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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.
To all the idiots on 2 wheels
Sometimes strong words, the lack of political correctness and inviting controversy is the only way to get a point across.
Touching nerves in the Silver Valley
It doesn’t take much of an article in the News Press or an editorial from you to touch a nerve and raise emotions from not only the work force at the Lucky Friday but, also a lot of the community who have lived and…
A taxonomy of murderers
The following is an excerpt from "2084 and Beyond" (published 2014). The book is about a future person on Earth (in the 22nd century) looking back on human behavior of the early 21st century. The work is science fi…
Allies in the fight for life
“You have cancer.”
Waiting for the big one
When an earthquake strikes, the first thing you feel is an utter sense of helplessness — the realization that you are experiencing a force in nature greater than you ever imagined.
Take a hike, be like Mike
Congressman Mike Simpson has a long list of accomplishments during his nine terms in Congress — including holding a seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee and engineering passage of the Boulder-White Clouds …
Why I won't vote R or D
This letter is in response to a recently published letter to the editor, complaining of our typical low voter turn out, in the recent primary election.
The Stewarts are honest, hard-working people
Whoever Chris Anderson is who wrote to this column last Sunday should be sued for his totally SLANDEROUS letter STATING that Dave and Theresa Stewart “ARE FRAUDS.”
Sportsmen unite for 'ordinary Idahoans'
A multi-year chess game is in progress between the Idaho Legislature and appointed Commissioners of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Governor Otter seems…
Care enough to get attached
As a foster parent, I am surprised by how often I hear the objection “I could never do that, I would get too attached.” If you’ve thought this before, let me s…
A soldier died today
On this Memorial Day we honor our war dead. Countless are those who heroically gave their lives so that we can live ours, knowing our freedom is because of the…
Pastor Tim is proof of God's love
There is so much bad news piling up around us — murderous shootings, tragic accidents, fearful economic fluctuations, political harangueings in this election y…
GOP establishment is out of touch, not Trump
Given the voter sentiment about politics-as-usual on both sides, Donald Trump probably would do just as well for himself by telling “establishment” Republicans to jump in the lake.
Nilson: Time to wake up about NIC
North Idaho College is in the middle of a “hostile takeover” and I’m not going to be a part of it.
Time to vote - don't sit this one out!
Hard to believe, but the Primary election is on Tuesday. Back in January, we said our goal was to share more information in this space about the voting records, policy positions, and statements made by our region’s…