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On The Friday, September 7, 2018 Edition Of Idaho Matters

  • Our team of journalists breaks down the week's headlines.
  • Rates of sexually transmitted diseases on the rise.
  • Planetary researcher discovers sand dunes on Pluto.

- We review the week's headlines with a team of regional journalists. This week we speak with Melissa Davlin, host of Idaho Reports on Idaho Public Television, Kimberlee Kruesi with the Associated Press-Idahoand Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News.

 

- Idaho has seen a substantial increase in sexually transmitted disease rates in the past year. Gonorrhea rates in the Magic Valley have gone up more than 200%. We'll look at this trend and efforts to stop the spread of STDs with representatives from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the Central District Health Department.

 

- Planetary scientist Jani Radebaugh was looking at pictures of Pluto's surface a few years ago and realized the images were remarkably similar to the features found in California's Death Valley. Radebaugh determined Pluto has sandy dunes, much like those found in the deserts on Earth. She'll join us to talk about this discovery and what it means for planetary exploration in the future.

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