President-elect Jimmy Carter smiled as he addressed a cheering crowd. It was around 4 a.m. on Nov. 3, 1976. The former governor of Georgia — who passed away on Dec. 29 at age 100 and was laid to rest in his hometown on Thursday — had secured a narrow victory against his

Newly reelected Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus invited President Jimmy Carter to raft the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, writes Rocky Barker.

The section of U.S. Code commonly known as the “Flag Code” is a set of guidelines for the proper display of the American flag. It’s not law, and someone who does not follow the guidelines won’t be hauled off to jail or charged with some crime. Still, it’s standard protocol, a set of time-honored norms intended to establish a system of respect.

JEERS ... to Idaho Gov. Brad Little. Monday, the flag of the United States will fly at full-staff throughout Idaho — in violation of the accepted 30-day period of mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter. Why? Because Donald Trump’s ego was bruised.

Carter’s admirable post-White House life, especially his Habitat for Humanity work, continually enhanced his personal reputation. But historians will nevertheless view his legacy unfavorably, especially those in the West.

The entire "Presidents Club" will be at a U.S. inauguration for the first time since President Obama's first inauguration in 2009.

In the spring of 1990, I finished my first book, “Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,” based on 14 years of wilderness adventures in our greatest wildlife refuge. I was a 38-year old mother with two young daughters.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered to raise flags temporarily for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, despite the mourning period to honor Jimmy Carter.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is directing all American flags at state agencies to be flown at full-staff Monday to mark President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, which falls during the national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter was elected President in a patriotic year. It was 1976, the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Congress had chartered a national Bicentennial Commission overseeing an e

North Carolina joins at least 20 other states that will raise flags from half-staff on Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.