Opinion

Printed on: Thursday, July 29, 2010

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The complex nature of climate change has led to a debate in which the facts often get lost, writes Dr. Craig Cooper. One of the problems of the U.S. government's approach to climate change is that...

From the Lewiston Tribune: If the test of a political party's convention is to propel a campaign forward, then the Idaho Republican Party Convention in Idaho Falls last month was a massive success....

''This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you will, gives each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize it with both hands and make the...

Received July 21, cleared July 27 I want to thank Peter Young for helping me to understand that the Union's war on the South in the 1860s was "a brutal repudiation of the spirit of 1776." Golly! I...

Received July 21, cleared July 29 In the July 20, 2010, Opinions section of the Post Register, Mr. Young wrote about self-government and freedom. In that opinion, he asserts that the Southern states...

Received July 15, cleared July 27 Alright, Mr. Max C. Smith, I hear a lot of people criticize the Tea Party people for lots of reasons, many of them good ones. The fact that they oppose big...

Received July 21, cleared July 26 Your recent publication of "A futile effort" by Karin Lund had caused me to wonder if there is enough information out there to make an educated decision regarding...

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