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Hidden reasons for current heat waves

Record heat waves in America and Europe endanger millions, as wildfires rage, in a brutal manifestation of man-induced global warming. Each of us can reduce our personal contribution by cutting back on consumption of animal foods, which account for a whopping portion of “greenhouse gases.” Carbon dioxide is released by burning forests to create animal pastures. Methane and nitrous oxide are released from digestive tracts of cows and sheep and from animal waste pits. In an environmentally sustainable world, vegetables, fruits, and grains must replace animal food products in ...

Abortion decision disappoints reader

Full disclosure, I’m writing this as a 70 year old Caucasian woman who follows Christianity and never in my life did I imagine, after almost 50 years, that half of the population would lose the right to make their own healthcare decisions. Choosing whether or not to have a baby is a fundamental right that neither the federal nor state governments should be able to decide; my decision for my life, your decision for your life. The choice to have an abortion is never simple, deeply personal to the woman, her family and physician, and neither politicians nor Supreme Court Justices ...

Reader alarmed by Title IX changes

Far-left activists in Biden’s Department of Education are changing the definition of “sex” in Title IX — and the consequences will be detrimental to women. Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in any educational program receiving Federal financial assistance. The vast, vast majority of public schools and colleges receive such assistance and thus fall under the purview of Title IX. For the entirety of its existence, Title IX has been enforced using the self-evident definition of “sex.” That is, a person’s status as male or female based on immutable ...

Reader questions anti-abortion laws

In Friday’s edition of the Inter-Mountain, the Cal Thomas column presents a passionate argument to justify his daughter’s personal choice not to get an abortion. The arguments defend her religious beliefs. In making her decision, she enjoyed freedom of religion and autonomy over her own body. Cal and his daughter are entitled to the freedom of speech to persuade whomever to reject the choice for an abortion. Was there a law when she got pregnant that forced her to have an abortion? No. If there was, what would she have done? This is the choice faced by girls and women today in ...

Pool/splash pad choice disappointing to some

I am extremely disappointed in the article praising pool success. I do applaud commissioners in trying to do something active for our families here. But they missed the mark and your article was misleading. 1. Citizens concerned with ability to lap swim have expressed concerns for two years now. This includes Otters but not exclusively youth league swimming. We have many adults with interest in lap swimming. This pool will not be able to accommodate any lap swim. These citizens have called and emailed. No commissioner has returned any email or call. In fact, emails appear to be ...

IM reader wants to conduct an experiment

I would like to challenge all my fellow conservatives out there to join me in an experiment. You don’t have to do anything but ask a question or two and record the results. As you know, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) last week set off a firestorm that is still burning when they did the right thing and overruled the 1973 abortion decision in Roe v. Wade and returned a little morality to a nation whose radical left has surrendered most of its morals to the devil, and now proudly relishes in the filth they’ve created and call it progress. Between now and the fall elections, if ...