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MY TURN: AI writing and beyond
Last week, I wrote 269 words for the back cover of a book I recently completed. After some edits, I thought it was…
Dalton Gardens seeks Fourth Street input
The Dalton Gardens Fourth Street informational open house is 6-9 p.m. Sept. 10 at Dalton Elementary Gym, 6335 N. Mt. Carrol St., Dalton Gardens.
Idaho strikes out at burdensome red tape (except for the medically needy)
Idaho has undertaken a crusade to rid its businesses of government red tape and burdensome, purposeless administrative rules. The governor and Legislature have…
School board should add a student member
I am a junior at Coeur d’Alene High School. At the August board meeting for Coeur d’Alene Public Schools, I proposed asking a student member to serve on the sc…
Playing five-dimensional chess for Greenland golf courses
The president’s supporters have often claimed that Trump is playing three-dimensional chess while we mere mortals are only capable of comprehending checkers.
Her roots begin in New York City
It is past time for Alice Arambarri and her group to show their family tree. Alice is writing in the Cd’A Press as the “Group Leader Moms Demand Action for Gun…
North Idaho Veterans Home: Mission accomplished!
The recent announcement by Gov. Little that the Idaho Division of Veteran Services has received confirmation that the Veterans Administration has approved a $3…
Those crazy kids from 50 years ago
Things that can be learned by attending a 50-year high school class reunion.
Clarity essential to understanding cost of bonds
When taxpayers are asked to vote on a $70 million school bond, they deserve accurate facts and honest disclosures about costs from their school board. I’m awar…
Get weapons of war off America's streets
During my service in Vietnam, I had the opportunity to witness the use of weapons specifically designed to kill or maim as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time. My heavy artillery battalion could …
Post Falls: Its vision is blurred
Recent comments by the Post Falls Community Development director, published in the July 31 Press, reveal much of what’s wrong with the leadership of this city. He said the hope is to purchase the Idaho Veneer and P…
Don't let legislators circumvent initiatives
Initiatives give ordinary people a voice in determining the laws they must live by. Initiatives enable citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes directly on the ballot, especially if, …
Rebuttal: Outsiders put Prop 2 on the ballot
In a recent guest opinion, Reclaim Idaho’s Luke Mayville claims ignorance as to why I filed a complaint with the Secretary of State regarding the apparent unde…
How much faith does AI deserve?
In the first section of this article, I discussed a recently developed software program that plays chess. In less than 24 hours, given only the rules of the game, it taught itself to play with such expertise that i…
AI taking the game to a whole new level
Earlier in my career, I spent several years as a software programmer. Much of my work was writing code for simulation models. This software attempts to mimic some aspect of the real world and allows its users to po…
Integrity, training key to initiative process
Increased signature and district thresholds to our already challenging initiative process would certainly make grassroots petition drives virtually impossible.…