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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.
'Don't Fail Idaho' fails to tell full story
The Don't Fail Idaho media blitz asks us to rethink education for Idaho because results from the NAEP 2011 tests prove that about 60 percent of Idaho's fourth- and eighth-grade students were not proficient in readi…
A challenge to those who are well off
It is an acknowledged truth that most of my fellow Americans are the most giving people on Earth. This wonderful melting pot of countless nationalities and faiths gives more to charity than most of the other countr…
How to make land code work
An Open Letter to the Kootenai County Planning Commission Commissioners:
Idaho's broadbandinfrastructure challenge
The Idaho Legislature is facing a number of critical issues it will need to address in the next legislative session. But while topics such as Medicaid expansion and transportation funding grab all the headlines, th…
Get more involved in government
The editorial in Sunday's Cd'A Press (June 2, 2013) presents an excellent summary of what the community needs in our next mayor. This will be a key election and a significant event in the history of our wonderful c…
This foundation is all about community
The Idaho Community Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. During that time we've touched the lives of tens of thousands of Idahoans - those seeking help and those offering it. Thanks to our gene…
Ignorance of history goes back further than Reagan
Mike Ruskovich's My Turn, "Reagan Legacy No Laughing Matter," drew some predictable fire. There were those who compared Obama to Stalin (totally off topic). There were those who called Mr. Ruskovich a Bolshevik. Th…
Lying: The latest art form
A neighbor recently made a statement that stuck like glue to my senses. "Lying has become an art form" fits the current day we live in, in the truest sense. The distortions and definition changes of our vocabulary …
Sports complex breaking the rules
All of this information regarding the North Idaho Sports Complex development is available through freedom of information requests. Please do your own research and don't accept biased information from people trying …
Hospitality shut down along with Eddie's
It is with dismay that I read the article in the Cd'A Press regarding Gozzer Ranch, Discovery Inc. closing down yet another one of North Idaho's waterfront resorts, Arrow Point Resort, aka Eddie's Bar and Grill.
Bravo to a brave Cd'A City Council
Editor's note: This originally appeared in Thursday's Idaho Statesman.
Christians, please act like it
I am responding to Jeff Langford's May 30th article about true Christians. I am a friend of Jimmy Pappas. Thank you for your Godly advice, although the presentation seemed a little "Holier than Thou-ish." Those rea…
If there was ever an issue important to all Americans, this is it
Last week while on business in Europe the major news story of the week concerned the "artful tax dodge" by major corporations, many American including American icon Apple. Apple stands accused of avoiding $74 billi…
Equality applies to everyone
FORMAL STATEMENT: The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations Board of Directors
Stand up against rights that are wrong
This past Tuesday at noon the General Services Committee heard the presentation of both Tony Stewart and Christie Wood with the Human Rights Task Force as they proposed that the City of Coeur d'Alene adopt an anti-…