MORNING BRIEF: Meth use, Riverfront Park, inequality, beluga whales

Inland Northwest

Idahoans ease off on the meth (KXLY)

And now they're hallucinating (CdA Press)

The vandals have overtaken Riverfront Park (KREM)

Points elsewhere

Nobel economist says inequality at root of America's troubles (Newser)

Charlotte braces for Democratic convention protests (NYT)

We used to have Olympics for art and literature. Why did we stop? (Smithsonian)

Thank God It's Thursday