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  • January 11, 2006

    FARM BILL FEEDBACK
    During my tenure in Congress, I have served on both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees. One of the most valuable tools I have discovered when preparing to write a... Continue Reading

  • January 04, 2006

    IN TIMES OF NEED
    When Alexis de Tocqueville, in his quest to learn more about our new country toured the United States in the early part of the 19th century, he noted in his diary that... Continue Reading

  • December 21, 2005

    MOVING SPECIES RECOVERY FORWARD
    On December 15, 2005, I introduced the bipartisan Collaboration for the Recovery of the Endangered Species Act (CRESA). For years now, Iâ??ve heard from many individuals and... Continue Reading

  • December 14, 2005

    IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE--IN IDAHO!
    It is hard to believe that weâ??ve come to the close of yet another year. For many of us, the days, weeks and months have fairly flown by and now we find ourselves in the... Continue Reading

  • December 07, 2005

    GOOD NEWS IN THE NUMBERS
    Winter has come early to parts of Idaho this year. The grey snowy days, slippery roads and no small amount of shoveling might seem oppressive at times, but these cold winter... Continue Reading

  • November 30, 2005

    THE TAX MAN CHANGETH
    Simplicity just isnâ??t a word synonymous with taxes. With nearly $150 billion spent annually on compliance, federal taxes are a confusing web of seemingly arbitrary rules,... Continue Reading

  • November 23, 2005

    THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT
    December is a time when we gather gifts for family and friends and for those in need. This generosity is generally understood in the context of a one-way actionâ??a true gift... Continue Reading

  • November 16, 2005

    HEARTY, HEALTHY AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING
    HEARTY, HEALTHY AND HAPPY THANKSGIVINGGuest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike CrapoThanksgiving is just around the cornerâ??for many, a time of family, friends and food.... Continue Reading

  • November 09, 2005

    MORE THAN JUST A NAME ON A LIST
    MORE THAN JUST A NAME ON A LIST Guest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike CrapoItâ??s just a name on a list--alone, not all that powerful. That is, until you consider what... Continue Reading

  • November 02, 2005

    SAVING THE BUDGET CANDLE
    SAVING THE BUDGET CANDLEGuest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike CrapoAn old farmer was once asked by a young man how it was he had become so wealthy."It's a... Continue Reading

  • October 26, 2005

    CLOSE TO HOME
    In the United States, it injures over 2 million people and kills 1,300 every year. 30 percent of women and 22 percent of men are victims in their lifetime. Sadly, these... Continue Reading

  • October 19, 2005

    SUCCESS FOR SPECIES AND PEOPLE
    Teddy Roosevelt first applied the term â??conservationâ?? to the process of wise-use and preservation of natural resources. A century later, conservation laws have... Continue Reading

  • October 12, 2005

    EARLY AMERICAN EMAIL?
    EARLY AMERICAN EMAIL?Guest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike CrapoWhat it would have been like had there been e-mail in our early American history?Think of it, "The... Continue Reading

  • September 28, 2005

    CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLAN FOR YOU
    CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLAN FOR YOUGuest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike CrapoConsider the fact that 60 years ago there was no such thing as a vaccine for polio, measles,... Continue Reading

  • September 21, 2005

    A PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTHY FORESTS
    A PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTHY FORESTSGuest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike CrapoWere it not for Hurricane Katrina and the Supreme Court nomination hearings, Iâ??m quite... Continue Reading

  • September 14, 2005

    APPOINTED TO INTERPRET THE LAW
    APPOINTED TO INTERPRET THE LAWGuest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo As an attorney formerly in private practice, Iâ??ll readily admit that case law generally... Continue Reading

  • September 07, 2005

    LISTENING TO IDAHO AGRICULTURE
    Agriculture is the bedrock of many Idaho communities and plays an important role in most. As such, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the programs it oversees affect... Continue Reading

  • September 02, 2005

    HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
    Itâ??s jarring to see pictures of devastation similar to the tsunami in Southeast Asia last winter taken here in the United States in places like New Orleans and Biloxi.... Continue Reading

  • September 01, 2005

    A DISTINGUISHED HISTORY
    On a chilly September day, in a 40-square foot room in the Philadelphia State House, 52 highly-educated men ranging in age from 28 to 81, signed a document intended to create... Continue Reading

  • August 17, 2005

    WISE CONSERVATION AT WORK
    Conservation is happening all the time on both public and private lands. I like to remind people that when it comes to preservation of land, water and wildlife resources, the... Continue Reading