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I believe every day’s a good day when you paint, Bob Ross said. Read more
The idea to write a story about Nampa’s impact fees came from a transportation masterplan meeting, of all things. Read more
Jeanne Huff here, and the first thing I want to say is — hello! Read more
Jeanne Huff
Community Engagement Editor
One of my favorite things about the Treefort Music Festival in Boise is Storyfort. Read more
Bobsledding would be way cooler if they put giant googly eyes on the front of the sleds. I’d never miss another race! Read more
Next month, I will be traveling to Chicago for four days to attend a computer-assisted reporting conference, being organized by Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting. Read more
People hate watching movies with me. Read more
I used to tell my boss that I didn’t see myself ever wanting to be an editor. I pictured that job as sitting at a computer all day, just reading what other people wrote. No thank you. Read more
I was standing on the shore of the Sea of Galilee on my third day in Israel when I started to wonder if I’d made a horrible mistake. Read more
As a child, I used to fantasize about climbing and laying claim to the massive piles of sugar beets next to the Amalgamated Sugar factory. At night I would stare out my window at the Flying J’s illuminated sign and wonder what I-84 voyagers think as they pass its humming glow. And on the lon… Read more
It’s that time of year again: the time of year when your crime reporter writes a dog story with prose more ebullient than the 4-month-old golden retriever on which the article is based. Read more
My co-workers have accused me of being the Scrooge of the office. Read more
“Life is pain! I wake up every morning, I’m in pain! I go to work in pain! Do you know how many times I wanted to just give up?” Read more
I usually work the night shift at the Idaho Press-Tribune, so waking up to cover a food drive at 7:45 a.m. didn't exactly put me in the holiday spirit. Read more
It is almost that time of year again. That time we have all been waiting for… Read more
Voter shaming: A staple of pre-election media as predictable as the low voter turnout that’s soon to follow. Read more
One of the best parts of my job is getting to learn a little bit about a lot of things. Read more
