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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.
What Confucius would say is not so good
Sunday's editorial, "Confucius Say, This Good," is at best open to dispute.
Big business behind meltdown of America
We the People? For the last 30 years in America it would be more accurate to say, "We the businesses of the United States of America." During this time big business has been more important in America than the peopl…
Property rights and Lake Cd'A
The basic principle of property rights is that people should be able to do what they want with their land so long as they don't directly harm others. Unfortunately, this idea has been steadily eroded by the Supreme…
Rathdrum right site for PTE facility
The mission of North Idaho College is to serve our students in all Idaho's northern counties. We agree strongly with Trustee Christie Wood that the KTEC site in Rathdrum deserves serious consideration as NIC's new …
Norquist agenda is bigger than cutting taxes
Grover Norquist is the darling of the Conservatives. Should he be? Definitely not, a Conservative by definition is someone who wishes to preserve the best of the current system. Grover Norquist does not. Give the m…
Let's pay tribute to our teachers
In June 1934 my family moved from the arid high plains of Eastern Colorado to Post Falls because of the Dust Bowl. We were awestruck by the beauty of the area, the mountains, and - previously unknown to us - the we…
Grammar for the government
A government dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal must also be dedicated to the prepositions that equalize all men.
Beware the 'evil seducers' and their filth
In the news hear or read about the disintegration of the long-standing model of marriage between one man and one woman. Interspersed throughout the conversations we read and hear about the legalized murder of the u…
Kootenai Health powers into future
As a member of the medical community in Coeur d'Alene for 24 years, and a staff radiologist at Kootenai Health, I feel compelled to provide perspective on the Kootenai Health system that differs significantly from …
A frank dialogue about gay marriage
U: Let homosexuals marry. There's no harm. It's a free country.
Merits of choice are self evident
Whether in education, or which state I want to live, the merits of choice are self evident in a free society. "One size fits all" was Karl Marx's idea.
Treasurer's assumptions inaccurate
In regard to Kootenai County Treasurer Tom Malzahn's press release to rescind his retirement, his statements and assumptions were inaccurate and the actual decisions made by me, Neil Oliver, chairman of the Kootena…
Wandering mind is no slacker
Job shadowing, a component of CHS senior projects, led today's young writer Jacob Smith to The Press. The following is Jake's work - and first published column in a daily journal.
Immigration reform - A conservative approach
A consensus has been building about the need to reform and modernize our immigration system. While I am optimistic that Republicans, including "tea party" members, will support reform, it must be done right. We mus…
Republicans, Tea Party all a bunch of bullies
You Republicans or Tea Party or, as one of your own called you, "the stupid party," are a bunch of bullies. If you don't get your way, you start your name calling. Back in 2008, you called us left wing liberals, th…