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Protecting our water resources in Idaho
District 1 legislators discuss local issues and concerns in the weekly Notes from Boise column.
Will Sandpoint keep its legacy of neighborliness?
As Sandpoint hangs in the transition from one generation to the next, will it uphold the legacy it’s nurtured? We’re considerate and neighborly and I hope to see my officers, my neighbors, my friends, and the commu…
Initiative's repeal would strip healthcare from many
Is this what you really voted for or maybe you voted for Cornel Rasor only because he’s a Republican. Now it’s past time that you pay attention. Are you willing to take healthcare away from 90,000 working Idahoans,…
Wonk funded by IFF-affiliated, out-of-state group
I read the article about Wonk in Sunday’s paper. So cool, right? A couple of local boys trying to bring unbiased civics to the average citizen. But with a little digging, I learned that Wonk is fully funded by an o…
End of aid to world's poor is unconscionable
I am in line at Walmart — the cries of a hungry baby filled my ears. I hear that child being comforted by a caring parent and I smile inwardly knowing those baby twinges will soon disappear.
Idaho's initiative process doesn't need any changes
Idaho's citizen initiative process seems to be working just fine: Voters very clearly said yes to Medicaid Expansion and no to Prop 1. Why mess with it?
Wild cat hunters showed poor judgment
While I understand the need to control wild cat populations it eludes me why it might be necessary for so many hunters to repeatedly be in one small, populated area?
HB138's impact court hurt veterans, local healthcare
As many know, we lost our labor and delivery unit at BGH in March 2023. This closure has impacted our community healthcare and women’s health care specifically…
Try firing judges under Judge Roy Bean
Donald Trump and Elon are firing judges who don’t agree with them
Another legislative bill based on anything but science
Recently Bill 1036 was proudly introduced by Senator Brandon Shippy of district 9. It places a moratorium on gene therapy and supports this by presenting a single case of injury after a J & J vaccination.
Abandoning WWAMI would be foolish, short-sighted
I am disheartened that House Bil 176 is being brought to the Idaho House floor seeking to defund the 53-year-old medical education partnership for Idaho students between the University of Idaho and the University o…
And divided, we shall surely fall
If people want to have their children attend a private school or religious school, they should pay for that themselves, not have regular taxpayer monies diverted to those "special interest" programs. Our tax dollar…
School voucher bill offers anything but choice
Please don’t call the school voucher bills choice. Words matter and are used to make bad bills sound good. Other states that have put vouchers in place are experiencing soaring costs and reduced quality. Does that …
Idaho’s congressional delegation takes a pass on constitutional governing
On January 20, Donald Trump solemnly swore that he would, to the best of his ability, “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Imm…
Private school choice not a civil rights issue
According to Representative Wendy Horman, private school choice is the “civil rights issue of our time.”
Leave medical diagnoses, advice to the professionals
There are multiple types of DSD that develop during gestation as well as during growth and through puberty. It’s not as simple as “sex is binary.”