Skip to content
U.S. National Debt:
-
October 22, 2008
VOTE--YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT
It's that time of the political year: billboards, yard signs, political ads on radio, television and the Internet all signal the imminent arrival of this year's general... Continue Reading -
October 16, 2008
TACKLING THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Since 1997, tuition and fees at public four year institutions have increased by an average of 4.4 percent annually. Similarly, tuition and fees for private four year... Continue Reading -
October 08, 2008
A RECIPE FOR HEALTHY KIDS
The Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) estimates that a nine-year-old boy, 53 inches tall and weighing 63 pounds, needs 1,500 calories a day, if he doesn't exercise... Continue Reading -
September 17, 2008
ACTION ON ENERGY--NOW
Since June, I've been submitting letters to the Congressional Record from Idahoans who have written to me about how energy prices are affecting their lives. I update my... Continue Reading -
September 10, 2008
THE YEAR OF THE VOTER
In January, Time Magazine proclaimed 2008 the "Year of the Youth Vote." I would expand on that theme and say that 2008 is the "Year of the Voter." We are in the home stretch... Continue Reading -
August 27, 2008
MILESTONES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER
How many people do you know who have been diagnosed with cancer? While one is one too many, most of us know numerous people fighting cancer and those who have won, and others,... Continue Reading -
August 20, 2008
FUNDING RECREATION THE RIGHT WAY
They get you coming and going. If you're a hunter, you pay a 10 percent federal tax on the purchase of your gun and an 11 percent federal tax on ammunition. Your hunting... Continue Reading -
August 13, 2008
GOING TO THE FAIR
Every August, Idahoans attend or participate in county, regional and state fairs. In some ways, the fair has come a long way from its ancient beginnings-Romans held fairs to... Continue Reading -
August 06, 2008
BACK WITH A VENGEANCE
Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They keep you. -Frank Crane The deficit is back-with a vengeance.... Continue Reading -
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