Rick Just

Idahoans disagree on countless things, but there is probably near universal agreement about the state's name. It’s important that we agree on the names of things. Imagine how confusing it would be if half the citizens of Arco called it by its original name, Root Hog. With apologies to The Lovin’ Spoonful, someone has to finally decide.

The Pierce House, in Boise 's North End at 1805 N. 21st St., was built in 1914 as a wedding present for the bride of developer Walter E. Pierce. Pierce developed most of the North End’s subdivisions and platted others along State Street and in the East End.  He was once the owner of Boise’s Natatorium and was a principal in the Boise and Interurban. Pierce was also instrumental in developing the Hotel Boise, today known as the Hoff Building.

First, Grays Lake isn’t a lake. It’s a “high elevation, 22,000-acre bulrush marsh,” according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services webpage about the site in Southeastern Idaho. It’s located

Idaho’s state gasoline tax hasn’t really raised in a hundred years.

Jesse Owens was one the biggest Olympic heroes of all time. When he took four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Germany, it put the lie to Hitler’s claims

Idaho's Lake Coeur d'Alene was known especially for its steamships that slid back and forth across the waters from the 1880s to the 1930s. One of the better-known boats was the sidewheeler, "Idaho."

In 1943, Seaman Second Class A.P. McKinley and Specialist First Class John D. Lyons wrote to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to settle a bet. Both sailors were

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Many exceptional women writers are connected to Idaho. Here are some who are native to the state and have won national and international awards.

The first motion picture filmed in Idaho left few tracks. One still from the picture remains, along with a copy of the play it was developed from and a poor-quality