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Reader's View, homelessness: City must focus on housing, not more laws
Boise's City Council is considering three ordinances that, if passed, would unnecessarily expand the reach of government, criminalize homeless residents, and waste taxpayer dollars - without providing any real solutions to address homelessness.
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A different perspective on Father's Day (Daddy's Day)
I'll be celebrating this Sunday like millions of other dads on our officially designated "Father's Day," but I prefer to celebrate my four other father's days. Here's how I figure it: These are the birthdays of each of my three daughters and the day I said "yes" when a 32-year-old adult asked me...
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Reader's View: We need to help undocumented immigrants, fix broken system
The complicated issue of immigration reform has finally reached the hallowed halls of Congress.
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Reader's View: Civil liberties vulnerable when we stop paying attention
It's been almost 12 years since I first debated against, voted against and warned against the potential dangers of the Patriot Act.
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Reader's View, ACHD: Mayor Bieter misrepresents how impact fees work
In his State of the City speech this week, Mayor Dave Bieter decried Ada County Highway District's impact fees as a "disincentive" to economic progress in Boise, which would obviously be a terrible thing.
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Reader's view, privacy: Government data collection shows danger of Patriot Act
During the past week, we've heard about a series of major violations of our civil liberties, including the extremely alarming news that the National Security Agency is collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of American customers of Verizon.
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Reader's View, tribal gathering: Boise Valley tribes will come together to tell their history
Descendants of the original Boise Valley people are returning to our homeland Friday to Sunday to honor our ancestors.
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Reader's View, health care: Living healthy can be the biggest cost saver of all liney
Gov. Butch Otter should be commended on his request for more personal accountability in Medicaid.
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Reader's View: 52 Mondays toward a healthier community
Meet Me Monday is well on its way to helping Valley residents.
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David Adler: Coeur d’Alene council shows courage with gay rights ordinance
Members of the Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday night joined statewide leaders in the promotion of human rights in Idaho when they voted to enact an anti-discrimination ordinance to prohibit discrimination against their residents in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations...
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David Adler: Honor the fallen by upholding American values
Like many around our nation, I had on Memorial Day the high privilege of delivering a tribute to those who have served in the military and given their lives in wars that have enveloped America and the nations of the world, from Lexington and Concord to Iraq and Afghanistan.


