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Idaho lawmakers are once again pushing to add fentanyl to the state's list of illegal substances that carry mandatory minimum prison sentences for drug trafficking. The same committee that blocked the bill last year advanced the bill to the House…

Episode: Focused on Fentanyl with Sen. Todd Lakey

House Bill 419 would effectively repeal expanded Medicaid coverage in 2025 if certain requirements are not met This story was first published by Idaho Reports on Jan. 22, 2023. Lawmakers on the House Health and Welfare Committee introduced…

Bills printed by Idaho legislative committee to limit Medicaid expansion, expand physician training

State lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would modify Idaho’s quorum requirements for meetings of locally elected school boards. “Currently the majority of the members of a school board, which would be three out of five, constitutes a quorum…

Bill printed to prevent quorum loss on school boards

Idaho lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow counties to collect back property taxes from illegally claimed homeowner’s exemptions and would make it a misdemeanor offense for repeat offenders. “Right now, property owners are only…

Bill introduced to strengthen homeowner’s exemption enforcement

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee advanced just over $12 billion in spending early this week, despite protests from Democrats. It’s the latest in a series of objections over the new budgeting process, though Republicans say the concerns are…

Basic state budgets advance over trepidation from Democrats

The lawmakers crafting Idaho’s state budget will use a new process on a revamped schedule this year, with goals of increased transparency and a faster timeline for the legislative session that began this week, though the changes prompted concern from…

JFAC to use new budget process in 2024

Associate producer Logan Finney sat down in December with Caribou County Sheriff Adam Mabey, Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries, Payette County Sheriff Andy Creech, and jail inspector Ben Wolfinger from the Idaho Sheriffs Association to discuss the…

The Issues Facing Idaho County Jails

Associate producer Logan Finney examines the implications of not fully funding jail facilities. Caribou County Sheriff Adam Mabey, Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries, Payette County Sheriff Andy Creech, and jail inspector Ben Wolfinger from the…

Extra: The Issues Facing Idaho County Jails

The session is just around the corner, and the press got a sneak peek at the priorities. This week, Gov. Brad Little and lawmakers give us a preview of the upcoming legislative session. Associate producer Logan Finney discusses issues with jail…

Season 52 Episode 8: A Legislative Preview

Originally published Dec. 12 by Idaho Reports. The state of Idaho is considering a new health insurance provider for its employees, lawmakers on the Change in Employee Compensation Committee (CEC) learned in a presentation Tuesday from…

Idaho poised to switch insurance provider for state employees

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...An extended period of stagnant air, with light winds and little vertical mixing. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central Idaho and…

Idaho is unique in many ways, but it unfortunately stands out in one policy area. It's the only state that still uses its prison system to house certain mental health patients — those whose condition a court has deemed dangerous to themselves or…

Episode: Imprisoned for Having a Mental Illness

Idaho is unique in many ways, but it unfortunately stands out in one policy area. It’s the only state that still uses its prison system to house certain mental health patients — those whose condition a court has deemed dangerous to themselves or…

Podcast: Imprisoned for Having a Mental Illness

The state of Idaho is considering a new health insurance provider for its employees, lawmakers on the Change in Employee Compensation Committee (CEC) learned in a presentation Tuesday from representatives of the state’s purchasing division and office…

State poised to switch insurance provider for state employees and some educators

Imprisoned for Having a Mental Illness | December 13, 2023

by Logan Finney, Idaho Reports The state of Idaho is considering a new health insurance provider for its employees, lawmakers on the Change in Employee Compensation Committee (CEC) learned in a presentation Tuesday from representatives of the state’s…

State poised to switch insurance provider for state employees

The Snake River has been in the news a lot recently, but the recent detection of quagga mussels is not the only ecological issue facing the mighty river. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey released a study this week that takes a look at how…

Episode: Measuring Mercury in Snake River Smallmouth

Podcast: Measuring Mercury in Snake River Smallmouth

The next legislative session in January 2024 is just over a month away – and policymakers are already hard at work, pitching bills and taking stock of this year’s historic property tax relief package. This week, associate producer Logan Finney brings…

Podcast: Lawmakers Prepare for 2024

The next legislative session in January 2024 is just over a month away – and policymakers are already hard at work, pitching bills and taking stock of this year's historic property tax relief package. This week, associate producer Logan Finney brings…

Episode: Idaho Lawmakers Prepare for 2024

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With two incomes, the Baileys mightn't have had to start married life in that leaky rat trap. At a crucial point in "It's a Wonderful Life," George Bailey and angel Clarence Odbody review how life in Bedford Falls would be without Jimmy Stewart's…

What if George Bailey wasn't the hero of 'It's a Wonderful Life'? In defense of a new ending.

Indianapolis Star As violent events threaten the globe, polarization increases in our country, and personal losses abound, the world can be a dark place. Yet December brings holidays that focus on bringing light into the world. Hannukkah, the…

Op/Ed: Holiday lights bring peace and joy across the generations

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Holiday Lights Can Help Find Light in Darkness of the Age

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Antisemitism has History in Evansville

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What Kids Learn about the Holocaust Depends on Their School

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Antisemitism Has History in Evansville

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With help from Spielberg and others,Evansville library maintains Holocaustsurvivor stories

There’s no better place to learn about family stories than old newspapers. I learned this lesson as a child when I tagged along with my maternal grandmother, LeNore Hoard Enz. Four families in her line bought land patents in Whitley County before…

The Devil’s in the Details: How to Enhance Storytelling with Historical Newspapers

A 14-year-old boy made his way to the podium. The speaker, a nationally known author, had come to Indiana to discuss the Holocaust and why it still matters today. She spoke to more than 2,000 middle and high school students. "Thank you for coming,"…

Op/Ed: Identity-based hatred should have no place in this world

October 25, 2023 Little Old Lady Contributor by Amy Abbott I called my first Bingo game today at a senior citizens center in a test of the part of my brain that does numbers. Did I mention I don’t do math? Calling Bingo requires reading in clear…

The Perils Of Calling Bingo

Missing the Annual Enrollment Period may cost you money and key coverage My husband and I turned the magical age of 65, just 23 days apart. While buttercream-iced cakes with 65 lighted candles made for a spectacular celebration, our greatest gift was…

Medicare Enrollees, It’s Time to Review Your Plan

There are a range of options. Here's how one couple figured it out, plus what to consider, when to enroll, and a translation of some of the jargon.

‘No wonder the American public is confused.’ If you’re working at 65, should you get Medicare or keep your employer plan?

A white truck pulled up beside our car in busy West Lafayette traffic. I was driving with my husband, taking our son and his girlfriend back to the Indy airport when a driver honked at me. I turned to see a middle-aged man in the truck's cab. He…

Violence and rage now have a recreational aspect. What happened to the golden rule?

It depends on how good your employer’s health insurance is. Meet with an independent health insurance broker to get the best value. You have reached the Medicare qualifying age of 65. But what if you are still working and have employer-sponsored…

I'm 65 and Working. Should I Enroll in Medicare?

Buried under papers on my desk is a small black book of snapshots. I consider throwing it away, but I don’t. I flip through the silly pictures that remind me of an old friend and then bury the book again in the paper piles. I killed this friendship;…

As soon as I Hit Send, I Regretted it. Couldn’t We Just Exchange Holiday Cards?

Technology has developed washable underwear for both periods and incontinence, a far cry from the past In 1927, the Johnson and Johnson Company announced Modess, a sanitary napkin for menstruating women. The product was a vast improvement over old…

Technology Offers Eco-friendly Options for Menstruating Individuals

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A couple of upcoming talk dates, plus a sneak peak of books in the production process: I've talks coming up on 17 February and 16 March, while my next book is out in July. Both talks are on Interstellar Tours: Saturday 17 February is at 10.45am at…

Book and talk news

This is one of the weirdest books I have ever come across. Strictly speaking it's a short story, but packaged as a thin Ladybird-like hardback. It's number 16 in a series that began with A Balls-up in Bohemia. The weird and wonderful idea behind it…

Death by Dandruff - Nicholas Sercombe (and Arthur Conan Doyle) ***

For someone who likes both science fiction and contemporary British police procedural novels, this is a gift. It features Detective Chief Superintendent Kat Frank - a senior police officer with even more baggage than is traditional for fictional…

In the Blink of an Eye (SF) - Jo Callaghan *****

If you ask someone to describe a telescope, they will probably come up with a big tube in a dome, perhaps located somewhere remote on top of a mountain. But, in reality, many of our most important telescopes are now located in space - not only does…

Eyes in the Sky - Andrew May ****

I quite often find myself reading food labelling, particularly if it's handy over the breakfast table. It's partly because I'm interested in what's in what I eat - but also because I had fun on a BBC TV show pointing out that it's perfectly possible,…

May contain nut (kernels)

I have rarely been disappointed by a Paul McAuley book, so thought I would trawl his back catalogue and reaped major rewards with Something Coming Through from 2015 - this is science fiction at its best. Set in a relatively near future after first…

Something Coming Through (SF) - Paul McAuley *****

For some time now there have been dire warnings in the press that AI could be extremely dangerous. I've been doubtful: yes, clearly it messes up the use of essays in schools and universities, and it is likely to replace many white collar jobs, but I…

The Coming Wave - Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar ****

Alastair Reynolds is a reliably enjoyable author of high quality science fiction, and in this 2008 novel he lives up to expectations. Each section of the book starts with an excerpt from the life of Abigail Gentian, then skips forward six million…

House of Suns (SF) - Alastair Reynolds ****

Fiona Fox runs the UK's Science Media Centre, which acts as a kind of interface between journalists and scientists to try to improve the reporting of science in the media. This is the story of that Centre and its major events. As a science writer…

Beyond the Hype - Fiona Fox ****

This was not the book I expected it to be - and I'm rather glad of it. It looks like a Christmas murder mystery, particularly in the red and gold cover I got. But it really isn't. A murder is involved. The book climaxes at Christmas. But this nothing…

Death of a Bookseller - Alice Slater ****

Those of you who berate me when my reviews are mostly not science or science fiction books, the Christmas present reading pile is nearly done - expect more of a usual mix next week. I don't believe in making New Year's resolutions - they just set you…

Looking forward to 2024

Matt Chorley is one of the best political radio presenters and podcasters around. His coverage of UK politics is sharp and insightful - but always with a sense of humour. He is also a newspaper columnist, though I confess I find his writing style…

Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors - Matt Chorley ****

We seem to be overwhelmed with Christmas murder mysteries this year - in this case in a puzzler-friendly format as Alexandra Benedict throws in a number of optional challenges for the reader, from spotting references to Fleetwood Mac songs (always a…

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders - Alexandra Benedict ***

Until recently, I'd classified Richard Osman's cosy murder mysteries as 'not worth reading as it's only successful because he's on the TV'. But a friend's write up persuaded me to give them a try - and I confess they are better than expected, if not…

The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman ****

In their book, Andrew Simms and Leo Murray tell us that ‘the enabler of [a] great shift in expectations and attitudes has been the advertising and marketing industries. Advertising is selling us an imagined lifestyle – the premise is that we can only…

Badvertising - Andrew Simms and Leo Murray **

The other day, I was reading the late Christopher Booker's ridiculously long The Seven Basic Plots and came on a spot of science writing that made me gasp in its comprehensive inaccuracy. He is looking at creation myths, giving us three versions, the…

There's wrong and there's disastrously wrong

This time of year I mostly abandon popular science books for lighter reading. As a result, crime will feature frequently in my reviews, which will also often be Christmas- themed. Normal service will be resumed as soon as I've got through my…

Apology to science book lovers

This novella gives us a highly engaging Christmas-set (technically it's in Advent) mystery. We start in the New York apartment of the female narrator, who, at Christmas time, unearths an old diary from exactly 30 years before, covering the days…

The Christmas Guest - Peter Swanson ****

Isotopes - variants of chemical elements with differing numbers of neutrons in the atomic nucleus - play a major role in our understanding of matter and radioactive decay, as well as being powerful tools for science and medicine. As often seems the…

Atomic Fingerprints - Graham Lappin ***(*)

Janice Hallett has rapidly become the best active light crime writer, bettering her first two books with the outstanding The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, so I rushed to purchase her latest, a Christmas sequel to her remarkable debut The…

The Christmas Appeal - Janice Hallett ****

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I just have a new poem to share today. The Hope Mission block was closed off this morning.Like in E.T., the City’s Alien Task Force was at work—white trucks, white vans, awkwardly invulnerable hazmat suits,flashing yellow lights and exhaust in the…

The Hope Mission

Since our last report, 110 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 49 plugins are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool may have…

WordPress Vulnerability Report — December 13, 2023

Solid Security Basic 9.2.0 and Solid Security Pro 8.2.0 let users easily manage their security profile — on your site’s front or back end. Manage security settings on user profiles. Solid Security’s new user profile design streamlines the management…

New Solid Security Release Speeds Up and Simplifies User Security Management

Since our last report, 204 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed, all in plugins. Security patches for 124 of these plugins are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user and have activated…

WordPress Vulnerability Report — December 6, 2023

Along with hacked user accounts, vulnerable plugins are the most common threat vector criminals use to break into WordPress sites. As vulnerabilities emerge, software vendors release security updates or “patches” that fix the vulnerabilities in their…

What is Virtual Patching?

Since our last report, 138 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 49 plugins and one theme are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool…

WordPress Vulnerability Report — November 29, 2023

Since our last report, 141 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed, including three in Jetpack and others in WooCommerce, EWW Image Optimizer, WP Fastest Cache, and Forminator. Security patches are available for them now, along with 77 other…

WordPress Vulnerability Report — November 22, 2023

The information security industry generates so many statistics about cybersecurity threats you may have tuned them out. Many alarming claims are based on outdated data, taken out of context, or simply wrong. For example, 60% of small businesses do…

Statistics and Security

Since our last report, 109 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed in WordPress plugins.1 Security patches for 79 plugins are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, version management…

WordPress Vulnerability Report — November 8, 2023

Today, we’ve released Solid Backups 9.1.0. This release brings significant performance enhancements and bug fixes to Solid Stash Live. Now, you’ll enjoy faster, more reliable archiving of WordPress sites on any web host. With the 9.1.0 release, Stash…

Solid Backups 9.1.0 Release Notes

Today, we released Solid Security Pro 8.0.3. It’s available now for automatic updates in WordPress, or you may download it from your SolidWP member panel at my.solidwp.com. This is a minor release that fixes several bugs and enhances WP-CLI…

Solid Security Pro 8.0.3 Release Notes

Since our last report, 125 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed.1 Security patches for 61 plugins are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool may have…

WordPress Vulnerability Report — October 25, 2023

If you own a website, you need to protect it. Like personal computers, web servers — and the software running on them — are constantly probed and attacked by hackers. Because of this, it’s important to keep hackers and other bad traffic away from…

What is a Website Firewall? WAFs and Other Firewalls Explained

Since our last report, 151 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed1, including 7 in WordPress core patched in the WordPress 6.3.2 update. Security patches for 66 plugins and 2 themes are available now, so run those updates as soon as…

WordPress Vulnerability Report — October 18, 2023

Between last Monday (October 2) and Monday this week (October 9), 101 new vulnerabilities were publicly disclosed.1 They may affect nearly two million WordPress sites. There are 42 plugin vulnerabilities with security patches, so run those updates as…

WordPress Vulnerability Report – October 11, 2023

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I wrote and edited most of the product marketing copy, a good deal of the static page content, FAQs, tutorials/eBooks, and nearly all of the new and refreshed blog posts for the iThemes to SolidWP rebrand.

SolidWP at its debut

Today we're joined by Dan Knauss, a technical content generalist at SolidWP (formerly iThemes). The episode focuses on the importance of hardening WordPress websites for enhanced security. Dan discusses their approach to security, which includes…

344 – Dan Knauss on why you should harden WordPress WP Builds

Interview with Dan Knauss and Nathan Wrigley. This is forth of four podcast episodes related to WordPress security. In case you did not tune into the previous episodes, I feel like I need to add some context to the show notes so that you understand…

344 – Dan Knauss on why you should harden WordPress

Show Summary Rob Cairns talks to Dan Knauss about WordPress Security and Solid WP. Show Highlights: General WordPress Security. Why you should not have a built-in Malware Scanner? Why rebarnding to SolidWP? Where SolidWP is going. Show Notes Hey…

Episode 358 WordPress Security and SolidWP With Dan Knauss

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His eyes bloodshot and exophthalmic, a clearly unhinged, ghastly man grips a human skull, poking a finger into an eye socket. Attraction and repulsion collide, as we wander willingly yet woefully into his nightmare. The macabre, visceral visual…

Rare And Unusual Portraits Catch My Eye At The Winter Show

His sinewy limbs encased in a knitted bodystocking woven from metallic yarn in sections of pink, red, and blue geometric patterns on black or white, Ziggy Stardust rocketed to stardom in 1973. David Bowie, as Ziggy leading his band, the Spiders from…

Mick Rock Captures Two Seminal Years Of David Bowie, “Mutating” Before The Camera In Glam Taschen Tome

In late 1945, around the end of World War II, Harry Smith arrived in Berkeley, California, eager to advance his anthropological studies. He was swiftly whisked into the the Bay Area’s burgeoning culture scene. A few years later, Smith (born 1923,…

‘Fragments Of A Faith Forgotten: The Art Of Harry Smith’ Draws New Life Into A Rare Trailblazer Of Painting, Filmmaking, And Musicology

I was thrilled when a glamorous woman in a satin magenta gown asked me to dance while feting Elizabeth's Sutton's 34th birthday along with my husband Mike and our son Michael, my ubiquitous partners in the global art world. The invitation stoked my…

Elizabeth Sutton Amplifies The Art Of Reinvention As An Emerging Artist

Giorgione’s Three Philosophers traveled some 4,220 miles from Vienna to be reunited with Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert in New York after more than four centuries on different continents. Frick Madison, the temporary home of The Frick…

The Frick’s Chief Curator Advances Art History With ‘Dream’ Reunion Of Two Renaissance Masterpieces After Four-Century Separation

Láolú Senbanjo’s singular black and gold geometric patterns welcome Yoruba culture and other Nigerian traditions into a contemporary context, translating the New York-based Nigerian artist’s drawing onto porcelain. The hand-painted head and bust…

Lladró’s First Collaboration With An African Artist Underscores Thoughtful Reinvention Of 70-Year-Old Brand

High-net-worth (HNW) women outpaced men’s spending on art in the first half of 2023, following a trend of the past two years. Women collectors spent a median of $72,500 compared with $59,400 by men, according to The Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global…

Wealthy Women Spent More On Art This Year Than Men, New Data Shows

Light illuminates a vertical panel that performs like the entryway or doorway into a semi-abstract rectangular room with a deep blue floor and a white wall adorned with flowers on swirling spiral vines. A large open window to the right draws us into…

Matisse-Inspired Richard Diebenkorn Masterpiece Expected To Fetch More Than $25 Million At Christie's, Resetting Artist’s Auction Record

Standing to the right of center and in front of a gilded throne with lavish blue velvet cushions, a man gazes at the viewer. His bold green sash symbolizes labor, development, and fertility, and draws our attention to his numerous honors and…

Henry Taylor Retrospective At Whitney Celebrates Portraits Of Black Power, Reinvigorates Importance Of Black Panthers

A large deer skull with antlers and a bouquet of Southwestern wildflowers are suspended in the clouds above a mountainous desert landscape. The reverse scale of the colossal skull and flowers eclipsing the distant, desolate landscape bends our gaze…

Bar Calico Celebrates Georgia O'Keeffe With Masterful Cocktails, Spirited Sotol Tasting Flights

Sipping champagne and noshing on perfect one-bite salmon tarts crowned with roe, we gaze from a distance to admire what looks like shiny, metallic ribbon, writhing alongside distorted, maybe-melting, possibly-exploding, clock faces dominating the…

Monumental James Rosenquist Paintings Join Works By Alex Katz, Robert Mapplethorpe At Chef Daniel Boulud’s Restaurant Daniel

Two figures outlined in yellow and emblazoned with blue X-signs derived from the Latin cross on their chests dance rhythmically despite conjoining at the head. The joyful one-headed duo erupt from a magenta background and red floor adorned with what…

Keith Haring’s Never-Before-Seen Digital Drawings On Auction As NFTs, Following Christie’s $3.8 Million Sale Of Andy Warhol Art From Floppy Disc

When a fast-acting fuse is ignited, gunpowder explodes and creates intense heat and gas that causes a buildup of pressure beneath a shell that shoots into the sky. The shell is filled with small pellets, known as stars, and once the firework reaches…

Greek Artist And Designer Kostas Lambridis Dazzles With ‘Reverse Fireworks’ In First U.S. Solo Show

Imagine the thunderous thrill of an asymmetrical high-speed four-beat gait presented in concert with verses from a love poem written decades ago adorning soft glazed relief panels to create movement across the backdrop of stages. The dramatic display…