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Adam Graham
Monday, September 7, 2009 - 1:09 am
Monday, September 7, 2009 - 1:09 am
- Cheers: To the Nampa Classical Academyfor filing suit to appeal the ridiculous ruling of the Idaho Public Charter School Commission barring the use of the Bible as instructional material. Look, the state shouldn't try and teach people a creed. In a state that has Catholics, Baptists, Pentecostals, and Mormons among others, there's no way the state can or should teach theology. We got it. However, the role of the Bible in the history and literature of Western civilization is huge and to deny that important component in their education is doing a disservice to students in the name of a war against religion and the Bible.
- Cheers to Boise City Council Candidate Lucas Baumbach: Who has kept the heat on the city of Boisefor Partisan poll closure decisions coming out of City Hall. City leaders should have hell to pay for trying to disenfranchise conservative precincts. The question is whether voters will come out and make them pay the price.
- Cheers to Idaho Governor Butch Otter: Otter got one thing right during the last session. He didn't spend all of the State's reserves to avoid cuts in education. Otter left healthy reserve accounts, which will come in handy as the state is experiencing revenue shortfalls. Had Otter listened to short-sighted Democrats and some Republicans and avoided hard decisions during the last session, he'd have met this crisis with no safety net. Procrastination doesn't make budget cutting easier and now most state agencies are getting time to adjust.
- Boos to the Minnesota Vikings: They cut Ian Johnson. 'nuff said.
- Boos to Tim Kirkman, the playwrite who will premier his play about the Larry Craig scandal in Boise. The play is called, "Wide Stance." Apparently Idahoans didn't suffer enough during the scandal and Craig's relentless efforts to hold onto his seat until the very last day. Kirkman said he wouldn't be inviting Craig to the performance and that he "feels bad for him." Here's an idea. If you feel bad for Senator Craig, don't make the play. And if that's not enough, give some love to his constituents and don't premier it here.
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Adam Graham is a writer and blogger living in Boise. He can be reached at adam@adamsweb.us. Read Adam's introduction to learn more about him.
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