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  • September 13, 2006

    A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY
    Is September 17th marked on your calendar as a special day in the history of our country? A day to celebrate? Presumably, for most it is not, but this September 17th marks the... Continue Reading

  • September 06, 2006

    A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES
    What entity serves two-thirds of the United Statesâ?? population expending less than two percent of all tax dollars? Hereâ??s a hint: there are more of them than there are... Continue Reading

  • August 02, 2006

    FAIR TIME: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALTH
    Six years ago, I started the Mike Crapo Health Awareness Booth at the Western Idaho Fair. Since then, the booth has been expanded to fairs in Filer, Blackfoot and Coeur... Continue Reading

  • July 26, 2006

    FARM POLICY: WHERE CAN WE IMPROVE?
    The Farm Bill is one of the most significant economic and environmental public policy initiatives in our nation today. With the current farm bill set to expire next year,... Continue Reading

  • July 19, 2006

    IDAHO'S GUNFIGHTERS: FREEDOM'S VANGUARD
    Next year marks a centennial for the United States Air Force. In August 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division to oversee â??military... Continue Reading

  • July 12, 2006

    DECISION IN SEARCH OF A RATIONALE
    What would you say if you heard there was a question about the safety and security of one of the Inland Northwestâ??s primary transportation hubs? If the Federal Aviation... Continue Reading

  • July 05, 2006

    NEVER AGAIN
    On July 8, 2006, Senator Mike Crapo delivered the keynote address at the 2006 Minidoka Pilgrimage at the Minidoka Internment National Monument. Excerpts of his remarks... Continue Reading

  • June 28, 2006

    WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS
    In the movie National Treasure, Nicholas Cage plays a man obsessively searching for a treasure hidden away by a secret society in the 1700s. His quest leads him to a map... Continue Reading

  • June 21, 2006

    FACING OUR FISCAL REALITY
    Fiscal health requires lowered taxes and reduced spending. Congress has taken steps toward the first, now we must turn our attention to the second. For this reason, Iâ??ve... Continue Reading

  • June 14, 2006

    A YELLOW RIBBON
    I see them most often when driving. Yellow ribbons adorning vehicles and windowsâ??a reminder that fellow American men and women are going about routines far more dangerous... Continue Reading

  • June 07, 2006

    NOTHING BUT OUR BARE HANDS
    â??In order to save anything at all we had to begin firing the buildings on the outskirts of the town, and then the terrible work of forcing the backfire towards the big blaze... Continue Reading

  • May 31, 2006

    RE-DISCOVERING LEWIS AND CLARK
    â??On September 1, 1805, the party set out, traveling cross-country over high, rugged hills, to todayâ??s North Fork of the Salmon Riverâ?¦They were entering mountains far... Continue Reading

  • May 24, 2006

    THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
    Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity, but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it, these men suffered all,... Continue Reading

  • May 17, 2006

    DON'T TALK TO (OR EMAIL) STRANGERS
    Donâ??t talk to strangers. Most of us have heard these words time and again. In our cyber age, this advice takes a slightly different form, but the sentiment remains the... Continue Reading

  • May 10, 2006

    A TRIP TO OUR NATION'S CAPITAL
    When visiting Washington, D.C., the White House, Washington Monument, Capitol, and the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials tend to be the main attractions to tourists. After... Continue Reading

  • May 04, 2006

    EDUCATION 2005
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  • May 03, 2006

    HEROES AMONG US
    On a chilly November day in Shelley in 1914, newly-hired Village Marshal Lafayette Hampton left his wife and two daughters to work his 17th day of duty. Little did his family... Continue Reading

  • April 27, 2006

    SIGNS OF GROWTH
    With recent upbeat news about the economy both in Idaho and nationwide, weâ??re hearing terms like unemployment rate, gross domestic product (GDP), durable goods, consumer... Continue Reading

  • April 19, 2006

    HEALTHY FOODS = HEALTHY KIDS
    FOR RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Wheeler (202) 224-5150Week of April 23, 2006 Laura Thurston Goodroe (202) 224-7500HEALTH = FRUIT AND VEGIES ²Guest opinion submitted by Idaho... Continue Reading

  • April 12, 2006

    FORMS FILING AND OTHER PERILS OF TAX SEASON
    Around this time of year, you may feel a little like the man who, when he claimed the federal government as a dependent on his tax return, was disappointed when they... Continue Reading