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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.
Prop 1 most important of all
Proposition One on the November ballot is the legislation passed in 2011 regarding negotiated agreements and renewable contracts for teachers. While the specific wording that will appear on the November 2012 ballot…
Flexibility sought on fieldhouse name issue
In early 2011 our two grieving families were joined by a handful of friends to develop a plan to build a multi-sport facility at Coeur d'Alene High School. The plans for construction and fundraising for the Viking …
StormoGipson wrong about when life begins
It has already been a few days since I read with disgust Dr. StormoGipson's (Dr. SG) "opinion" and attempts to rationalize life's beginnings in The Press. Really, Dr. SG, I think you have been rattled by a man who …
Other parties infiltrating the GOP
After much consideration and prayerful thought, I am writing what I witnessed at the Republican Central Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28. I hold an important position within the Republican party as the preside…
When we have eggs, we don't say chicken
I enjoyed reading Dr. StormoGipson's recent "My Turn" column. It was well written with many interesting points.
Statewide effort will boost education
The goal of our school district - our dream - is that all students succeed. For this to happen, we must accept the inevitability of and embrace change as a positive force in the classroom.
Words should unite, not divide
At a time when our state is beginning to recover from a long and difficult recession, our focus must be on how to work together to capitalize on Idaho's strengths and position ourselves to benefit from a stronger e…
Big Brother is more than just bad TV
Government becoming too involved in our daily lives
Can't take the GOP any more
I have just made a personal donation to the Re-elect President Obama campaign, which, in this economy, I can ill afford. I felt compelled to do so because of the ridiculous assertions made lately by the GOP preside…
Here's why Santorum is wrong
Life does NOT begin at conception. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum likes to say that he doesn't BELIEVE that life begins at conception - he KNOWS it begins at conception. And his radical view on this and on co…
Caps tossed for the U.S. Navy
As the aircraft carrier CVN 72 (Carrier Vessel Nuclear) USS (United States Ship) Abraham Lincoln steamed through the Strait of Hormuz last Jan. 22 escorted by the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George and two …
Movies take center stage in economic development
Manufacturing, technical and service related jobs are being lost due to businesses closing or outsourcing. The movie and media industry can be the solution for economic development and job diversity. The motion pic…
Clothes don't always make an honest man
In response to Mr. Shillingstad's My Turn (Feb. 4), I had to laugh. I now consider myself an older person in society, as I qualify for AARP - but consider myself young in the mind, as my mom tells me I failed to gr…
Tax protests taxing for all of us
Another Idaho tax protester has made the news for not paying his taxes - and this time it isn't an elected official. Shouldn't it make us proud that our citizens are following the examples of our leaders? After all…
My Turn: Stand up for your tax rights
Perhaps your headline of Feb. 2 ("Judge orders Hayden man to file tax returns") should more accurately have read "Local Judge Overturns 1885 Supreme Court Decision." I placed before the court a 24-page motion to di…