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Category: National Issues

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Immigrants Should Not Be the Scapegoat

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024Cecile Pérez

Some of the worst stereotypes I hear about immigrants are that they are bringing in drugs and crime and that they abuse social welfare programs. As a third-generation Latine, I feel the sting of these prejudices. On the surface, they sound like Read More

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Let freedom ring

September 14, 2024September 20, 2024David Roth

In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his famous Four Freedoms speech, outlining a vision of American ideals for the world. In this speech, he identified four essential freedoms that everyone deserves: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and Read More

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Hope for America: Three extraordinary women point the way

September 7, 2024September 23, 2024Todd DeVries

Hope is a construct in psychology that describes how people get from where they are to where they want to be. It is intricately linked to words like “resilience,” “grit,” and “positivity.” It creates a bridge between a person’s dreams and their Read More

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The really inconvenient truth

August 3, 2024August 12, 2024David Roth

The twists, turns, and twirls that some people must take to justify voting against their own interests could be an Olympic sport.  Earlier in July the chief executive of the Idaho Dairymen’s Association pointed out, quite directly, that there is an absolute Read More

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June 22, 2024June 30, 2024Miranda Marquit

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” –Declaration of Independence I reflected on the Read More

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When hate speech goes unchallenged, people get hurt

June 15, 2024June 30, 2024Todd DeVries

Just this week, an Idaho Falls woman of color was publicly humiliated at her place of employment. Our community must do better at recognizing and challenging when words become weapons. June is an exciting time for people wanting to honor the advancement Read More

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