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Bigger trucks? Not for North Idaho
As a mayor, I am often asked what my biggest challenge is. The answer is clear: public safety.
Plummer-Worley schools singled out for wrong reason
If Congress doesn't act by the end of this week, America will be faced with debilitating cuts to nearly every non-defense discretionary program at the federal level. But these cuts are not sequestered to the federa…
Area schools need your help
I love my job! As an elementary school principal I am privileged to watch young minds fill with knowledge, skillful teachers engage struggling learners and a caring staff nurture little bodies. I, like every admini…
It's a small world on the Oscar stage
The year was 1963 when Anna Pearce aka Patty Duke became the youngest thespian to be presented an Academy Award. Patty Duke received the honor for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Helen Keller in "The Miracl…
MLP: L'Academie Anglaise?
Should government control, or at least try to influence, language? The French do it. Their (non-binding) Academie Francaise is an official entity dedicated to preserving, protecting, and defining the French languag…
Expect more snow, not less, in the next 50 years
Following last Tuesday's AP article in the Press entitled, "Climate Contradiction: Less Snow, More Blizzards," I received dozens of phone calls and emails asking my opinion on the future of the ski industry in our …
The pain of insane postal cuts
The usual grousing and snuffling greeted the Post Office's - excuse me, Postal Service's - announcement late last month that the price of mailing a domestic first-class letter was going up by a penny, from 45 cents…
We support the Cd'A school levy
On March 12, voters in Coeur d'Alene School District 271 will be asked to approve a Maintenance and Operations property tax levy to fund 20 percent of the school district budget. We firmly support passage of the le…
Don't look at them as 'education' bills
When Idaho voters roundly rejected Propositions 1, 2 and 3 - Superintendent Tom Luna's "Students Come First" education reforms - it was a stinging blow to both Luna and Gov. Butch Otter. After having their proverbi…
The five men and 17 points
Over the past several months there have been many letters written regarding religion. It is interesting the varied beliefs and translations of the Bible that has resulted in so many different Christian churches. Wh…
Scouts' honor in peril
I am so angry and frustrated at the people running this country and its PC attitude. We have a verified Arab terrorist who killed 13 and wounded 29 at Fort Hood, Texas, yet we're reprimanded to term it "workplace v…
Teach a lesson about lying
"Just say OK," I urge the third-grader after repeating my direction, "Don't throw snowballs at school." Instead of OK, I receive a chorus of excuses. "He threw one first; I didn't throw it, it was an accident," are…
Idaho's liquor privatization issue promises regional split
I read that liquor privatization won't be an issue in what remains of this year's legislative session in Boise. When the issue does finally come up for serious consideration, however, it's not unlikely northern Ida…
This Democrat says guns aren't the problem
Are guns the problem? No, they are not. I love guns. The thought of an armed police officer coming to my door to collect my guns does not sit well with me. Last night, my wife and I watched an old 1950s movie class…
Let's hear it for the north!
Last week in this column I predicted that the last two teams standing for the 5A Girls State Basketball title would be Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene. After Friday night's bracket games proved me prophetic Bert and I…