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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.
Tribute to one who got over The Hump
Happy Veterans Day! It’s our day to celebrate being a veteran, and to honor our brethren near and far. One special veteran and member of the “Greatest Generation” is 92-year-old Alvin Ray Schmidt who has a story of…
One way to avoid gun control
Guns: Rumors of Confiscation, the title of a recent letter to the editor by Tom Price, once again illustrates how misinformation and fear collectively rule the national gun debate. The letter is taken almost verbat…
Time to take pink well beyond October
October is smothered with pink. Pink jerseys, ribbons, bras and more are displayed across the country to bring more awareness to breast cancer. As October comes to an end and November settles in, the pink fades to …
Don't buy what SPLC is selling
One does not generally expect a great deal of theological depth or accuracy in a newspaper that promotes the Wicca religion (Coeur d’Alene Press, Dec. 20, 2011…
Move to the right, America
There comes a point in time when every nation decides the course of action that will irrevocably determine their future. Their choice will either lead to peace and prosperity or to destruction. We can look at histo…
Cd'A urban renewal: Too much secrecy
Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, like all public bodies, is subject to Idaho’s Open Meeting Law. That law states its purpose in its first section:
Bless this Halloween
Let’s think about Halloween. “Halloween” means “a hallowed evening.” “Hallowed” means “Something to be considered and treated as holy.” Thus, “Halloween” refers to the evening before All Saints Day, which tradition…
Movie exposes wildlife travesties
The movie “EXPOSED” has been given rave reviews by Jane Goodall and she would like millions to see it. The 31-minute movie uncovers the secrecy of events that have been occurring on the war against wildlife for dec…
Protecting the elderly is gaining momentum
Silver Angels for the Elderly thanks all those who participated on Sept. 10 in our awareness rally on elder abuse, and the Coeur d’Alene Press for running an article on Sept. 11. Silver Angels is committed to helpi…
Partisanship doesn't always rule in nation's capital
Sens. Mike Crapo, an Idaho Republican, and Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, are as different as night and day on political perspectives.
Rotten to the Core
I first heard about Common Core five years ago, but I knew very little about it until I saw an example of the type of test questions that fifth-grade students were expected to be able to answer. There were two math…
How corporatism is killing employees
After wrestling with the logic of Brent Regan's LTE (9/9/2015), I felt compelled to respond. As a business person, I would like to believe that the good employee is a protected and valued asset. At the same time, t…
Ascension of women leaders marked by hurdles, successes
The aspirations of American women to gender equality deserve and require fulfillment if the words and vision of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are meant to be more than rhetorical vessels.
We don't want this stigma zone
I want to address the request by Mort Construction, Inc. for a conditional use permit (CUP14-0005) to allow establishment of a Public Utility Complex Facility, i.e., a wastewater/sewage treatment plant on approxima…
Don't blame mankind for world's weather events
In 1972, I was taught in my first year of college, in both Astronomy and Geology, that the universe we inhabit was born sometime, four to six billion years ago. In 2010 at the J. Paul Getty Museum in L.A., Calif., …