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Updated 3 weeks ago

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…

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
One way to slow attack on free speech rights

Second of two parts

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Some colleges flunking First Amendment 101

The principle is simple: Leave others alone to pursue whatever might be their own aspirations, as long as they do not impede the rights and safety of others. It is the personification of America’s Bill of Rights. I…

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
ESSAY: 'Am I OK?'

Am I OK that during our traditional Route 91 outing with family and friends an epitome of evil decided to go on a shooting rampage killing 59 and injuring more than 500? Am I OK that when the shooting began two of …

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Reasons to change county's government

There has been a great deal of discussion on changing the form of county government to five part-time commissioners and a full-time manager. Many people know l…

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
How to combat our kind of hurricanes

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have caused total and unprecedented devastation in parts of Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the rest of the Caribbean. As Chairman of the Senate Committee …

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
STEM education: A commitment to Idaho's prosperity

Over the past months, I traveled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an effort to refocus the country’s educational system on STEM (Science, Technolo…

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
CAMERON: Ahlquist fails GOP committee loyalty test

There’s a phrase in sports that records are made to be broken.

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
When it comes to Iran, North Korea is listening

On Sept. 19, in a speech before the United Nations, President Trump described Iran as “a depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos,” adding, it funds “terrorists that kill innocent…

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
Here's the deal with dogs

Anyone who ever said “Dogs are man’s best friend” has never been caught on the smelly side of a doggy poop bag. No matter how cute the dog is, why does their poop have to smell so bad? It makes a dirty diaper smell…

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
Don't let this happen to you

At 1:50 a.m. on Jan. 29, I was home alone and had to get up to use the bathroom. I tripped, hit a dresser and wall, hurt my head and broke my right clavicle.

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
Term limits issue shows signs of life

The older I get, the more I like term limits.

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
Cruise industry: A lighthouse in the storm

Tears, sorrow, pain and destruction cannot be measured from the natural disasters created by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. As the eye of the storm pumme…

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
ANALYSIS: Reconstructing county government

By DAN GREEN

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
The new 'e-ticket' medical adventure

I was recently informed by a friend who resides in Los Angeles that he received his medical bill for a major surgery. He underwent quite an extensive cervical …

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
ANALYSIS: A closer look at county government

The Cd’A Press published an editorial last Sunday supporting an organizational change for Kootenai County government. I read the three letters from readers published this past Wednesday and I wanted to offer my inp…