organizer, says it took him a long time to overcome the fear of sharing his personal information — including his legal…
A year after his death, J.J. Saldaña still brings a safe space to Idaho Latinos
Bobby Gaytan, a local artist, stands in front of his mural “Flowers for J.J. Saldaña.” The mural was made in honor of late Idaho Latino advocate, J.J. Saldaña, who unexpectedly…
The GOP dilemma: What goes around, came back
Political cartoon by John Moore. Knock, knock! “Who’s there?” says Donald Trump. “Karma.” “Karma who?” “Karmala Harris.” They say “what goes around comes around” and that surely happened at the…
The fastest-ever climb of the Grand Teton, a record lost and a trails debate
When 32-year-old ultra runner Michelino Sunseri collapsed in exhaustion in the Lupine Meadows parking lot on the morning of Sept. 2, he thought he had just achieved an impossible dream.…
Meet Cowboy Joe V, UW’s iconic live mascot
Cowboy Joe V is more than a pretty good horse. He’s the fifth Shetland pony to carry on the long live mascot tradition at University of Wyoming Cowboy football games.…
Enthusiasm greets VP Kamala Harris in a post-debate North Carolina campaign trip
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 12: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum September 12, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina.…