Letters to the editor: Prop 2, Diana Lachiondo, Brad Little

Vote yes on Prop 2

I am a health care professional and I have had direct experiences with people who have died or been seriously disabled because of lack of health care. These people could not afford insurance or a doctor’s visit and subsequently let their symptoms go undiagnosed. By the time the symptoms were advanced and the person arrived in the emergency room, the disease could not be treated.

What are the lives of our fellow citizens worth? The Idaho Indigent and Catastrophic Care programs cost taxpayers millions of dollars a year. States that have expanded Medicaid have saved not only lives but taxpayer dollars without making “a group of slackers even lazier,” as some among us have claimed.

Let’s pass Proposition 2 and save our tax dollars, but more importantly save our fellow citizens’ lives.

Elect Diana Lachiondo

I write in support of Diana Lachiondo for the office of Ada County Commissioner.

Diana brings experience, passion and intelligence to this position. As a City of Boise executive she has wrestled with the issues growth has presented to our valley and is now prepared to bring this experience to our county.

I know and respect her competitor. But knowing both of these people, I believe Diana brings a needed new perspective and vision to the position.

Elect Brad Little

Idaho has a unique system for governing public education: a single group — the State Board of Education — is responsible for everything from kindergarten through university graduate programs. Brad Little, the Republican candidate for Idaho governor, wants to take advantage of that unusual set-up to “blur the lines” between K-12 education, higher education, and technical education. Brad’s “Idaho Education Plan” proposes to give students more flexibility to move among these systems at their own pace. Not only will this save students (and their families) money, it will give students new ways to follow their interests and talents. This kind of creative thinking makes Brad Little the best choice in the fall election.