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Megan Skelly / Flickr Creative Commons The pandemic has impacted us all in different ways. But a nearly universal impact has come to our mental health. For students and educators, the importance of tending to mental health needs in order to be able to learn and teach is critical.  Earlier this week, Boise State University hosted a national summit on mental health, meant to help campus communities identify areas of need and direct people to resources for help. On Tuesday, Dec....

It’s going to be a big year for Idaho lawmakers who are beginning the 2021 session today. They face important policy decisions to be made on things like

Read the full transcript below: GEORGE PRENTICE: Its Morning Edition on Boise State Public Radio News.Good morning. Im George Prentice. Well, the overwhelming majority of headlines in 2020 concerned COVID-19 or politics; and as we make our way into 2021, we will undoubtedly see those elements intersect. Dr. Jaclyn Kettler is here - scholar and assistant professor at Boise State University. And so much of her scholarship concerns American government and state politics. Dr. Kettler, good morning ...

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Read the full transcript below: GEORGE PRENTICE: Its Morning Edition on Boise State Public Radio News. Good morning. Im George Prentice. Quick, whats your favorite Christmas movie? Well, for many of us, it has to be Its a Wonderful Life. And when most of us watch it, we see Jimmy Stewart up on the screen as George Bailey; and young Bob Anderson as the young George Bailey. But when Deb Gutierrez watches, up there on the screen she sees her dad, Bob Anderson. I met Deb several years ago. She live...

Read the full transcript below: PRENTICE: Its Morning Edition on Boise State Public Radio News. Good morning. Im George Prentice. There are so many traditions of the holiday season; one of the more poignant is Wreaths Across America, where we remember our veterans by placing special remembrance wreaths on the graves of our countrys fallen heroes. Tamara Earp is here. She helps make this formidable task happen at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery here in the Treasure Valley. She has been the vol...

Read the full transcript below: GEORGE PRENTICE: Its Morning Edition on Boise State Public Radio News. Good morning. Im George Prentice. The Ronald McDonald House is an extraordinary experience. Most of us are blessed in that we have not needed the services of the Ronald McDonald House. That said, its fair to say that there has not been a day that we dont thank our stars that the home is there. And then there is the year 2020: a year unlike any other. So, were going to talk about that and the h...