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July 23, 2008
KEEPING IDAHO GREEN
After the snow we had last winter, fires that have ravaged northeastern Washington and the few we've seen in Idaho to date seem somewhat improbable. Unfortunately, even the... Continue Reading -
July 16, 2008
POLITICAL MANIPULATION IN THE EXTREME
Millions rely on Medicare to access our healthcare system. They should have exceptional care and cutting edge treatments available to them. Reimbursing doctors so that they... Continue Reading -
July 03, 2008
AFFORDABLE ENERGY, BETTER FUTURE
In January 2007, a gallon of gas cost an average of $2.21. At the end of June 2008, 18 months later, the average cost was $4.15. More than any other factor, the basic... Continue Reading -
June 25, 2008
IDAHOANS ON ENERGY: RUNNING ON EMPTY
"Please listen to the less vocal majority who are pleading for drastically decreasing the restrictions and regulations on drilling and refining our domestic oil." "Who is... Continue Reading -
June 17, 2008
FARM COMMODITIES: IDAHO'S BREAD AND BUTTER
Hummus, a dip made from cooked pureed chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice and salt, has become a popular deli item in many grocery stores. East Indian food and restaurants have... Continue Reading -
June 11, 2008
A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Allegiance n. 1. loyalty (to a person or a cause, etc.). 2. the duty of a subject to his or her government. -Oxford American Desk Dictionary To whom or what do we claim or... Continue Reading -
June 04, 2008
LIKE A GATHERING STORM
It's coming. In less than the time it takes to get a bachelor's degree, serve a military tour or complete high school, taxpayers earning $30,000 to $80,000 will see increases... Continue Reading -
May 28, 2008
PROTECTING OUR KIDS--ONLINE
The Internet is the centerpiece of our Information Age. It brings the world to our fingertips and takes us thousands of miles away at the click of a mouse. It... Continue Reading -
May 21, 2008
HALLOWED GROUNDS
"Let no wanton foot tread rudely on such hallowed grounds. Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no vandalism of avarice... Continue Reading -
May 14, 2008
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
A devastating cyclone in Burma; a major earthquake across Sichuan Province, China; a volcanic eruption in Chile; powerful deadly tornados in Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia and... Continue Reading -
May 07, 2008
KEEPING THE PEACE
"It's a war that may never end, but for centuries, men and women, have readily and willingly put themselves in harm's way, right here at home, to keep the... Continue Reading -
April 30, 2008
AMT AND OTHER TAX CALAMITIES
This year, April 20 marked the day that the average Idahoan had worked long enough to pay their federal, state and local taxes for the year. That's more than three and a half... Continue Reading -
April 23, 2008
YOUNG AND OLD: HERE'S TO HEALTH!
In April, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Washington released a 40-year life expectancy study. Among other things, the study found... Continue Reading -
April 16, 2008
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS WE CAN SEE
"Conservation is the application of common sense to the common problems for the common good." -- Gifford Pinchot April 22 is Earth Day, the annual effort by... Continue Reading -
April 09, 2008
IN IDAHO'S BEST INTEREST
Trade issues typically get less media than hot button issues like immigration, mortgage industry challenges and energy prices. However, regulating trade between the United... Continue Reading -
April 02, 2008
APRIL: FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH
Since taxes come due in April, it tends to be a time that people think more often about their personal finances-savings, investments, income and expenditures. The annual focus... Continue Reading -
March 26, 2008
LEGACY OF THE 1ST CONGRESS
Hidden among the granite and steel canyons of the Wall Street financial district of Lower Manhattan in New York City sits a building invisible from more than a few blocks away... Continue Reading -
March 19, 2008
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment II,... Continue Reading -
March 11, 2008
TV IN THE 21ST CENTURY
We've certainly come a long way from the television pioneering days of Philo T. Farnsworth, one of Idaho's finest inventors. Eighty years ago, the young inventor developed the... Continue Reading -
March 05, 2008
GENERATING OPTIONS FOR ENERGY SECURITY
As Idaho digs out of an historic winter and gas prices approach record levels, energy is our minds. Our energy demands must be met with a firm, long-term commitment to... Continue Reading