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Mary Lou: No finer place

Idaho is my beat. I confess I've made a habit in the past of complaining, whining and even bitching a lot about the state of the state of Idaho.

I frequently express my concern that Idaho is one of six states with no money, time or inclination to offer preschool education to 3- and 4-year-olds.

I do admit to complaining about Idaho's misguided legislators who would like to take over our federal public lands. And I don't know why Idaho passed up millions of federal dollars in the Medicaid expansion proposal, which would have helped Idaho's medically needy and at the same time boosted our economy.

But bitching is tiring — and tiresome. Here we are, at the start of another beautiful Idaho summer. I'm determined to use the rest of this month's allotted space to share only positive thoughts about my hometown and mostly lovable state. More here.

Question: Do you think the plusses outweigh the minuses in Idaho?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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