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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.
Cd'A students not waiting for Superman
Coeur d'Alene School District students are not waiting for Superman!
Don't give our land away
Psssst, wanna trade your North Idaho tree farm for a patch of rocks and cheat grass down south? Interested? Then Idaho Forest Group and M3 Development want to talk to you.
The largest tax increase you never heard of
Were you aware of your tax increase in the new county budget? Were you misled by promises of 'No Tax Hike'? The County Commissioners scheduled a budget hearing on Aug. 18, 2010. The county then announced there were…
Recall of fire district commissioners wrong
Who is Maxwell Austin van Lack of Bayview? Have you been to any of the Timberlake Fire Protection District meetings or are you just talking from hearsay? Rumor has it that your people from Bayview call us "Atholton…
No rules bent for education corridor
On Sept. 3, 2010, Dan Gookin authored a column in the Cd'A Press wherein he stated that property taxes are increasing because the City Council "voted on Aug. 3 to bend the rules for their friends" when they approve…
Support your Timberlake fire officials
Per Maxwell Austin van Lack's column posted on Sept. 7; you already had your turn by signing the recall petition of false allegations printed in the Cd'A Press' Thursday, Sept. 2, article.
EPA plan is wrong for the region
It may surprise those Idaho residents who do not reside in Shoshone County to learn that those who do live there are fighting a proposed cleanup plan of the historic mine wastes that tinge the Silver Valley. For th…
'American way' is not the only way
A short while ago Sholeh Patrick wrote a very insightful and moving piece on the subject of humanity's observance and perception of traditional cultural values. In light of this touchy topic I wish to address our s…
Commissioner issues public confession
Locals attending the Aug. 25 Bayview Community Council meeting were startled to hear Timberlake Fire Protection District President Rudy Rudebaugh issue a blatant, if unintentional, confession to the allegations whi…
There's no reason to not question Labrador
I read Linda Cook's recent letter to the editor regarding Raul Labrador, and was pleased to see someone was finally asking the questions for which I too had been seeking answers. I have to admit, I am a bit surpris…
Nightmare on Ramsey
The engineer who designed the traffic flow on Ramsey Road needs to give the money back, or be fired, and if he has a degree we should find out who his teacher was, and the teacher should be fired.
Why your Coeur d'Alene property taxes increased
No one's happy. The talk on the street isn't good, and there have been several editorials in The Press. The theme is the same: Why are our elected officials in Coeur d'Alene raising our property taxes in the middle…
Let's get started
A series of meetings began Aug. 23 to discuss how to put into action the water quality improvement plan for the Spokane River and Lake Spokane. Many interests are at the table - community leaders, environmental age…
Don't fall for this scam
I am extremely concerned that the citizens of this area will be targets, such as I was, for the latest in mail fraud scams. I did the necessary checking to find out how fraudulent this truly was, but have concerns …
A closer look at Bush I and Bush II
One of life's most frustrating facts is that the here-and-now is a result of the there-and-then.