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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.
Vote on McEuen? No need
I read with interest Mary Souza's My Turn comment on the McEuen Field project that a public vote is 'not too complicated.' I would like to add that a public vote is not too necessary, either.Mayor Sandi Bloem and t…
County: Time to end the good ol' boy days
Is this deja vu? "A Look at Change," written by Alecia Warren, in the Feb. 7 Post Falls Press, has reopened the age old, and well studied issue of county gover…
Idaho businesses, GOP connection is unhealthy
Idaho businesses are back to the Legislature asking for more protection from competition and Republicans will do their best to oblige; even though they violate their own principles for the sake of political power. …
Why our schools are in crisis
Everyone is talking about education these days. Here is my two cents.
Informed voters beat term limits every time
Mr. Connaway's formula to solve the career politician issue sounds real good when you say it fast, but it doesn't solve the central issue - and that is, it's not how many times an elected official gets to serve, it…
I do
There has been much discourse about the state of marriage in the U.S. over the past few years. Recent data from the Pew Research Center and Census Bureau reveals that 4 in 10 say marriage is becoming obsolete. This…
America's Gordian knot
Thomas Jefferson said, "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies." His remark rings truer today than during his lifetime.
Coeur d'Alene, it's time for a McEuen makeover
It's high time we quit arguing and start transforming downtown Coeur d'Alene's McEuen Park.
A call for single-term elective service
The current operation of our national government is seriously flawed by partisanship and by the primary, underlying goal of most elected officials to be re-elected. It is not only being a Republican, Democrat, or I…
Killing program unhealthy, unwise
Today in Boise, the state of Idaho is considering the option of eliminating Adult PSR services. Most citizens in Idaho have little idea what PSR services actually are, or what's really at risk.
There's no rush to change McEuen Field
I like what our city leaders and Lake City Development Corp. have done in helping to improve Coeur d'Alene from Northwest Boulevard through downtown and up 4th Street. Their next objective is to deal with the McEue…
Family paid dearly for delays
The Sunday, Jan. 9 Press contained the article, "In the face of foreclosure." It was painfully accurate, as we have family members in the same situation, except that their bank is Wells Fargo. It would take an enti…
McEuen plan shows city is out of touch
I attended one of the first McEuen Field meetings and was very surprised at the extensiveness and obvious expensive changes that are being proposed without any price tags at all.
Point: Luna's plan riddled with holes
And so the Lunacy continues.
Counterpoint: Luna's plan step in right direction
After reading the Special to The Press opinion by Sherri Wood on Jan. 14, I felt a need to reply. While I don't deny that the Idaho Education Association has proudly championed collaborative innovation to improve l…