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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.
China trips just a scam for our cash
I have to say without a doubt I am thoroughly confused by what has been published in the paper regarding the Chamber/China Trips.
Can we tax our way into happiness?
Most Americans see an oxymoron when the words "tax" and "happiness" appear in the same line, but that apparently isn't true of those northern countries that gave the world the Vikings and pickled herring. In a rece…
About the shrinking U.S. dollar
A newspaper clipping from the July 17, 1936 Spokesman-Review contains a photograph of a gold nugget from the Murray, Idaho "Beehive" claims, valued at $544. The nugget weighed 20-3/16th ounces, of which 15.54 ounce…
Unwanted: Word from the public
Our School District 271 Board is operating at its Machiavellian best, silencing opposition voices in a manner befitting the Soviet Politburo.
A thief in the night
Is Social Gospel/Justice coming to a church near you? Or has it already arrived? Did you know it was coming or when it got there?
Pursuit of profit has replaced morality
The law in the United States of America makes very clear that the responsibility of corporations is to conduct all business operations solely for the benefit of its stockholders. Given that harsh reality, can one r…
Life's a bumpy road
Loren Heisel, HANG IN THERE!
GOP for God and country
The Republican Party is not being fractured it is being cleansed of the people who are not true Republicans, if they were they wouldn't be writing such letters to the editor.
Kindred spirits: Phil Hart, Rosa Parks, Mandela
Look at a well kept hedge around a yard. Neat and trim. When the owner notices one or two branches sticking up above the rest what does he do? He cuts them off. All must conform.
Good Gotham neighbors
Gotham Bay Estates was developed on a 160-acre parcel. The zoning and density would have allowed for over 300 lots to be built.Gotham Bay Estates was the first…
When a child is hurt
There is a collective anguish that occurs whenever we read about a child being attacked. I wept when I read about the 3-year-old girl in St. Maries who was nearly killed by her mother's boyfriend. I don't know the …
Ward: There he goes again
On Sept. 28, 2010, the Coeur d'Alene Press printed an opinion piece by Jeff Ward in which he complained about "a lot of untruths, half truths, and bald-faced lies" that are told during a political campaign. And the…
Dead elk sends a message
North Idaho is going ghostal.
Labrador just right for Idaho
Raul Labrador is an immigration attorney who is running for U.S. Congress. He is just finishing his second term in the Idaho House of Representatives. During his time in the House he has proven to be one of the mos…
Idaho: Democrat all spin zone
A lot of untruths, half truths, and bald-faced lies are spread around during campaign season. Republicans aren't likely to get away with weaving fairy tales because of our ever-vigilant truth-seeking press. With De…