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Opinion: The land from which I came
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Opinion: The land from which I came

  • Jorden Dell Reed
  • Updated May 15, 2026

I can’t believe this is the land from which I came.

Opinion: When did we stop being Americans first?
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Opinion: When did we stop being Americans first?

  • Jorden Dell Reed
  • Updated Mar 21, 2026

For the past few months I’ve watched something that has made me sad as an American. Not because of politics, but because of how we treat each other.

Opinion: People are tuning each other out and it’s tearing us apart
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Opinion: People are tuning each other out and it’s tearing us apart

  • Jorden Reed
  • Updated Aug 21, 2026

We’ve reached a point where people aren’t even listening to each other anymore. Everyone’s talking, everyone’s yelling, everyone’s trying to w…

Opinion: Idaho needs more health lifelines
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Opinion: Idaho needs more health lifelines

  • DR. JOEY FLORENCE
  • Updated Aug 21, 2026

As a proud fourth-generation Idahoan and practicing family physician, I am deeply invested in the health and well-being of all Idahoans. We cu…

WWAMI bill to be amended so seats don't have to be eliminated, garnering support from prior skeptics
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WWAMI bill to be amended so seats don't have to be eliminated, garnering support from prior skeptics

  • LAURA GUIDO Idaho Press
  • Updated Apr 26, 2026

BOISE — A bill proposed this year that would have eliminated seats in a five-decades-long partnership for medical education will move forward with possible changes, after the original was met with an outcry of opposition.

Opinion:  Bold and collaborative approaches are needed to solve Idaho’s physician shortage
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Opinion: Bold and collaborative approaches are needed to solve Idaho’s physician shortage

  • Tracy J. Farnsworth
  • Updated Apr 26, 2026

Idahoans are increasingly aware that Idaho ranks last in the nation in physicians per capita, and that our acute and growing shortage of physi…

'Jumping out of the WWAMI plane'; Bill to cut 10 seats in WWAMI, go to new program advances out of House
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'Jumping out of the WWAMI plane'; Bill to cut 10 seats in WWAMI, go to new program advances out of House

  • LAURA GUIDO Idaho Press
  • Updated Mar 17, 2025

BOISE — A bill to remove at least 10 seats from Idaho’s partnership with the University of Washington medical school and other Western states advanced out of the House on Thursday.

Opinion: Idaho’s tax cuts are a risk to our children’s future
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Opinion: Idaho’s tax cuts are a risk to our children’s future

  • Idaho Children Are Primary Inc
  • Updated Aug 22, 2026

The Idaho Legislature is at a crossroads. With over $450 million in proposed tax cuts on the table—more than four times what Governor Brad Lit…

Opinion: Now is the time to invest in medical education in Idaho
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Opinion: Now is the time to invest in medical education in Idaho

  • ROBERT SIMISON
  • Updated Aug 22, 2026

Dr. E. Victor Simison lived in Pocatello and had a distinguished medical career that included serving other physicians in this state as Presid…

Opinion: America first means America united
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Opinion: America first means America united

  • Jordan Dell Reed
  • Updated Aug 22, 2026

I wrote this because I’m tired — tired of watching the country I love tear itself apart. I’m only 22, but I’ve already seen how much things ha…

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