Reader's Opinion
Vincent Kituku: Idaho lawmakers take a moral, ethical stand against legalizing dangerous drug
Joseph is dead. Boniface is a beggar. They started taking marijuana in 1974 as freshmen in high school. They were not only my classmates, but blood and humanitarian relatives. We shared food, shared clothes, worked together and slept on the same makeshift bed.
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Reader's View, mental illness: With mental health, we need more talk, less stigma
Words have power. On Dec. 14, 2012, two days after my 13-year-old son was admitted to an acute care mental hospital, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot his mother, then killed 20 first-graders, six brave educators, and himself.
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David Adler: Probe of media's phone records is affront to freedom
President Obama's second-term agenda may never take flight unless he moves swiftly to correct his administration's missteps. Like scandals that have hobbled his predecessors, the errors in judgment that have surrounded Benghazi, the apparent aim of some zealots within the IRS to target the tea party...
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Reader's View, Idaho Power: Company needs to explain coal decision
Rocky Barker got it right in his April 30 column: Idaho Power faces profound changes in how it does business.
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Jeff Kunz: Bond a good deal for taxpayers
If you could own your home in 15 years or less and reduce your payments by 62.0 percent, would you do it? Of course! And that's the same easy choice facing Eagle voters on May 21, when the city of Eagle will hold a special $1.2 million general obligation bond election to purchase Eagle City Hall.
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Reader's View, auditorium district: Boiseans can help shape city's future by voting May 21
Over my many years of public service, I have been fortunate to see the birth of many events, initiatives and places so important to this Valley we all call home.
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Reader's View, philanthropy Idaho Community Foundation can help you give back
The Idaho Community Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. During that time we've touched the lives of tens of thousands of Idahoans - those seeking help and those offering it.
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Reader's View, post-secondary education: Idaho must improve graduation rates
This past week saw the end of the public forums hosted by Gov. Butch Otter's education task force, but the work is just beginning. For Idaho to build the educated state we're hoping for, we can't stop now.
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Reader's view: Common Core standards will lead to mediocrity, federal control
As Idahoans engage in a statewide conversation about K-12 public school improvement, I want to add another discussion point to the mix: The state should re-examine its participation in national education standards known as Common Core.
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Reader's view: Common Core opponents base criticism on misinformation
What do Idaho Superintendent Tom Luna, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Gov. Butch Otter, and the National Education Association have in common? They all strongly support the new Common Core State Standards.
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Reader's View, Cinco de Mayo: Celebration puts new focus on education for Latinos
Cinco de Mayo is an important holiday celebrated in the United States by those primarily of Mexican American descent. But in more recent years, the holiday has spread to become a celebration by Latinos and Hispanics as a symbol of unity and cultural awareness.


