Reader's Opinion
Jody May-Chang: Romney backer Frank VanderSloot's anti-gay record is fair game
This paper dedicated a large portion of its front page feeding the allegation by Frank VanderSloot that he is a victim of an alleged smear campaign backed by President Obama. The May 18 article, “Idaho businessman VanderSloot says Obama is smearing him,” by Sean Cockerham, lacked balance and aided...
Reader's Opinion
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READER'S OPINION
Reader's View, nuclear waste: Waste can’t come to state; our valuable agreement must be protected
Idaho’s Nuclear Waste Agreement with the federal government is an invaluable asset. I negotiated it after the U.S. Navy insisted that its shipments of spent nuclear waste to the INL could no longer be jeopardized.
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Reader's View, salmon recovery: Spill buys Idaho fish a little more time
This spring, for the seventh straight year, salmon and steelhead migrating from Idaho to the Pacific Ocean are reaping the benefits of court-ordered spill, which pushes more water through reservoirs and flushes fish away from salmon-killing turbines on eight dams in the lower Snake and Columbia ...
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Amy Moll & Tony Roark: Scholarship programs help guarantee success in college
Do scholarships help financially needy students earn a college degree inIdaho? It’s a legitimatequestion recently asked by the Idaho Statesman and Business Insider.
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Cecil Andrus: Idaho must not let more nuke waste into the state
Beginning in the 1950s, the government of the United States began disposing of nuclear waste in Idaho. No one asked our permission. No one discussed the consequences of positioning thousands of tons and millions of gallons of nuclear contaminated materials less than 700 feet above the largest freshwater...
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Reader's View: New football program will enrich C of I, community
Americans are sports crazy.
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Ingrid Brudenell: Updating toxic chemical rules would go far toward preventing illnesses
In a recent opinion column, Cal Thomas wrote about the needed focus on “cures in the health care debate.” He asks for political leaders to set aside polarized views and work together with medical forces to “find cures” or primary prevention of diseases and conditions. ...
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READER'S OPINION
A ‘hardline conservative’ is just what Meridian needs
I am pleased that the Statesman identified me as “a hardline conservative who spent part of the 2012 session filling in for Sen. Shirley McKague, R-Meridian”
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READER'S OPINION
Monks will work hard for limited government
Fiscally responsible; a business approach to challenges; and a commitment to conservative principles are terms that define Jason Monks.
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READER'S OPINION
I am the candidate for women, health care and conservation
As a parent, foster parent and a K-12 public school teacher. I believe in quality education and will be a strong advocate. My classroom experience provides me with specifics for improvements. I have worked on education in Idaho for 25 years. With Larry Selland and others I worked to improve recruitment...
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READER'S OPINION
Voters want conservative voice on jobs, taxes, schools
I entered the District 21B House race to fill the vacated seat with a conservative voice. As I have listened to many parents, grandparents and young adults, it has become even more clear why I am in the election for House Seat 21B.


