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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.
We’ll weather this storm together
This past January when we first heard the news about COVID-19 hitting China, it was concerning. Since then, concerns have escalated like thunderclouds sweeping…
Why flatten the curve?
How we can safeguard the health system from sudden spike in cases
Here’s a car cure for your cabin fever
Staying out of crowds is common sense. The home is safe. One other place is safe: Your automobile.
America steps up once again
Shortly after WWI (1918), the world suffered from a flu pandemic. Even today, with our knowledge of the thousands of deaths from world wars and civil wars, it …
An urban renewal success story
The Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency was created in 1991. Since that time the Agency has closed three Urban Renewal districts resulting in over $152 MILLION in increased valuation that provides revenue to the variou…
Rep. Barbieri, meet my sick son
In response to Rep. Vito Barbieri’s article in the March 7 paper:
Don’t let California virus spread here
I read with interest the “My Turn” guest opinion by Emily Sinclair. Since moving to Northern Idaho a year ago, I too, have run into the “attitudes” when some people find out I came from California I have pretty thi…
OPINION: PHIL WARD — With URDs, it’s all about the pie
Making a really good pie takes patience. Who gets a piece is a choice. What have you done to deserve a slice of the pie?
It’s OK to be from California
I once swore to myself I would never live in Idaho.
OPINION: JAN NOYES — A crisis in the making
Assisted-living facilities and nursing homes are filling up. This isn’t a topic that grabs the attention of a wide range of people, but we and our loved ones a…
Reasons to merge states and call it Columbia
I have examined the 2/20/20 article in the CDA Press (Oreidacal?) from a spatial-geographical perspective. I agree that the concept of merging “conservative” parts of California and Oregon with Idaho has merit, but…
OPINION: RICK PALAGI — Stroke screenings: Buyers, beware
As a retired hospital executive of 40 years, I cringe when I see the LifeLine pink flyer for “stroke” screening fall out of The Press every so often, touting “stay stroke free” by availing yourself of these ultraso…
Stroke screenings: Buyers, beware
As a retired hospital executive of 40 years, I cringe when I see the LifeLine pink flyer for “stroke” screening fall out of The Press every so often, touting “stay stroke free” by availing yourself of these ultraso…
Reasons to merge states and call it Columbia
I have examined the 2/20/20 article in the CDA Press (Oreidacal?) from a spatial-geographical perspective. I agree that the concept of merging “conservative” parts of California and Oregon with Idaho has merit, but…
We were soldiers once; call to veterans
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, nearly 8 percent of the population of the United States is made up of men and women who have served…