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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.
Press was unfair in last story on hydros, Miller
Having read and reread the story appearing recently in The Press, I have to throw a penalty flag for unnecessary roughness. Whether the conclusions were misunderstandings of what Miller was trying to say, or sloppy…
Don't let them steamroll small-town America
What I know to be fact is this: "If you keep on doing what you've always done, you'll keep on getting what you've always gotten."
Airing marathon safety concerns
We have recently learned by word of mouth and NOT by public notification that a marathon race is to be held on 10/19/13. The course of this race is intended to be the road around Hayden Lake, a very narrow and wind…
Education goes a long wayin climate change debate
James Hollingsworth's My Turn of the 24th defending Cliff Harris and discrediting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a typically uneducated attack on the human caused view of Global Warming. Ho…
Recall: Exercising our constitutional rights
In his My Turn piece in the Sept. 25 issue of The Press, Mr. Scott Reed seems to be having a senior moment. Is he suggesting that Recall was a purposeful attempt to deceive the voters of Cd'A in calling for an offi…
Learning from the little school
It is good to see a measure of academic recognition for the nine Kootenai County area seniors that qualified for National Merit semifinals. We need some silver linings in Idaho education as we sit on the bottom of …
Defending fairness in the campaign
Recently, the Coeur d'Alene Press published a series of articles featuring the three candidates for
CDA 2030: What can we see?
Like me, you may find yourself wrestling with a vision statement for your organization and perhaps preparing a strategic plan. Although we (secretly) recognize a futility in predicting the future, we seem never to …
On human rights ... and wrongs
During this local political season, it is important that our communication with one another be characterized by a firm allegiance to honesty, integrity, and truth. As a local pastor, I decry sins of the tongue - sl…
When a public vote isn't legal
In the Coeur d'Alene election for
Heating up the warming debate
I have read with considerable interest the many letters bashing Cliff Harris. Like all humans I am sure he makes mistakes from time to time. But, we have to keep in mind that when Cliff went to school there was no …
Finding 'true north' on moral compass
It is yet to be seen how great the following will be for the new anti-discrimination ordinance in Coeur d'Alene. We shall soon see.
Stewart takes campaign gloves off
And so it begins! Tony Stewart's open letter to the mayoral candidates was not only an open letter but a pre-emptive strike signaling the needed divisive issue to obfuscate the real issue of the mayoral campaign an…
Cd'A: Proud to be a city of vision
In the next few months we will be continually bombarded with statements such as Michael Teague's definition of who is running for City Council and
An open letter to mayoral candidates
Dear