Scott McIntosh

Boise

Opinion Editor at Idaho Statesman

Opinion editor of @IdahoStatesman in Boise, Idaho. Wrote book about owning and running a weekly newspaper in Idaho. @SyracuseU alum.

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7 opinion pieces exploring key social issues in the Boise area

6 days ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh

Seven powerful opinion pieces pull back the curtain on Idaho's most pressing social issues. This list outlines moments like Boise's school district affirming inclusion with "Everyone is Welcome" posters, a Holocaust survivor sharing vital history, and escalating politics in an Uber ride gone wrong. We also see university leaders facing hard questions about the future of DEI programs as lawmakers add pressure.
This group is delivering a message to Congress — on quilts | Opinion

1 week ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh

Quilts representing all 50 states are scheduled to be delivered to members of Congress this week as part of the “Quilting for the Constitution: Peace by Piece” effort organized by the Women Building Peace Coalition. Idaho will be well-represented, with five quilts — one for each member of Idaho’s congressional delegation, and one extra for good measure.
The Republic of Korea bestows special honor on Idaho veterans

1 week ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh

Gene Migneault goes by the flight name “Magoo.”“I told my family that when they bury me, they’d better put ‘Magoo’ on my headstone, or else no one’s going to know who is buried there,” Migneault said. The diminutive, sharp-as-a-tack, 91-year-old is a retired Air Force master sergeant who flew 50 night missions as a tail gunner aboard a B-29 high-altitude bomber during the Korean War.
Trump’s anti-media campaign threatens Idaho public TV, radio | Opinion

1 week ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh

Funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting accounts for about 20% of Boise State Public Radio’s annual budget. At Idaho Public Television, it accounts for $2 million, or 17% of its budget. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to cut public subsidies to PBS and NPR, which would affect Idaho’s local affiliates. Trump’s executive order doesn’t make it so, as the money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is approved by Congress.
Meridian, Idaho, Library Board candidates interview

1 week ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh
Boise May Day rally for workers mostly targets Trump’s actions | Opinion

2 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh

The list of grievances was as varied as the signs were creative. The arbitrary firing of federal workers. Attacks on public lands. Illegal deportations. The flouting of court orders.
What the Idaho ‘Hetero Awesome Festival’ organizers don’t understand | Opinion

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Scott McIntosh

I have never been spit on for holding my wife’s hand while walking down the street. I have never been called a slur for kissing her in public. I have never been enjoying a cocktail at my local watering hole with my wife and our friends when the police bust in and arrest us all, clobbering us with their nightsticks and fists and throwing us in jail.
Commentary: What a trial 300 years ago tells us about Trump’s media lawsuits

3 weeks ago | union-bulletin.com | Scott McIntosh

President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News reminded me of a famous legal case that I teach my journalism students each semester at Boise State University. It’s known as the Zenger trial. The case was in 1735, nearly 300 years ago, before the United States was even a country. Then-New York Gov. William Cosby charged the New-York Weekly Journal printer John Peter Zenger with “seditious libel” because the newspaper was critical of Cosby, accusing him of tyranny and violating the people’s rights.
What the Idaho ‘Hetero Awesome Festival’ organizers don’t understand | Opinion

3 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh

I have never been spit on for holding my wife’s hand while walking down the street. I have never been called a slur for kissing her in public. I have never been enjoying a cocktail at my local watering hole with my wife and our friends when the police bust in and arrest us all, clobbering us with their nightsticks and fists and throwing us in jail.
Growing pains: McCall, Idaho, preschool loses home in state park | Opinion

3 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Scott McIntosh

A small nonprofit preschool in McCall, Idaho, is looking for a new home after being told it can’t continue using Ponderosa State Park as its home base. Roots Forest School, which focuses on outdoor learning, went from planning a permanent building at the state park to being told that its operating agreement would end next year. “Families are very disappointed and sad at the news, of course,” Roots director Maura Goldstein told me in a phone interview.

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