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Matter of Opinion archive for March 6, 2008

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008

The drive at almost 5

Well, folks, we've had an interesting few days here, talking about political language and government's role in controlling behavior and the possibility of other woman candidates in the near future rising to tread the trail Hillary Clinton is now blazing.But if nobody brought up what…

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Field burning could resume

The Idaho Senate has just sent to Gov. Otter a bill that could allow for the resumption of field burning, which has been banned for over a year. Betsy Russell reports here.It carries new restrictions on air-quality cutoffs and disclosure of which fields are scheduled…

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Our view: Idaho's kids

Today's editorial exhorts Idaho to catch up to other states and instate basic protections for children by beefing up child death reviews and adopting basic regulations for small day care providers.Any thoughts?

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