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Reaching back for today's solutions
When I was a boy, we didn’t hear about rights; we heard about duties. Every man worth his salt believed he had a destiny, something he was supposed to do to leave the world a better place. Women felt the same way, …
Valentine's Day cards for Donald J. Trump
This week, my brother, Tom, told me he was continuing to hope Trump’s candidacy would result in major changes to the way America conducts its political and commercial operations. I agreed.
What was it all about?
Anyone else trying to figure out what the fuss was about with all the marching the day after the inauguration? Yeah I know, women’s rights. That's the part I can't figure out, what rights?
You should worry about constitutional convention
At this moment in our nation’s history, we are deeply divided. There is little agreement between our two major political parties. Eroding confidence in our gov…
Truth: The enemy of the state
“The truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda minister, knew the dangers of a free press which truth-checks government pronouncements. Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday …
Urban renewal is anti Rathdrum
As a resident of Rathdrum, I am completely against forming an Urban Renewal Agnecy and any funding of industrial or commercial development.
Rep. Simpson isn't jumping on the Donald Trump express
Congressman Mike Simpson, the embodiment of the Republican congressional establishment when John Boehner was riding high in the House speaker’s chair, is the new maverick in the Idaho congressional delegation. At l…
Populism versus fascism
Is populism akin to fascism? The answer is no. I hope to discount those who claim the recent left- and right-wing protest movements against America’s entrenched establishments represent anything remotely akin to fa…
Trial of a deserter
Army PFC Robert Bowdrei Bergdahl walked off his post in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. An Associated Press article says he was immediately captured and held by the Taliban until his release on May 31, 2014, in excha…
How to matriculate 100 percent literate graduates
Mr. Gissel, your Dec. 30 article on literacy hit the ball out of the park. You've outlined the problem in District 271 beautifully. Now, how do we get SD 271 to do their job? There isn't a single teacher in SD 271 …
The die is cast
The election of Donald Trump is “illegitimate.” This is the drum beat, the die for the mold we shall have hurled at us for the next four years.
What about a child's right to exist?
When I was reading Millie Hayes/Post Falls post from Friday, Jan. 13 Coeur d’Alene Press Readers Write, and she stated “We don’t need unwanted babies born.” — my heart became very sad as I thought of all the unborn…
A good budget can do wonders
I have no formal education, so challenging the Cd’A Press or an NIC instructor, may not be the best idea, but I’m going to anyway. I will agree with Sunday’s article “ALICE in TRUMPLAND” that education is important…
Senate abdication of its Constitutional duty to advise and consent
The decision of Senate GOP leaders to proceed with hearings on cabinet nominees before the candidates have been subjected to thorough background checks and submitted the required financial disclosure and ethics for…
A cool way to preserve history
The deadline for submissions to this school year’s Student Essay Contest on Kootenai County History is midnight Feb. 17. Entries received after that time canno…