...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...An extended period of stagnant air, with light winds
and little vertical mixing.
* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central
Idaho and northeast and southeast Oregon.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM MST Friday, and this time may be extended.
* IMPACTS...Periods of air stagnation can lead to the buildup of
pollutants near the surface.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will increase Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday afternoons in portions of the Upper Treasure Valley
(generally in and around Mountain Home) to the point where
stagnation will be limited. However, the majority of the zone
will experience stagnant air and was therefore included in this
advisory.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
An Air Stagnation Advisory concerns itself with meteorological
conditions only. For more information on air pollution in Idaho,
visit website www.deq.idaho.gov. For Oregon, visit website
www.oregon.gov/deq.
If possible, reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to
air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and the use of
residential wood burning devices. Reduce vehicle trips and
vehicle idling as much as possible.
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I think the Republicans are confused. They push for all conceptions to be born, then they send their kids off to school to be killed by a AR-15. Must be the Right to Life and Death Party.
Joe Bejsovec
Boise
Religious exemptions
With the reversal of Roe v. Wade, many of the nation’s lawmakers, including Idaho’s, are rushing to tighten laws to save the unborn. Their focus is on the fetus even in the case of rape, incest, or the health of the mother. They demand the unborn be born.
These same legislators are stone silent when it comes to protecting a child from faith-based medical neglect once the child is born. This does not make sense. If legislators are going to such great lengths to save the unborn, they should also repeal Idaho’s religious exemption laws to save the children already born. With Roe reversed, women must give birth to an unborn child, but in Idaho once the child is born, they can let the child die from treatable illnesses.
What is wrong with this picture?
Idaho legislators you enacted Idaho’s religious exemption laws and only you can repeal them. You have passed trigger laws to protect the unborn, now please protect the children suffering and dying from faith-based medical neglect.
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Bruce Wingate
Boise
Veteran bills
As usual our senators and house representatives have failed the citizens of our great state. They have voted NO on bills that have a direct effect on the health of our veterans, of the health of every single women, and on creating more good paying jobs in our state. They also have very smart people who give them a talking point or two. Then they just speak, rewind, and speak again without regard to the consequences of their vote to the citizens of Idaho. Their collective reasoning for voting no are petty and childish. Watching two senators bump fists when they stopped the bill that would have helped our veterans was disgusting. Knowing that our two senators are part of that is appalling.
It is time for the citizens of Idaho to elect people to go to Washington to actually do some good instead of playing politics with our lives. I look forward to vote for anyone but the incumbents in this next election cycle.
Peace.
Jeff Larimore
Caldwell
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