News Release

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February 7, 2006

NPR News 91 to Broadcast Live Debate on Idaho’s Proposed Constitutional Marriage Amendment
ACLU Idaho and Focus on the Family to square off

A debate on the proposed marriage amendment to the Idaho Constitution will be broadcast live on NPR News 91 at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9. Local Morning Edition news anchor Samantha Wright will host the broadcast.

Speaking in support of the constitutional amendment will be Glen Stanton from the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Focus on the Family. Speaking in opposition to the amendment will be ACLU of Idaho’s Jack Van Valkenburgh.

The debate will be moderated by James Weatherby, director of the Center for Public Policy at Boise State University, and is co-sponsored by Cornerstone Institute of Idaho, the ACLU of Idaho, Boise State Radio, Idaho Public Television and the Center for Public Policy.

The event will highlight the cases for and against permitting same-sex marriage and will be held in the Summit Room of the Boise Centre on The Grove. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

“Cornerstone Institute is proud to host this debate about how marriage will be defined in Idaho,” said Julie Lynde, spokeswoman for the Institute. “We are excited to have two articulate men advocate for their perspectives on the institution of marriage.”

NPR News 91 is a broadcast service of Boise State Radio and is heard on KBSX, Boise at 91.5 FM; on KBSY, Burley at 88.5 FM; on KBSJ, Jackpot, NV at 91.3 FM; on KBSQ, McCall at 90.7 FM and on KBSS, Sun Valley at 91.1 FM.

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Contact: Jim East, Boise State Radio, 208-426-5333, jeast@boisestate.edu,
or visit http://radio.boisestate.edu

 

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