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Sky-high stunts
Janet Lee Orcutt wasn’t suicidal or intoxicated when she jumped from the eighth story of the Coeur d’Alene Resort …
The Clagstone controversy erupts
On Tuesday afternoon March 22, the Idaho House voted 48-21 to approve HB 646, funding for the “Clagstone” conservation easement sought by Stimson Lumber Compan…
IFF agenda: Telling the truth
Critics of Wayne Hoffman and the Idaho Freedom Foundation say that the IFF has an “agenda.” The critics are right and the “agenda” is telling the truth. All too often we are told by the incumbents about how they fa…
Effects of Vietnam War still felt today
The recent article from Uyless Black titled “The Bureaucrats of War” caught my attention and I felt compelled to write a follow-up response. First of all I wou…
Why wing nuts, guns and bananas don't mix
I just finished reading Janet Callen’s guest opinion (Friday, April 1). At first I thought it would turn out to be another April Fool’s spoof. When I was finished reading, I wondered why The Press would bother to p…
Politics: More important than child support? No!
NIPAC’s weekly column seeks to inform citizens how their legislators vote on key issues. While researching these articles over the last few months, we have det…
Olympics: The long road to Rio
Wednesday marked the 120th anniversary of the “modern” Olympic Games. It’s been a long road to Rio (de Janeiro); the summer games will be the first hosted in South America, where 204 nations’ athletes will compete …
A new type of corvette
The Republic of China has a new corvette. The iconic 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray or the new supercharged Z06 is probably what you envision, but the Chines…
Sad Vietnam facts confirmed
In response to Mr. John Moore’s letter regarding “distortions” in the article “We owe huge debt to Vietnam vets:”
School views have changed over time
Teacher Suzanne Holland shared a fun story this week about her own children. Chloe is a first-grader and Jordan is in third grade; both will be leaving Prairie View Elementary next fall to attend the new elementary…
Land swap solution
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is pushing to create a land swap of approximately 1,400 acres of trees (to be harvested by a logging company) for 1,200 acres of contaminated wetlands, farmlands and shrub/brus…
Revisiting the beet
The beet wins! A few weeks ago I wrote in this column about my poor and unfortunate experiences with the purple vegetable known as the beet. With rapped knuckles, gagging reflexes and starving stomach, I reject the…
Power struggle a question of balance
The idea is so counterintuitive, it’s hard to comprehend. Yet counterintuitive, and counter to history, is what the governor is suggesting: Take the key “counsel” out of Idaho’s chief counsel.
Idaho isn't immune to tornadoes, folks
March was a wet month across the Inland Northwest. Cliff measured 5.09 inches of rain and melted snow at his station in northwestern Coeur d’Alene. The normal is only 1.94 inches. Our seasonal total is a little les…
What new concealed carry law really means
On July 1, 2016, permitless concealed carry, also referred to as Constitutional Carry, becomes the law in Idaho. We become the eighth state in the Union to rec…
Socialism: Could it happen here?
Since we could elect a president who is, in all respects, a socialist, it would be good for us to understand what the term means. When we look at Nazi Germany we somehow conclude that they were a people who readily…