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About ddxdx

A Family physician, former county coroner and former Idaho State Senator

Wrongness

Posted on May 15, 2024 by ddxdx

I have made a few mistakes in my life. God willing, I will live a few years to make more. When we make a mistake, it means we did something wrong. Admitting the mistake, accepting our wrong behavior, choice, maybe … Continue reading →

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Consent

Posted on May 1, 2024 by ddxdx

Blanche took Dennis to the doctor’s office for his sports physical. She had mixed feelings about him playing football. She knew he really wanted to join the other guys in the effort. It is a little school, and they need … Continue reading →

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Coroner Story: Cooperation

Posted on April 29, 2024 by ddxdx

No dead bodies in this story. Though I felt like one at times. But I’m not dead yet. I got a call, a message to the clinic where I was a daily, struggling family doctor in our small town. The … Continue reading →

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EMTALA

Posted on April 28, 2024 by ddxdx

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) has been in the news recently. The Biden Administration has sued Idaho over our restrictive antiabortion laws, claiming the Federal Act trumps the states restrictions. Oral arguments were heard before the … Continue reading →

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Pit Toilet

Posted on April 18, 2024 by ddxdx

My wife and I just finished a 5000-mile trip across this country in our 1985 Volkswagen Adventurewagen. We saw a lot of farm country and small towns, since we avoided most interstates. We camped in a lot of nice little … Continue reading →

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Medical School

Posted on April 17, 2024 by ddxdx

I attended a town hall meeting with two of my elected legislative representatives a while back. Only two of the three who represent me were in attendance. The absent was my State Senator, Dan Foreman. He beat me in 2016 … Continue reading →

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Who Pays?

Posted on April 8, 2024 by ddxdx

I can understand that the Idaho Republican Party and our Attorney General Raul Labrador like their closed Republican primary election. I just wish they didn’t expect all of us Idaho taxpayers to pay for this “good old boys” clubhouse they … Continue reading →

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Mature

Posted on April 3, 2024 by ddxdx

When I’m feeling old, I try to consider that I am mature. That means I have aged, not become decrepit. Maybe wisdom comes with maturity. Perspective is everything. Idaho needs some maturity. We have aged as a state, and recently … Continue reading →

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Coroner Story:Visqueen

Posted on March 27, 2024 by ddxdx

This call came in the late fall. Darkness would come soon. So, I set out before finishing my dinner with the girls. Martha would care for them. Light will fade. The sheriff’s dispatch lady said there was a dead body … Continue reading →

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Deal

Posted on March 26, 2024 by ddxdx

It seems Republicans everywhere want to have work requirements for people who receive Medicaid health insurance. Our governor has said he’s on board, as has the interim director of the Department of Health and Welfare. The legislature has long argued … Continue reading →

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