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MY TURN: North Idaho College is proof voting works
There will always be a need to safeguard the gemstone of our community.
Why I support school levy and bond
School board trustees of District 271 in Coeur d’Alene have asked for public comments with regard to their upcoming Maintenance and Operations $32 million levy and their proposed capital bond of $35.5 million. I am…
The intolerant, tolerant
In 2015 I had the opportunity to go through an interview process for a leadership position in a metropolitan city in the Pacific Northwest. It was quite an extensive experience with a meet and greet on one evening …
Global climate warming change
L. Apuleius, writer and historian from the 2nd Century A.D. as quoted by, St Augustine, in his exhaustive treastis, “City of God,” wrote “...all things earthly are subject to change, alteration and annihilation.
Children: God's greatest gift
We all want children until we have them.
What Trump's missing about Russian threat
The Framers of the Constitution, eyeing an executive branch configuration that might unify the regions of the nation, briefly considered but ultimately rejected, a proposal to establish a plural presidency, an arra…
The bully on the global playground
The man who almost single-handedly caused the implosion of the Democratic Party, is now responsible for the same near-destruction at the United Nations. Not that it's a bad thing — I have been expecting it, just no…
Lawsuit ignores property owners
In 2012, a few years after the city of Hayden raised its sewer hookup fee, the North Idaho Building Contractors Association filed suit against the city because…
Solve the problem: Don't yell at refs, be one!
As we pass from fall to winter sports, it is a good time to reflect on an issue that has affected our local sports teams this past season. There have not been …
Literacy: Now read this
Literacy, the ability to read and comprehend the written word, has always had a high economic, political, and cultural value. Those who are blessed with high literacy are favored with high social status. They recei…
Saving Pappy Boyington
How time flies. It's hard to believe that 6 years ago on Dec. 24, 2010, an article in the Cd’A Press about my efforts to bring the old Playland Pier carousel back to Cd’A caught the attention of newcomers John and …
Memo to Mr. Trump from Idaho neighbor
IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FEARS OF A RIGGED ELECTION DIDN’T PAN OUT. You won.
Idaho GOP Central Committee fails to vet presidential electors
Fifty (50 percent) of Idaho's Elected Electors failed to meet Federal Standards for Electors of the President and Vice-President. Half of the panel was replaced on Monday, Dec. 19 at the capitol in Boise.
Trump: Speaking directly to the people
I read David Adler’s column regarding President-Elect Trump’s situation with the press in the Dec. 15, 2016 CDA Press and feel that he missed the mark on his premise. David writes he feels Mr. Trump is not a respec…
OPINION: Support by citizens of Trump's evasion of the press mocks foundational values of the republic
Editor's note: Dec. 15 is the anniversary of the Bill of Rights.
The family picture we won't send
This time of year we parade our best family photos. Sometimes we’re all neatly dressed, color coordinated and hair fixed just so (even disheveled looks are pri…