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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.
Two critical appointments to be made
District 271
Ignite cda
Will “good ol’ boy” cronyism make a comeback, and local government openness take a big hit, at the Coeur d’Alene urban renewal agency?
Writer takes a vacation, and we leave him there
The advantage of a good work ethic is that you’ve earned your dream vacation, even if you can’t afford it this year. Some people dream of fine sand beaches in exotic locales. For others it’s an adventurous safari i…
NATO had our back; we mustn't turn ours
The United States is at our strongest and safest when we stand alongside our allies. With last week’s North American Treaty Alliance summit in Brussels and thi…
Our history is worth preserving
Whether one is a history buff or not, there’s just no getting around the fact that history surrounds and identifies all of us no matter who, what or where we a…
Heather Scott enjoys swamp VIP treatment
Rep. Heather Scott of Blanchard, a hardline conservative and one of the few legislators who writes regular newsletters to constituents, usually has plenty of dialogue that appeals to her base.
Take a close look into Avista sale details
Kenny Moore’s My Turn column provided an excellent analysis of the BC Hydro-Avista buyout issue.
The best moves for new school
Recently I realized that once again District 271 is interested in trading with the City of Hayden for this historic school. When it was built in 1936 it was in…
There's no room for fear
With the parade, the fireworks, the Fourth of July picnics, and all the celebration of our great nation and the freedoms we enjoy, perhaps there is also room f…
You might be an alien if
Have you ever felt like you don’t fit in? It doesn’t really matter if it’s because you came from the Andromeda galaxy or just another country. It’s a lonely feeling.
Six years of inaction have brought us to this
The Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Wayne Hoffman has an interesting solution for providing health care coverage to the working poor — and Medicare expansion is not it.
Why sale of Avista is cause for alarm
Steve Cameron’s column “Pull the plug on Avista merger hysteria” in the June 28 Cd’A Press was written in a vacuum and does not reference the facts of the issue. No one knows who the unlisted owners of Hydro One ar…
Confronting today's threats to independence
Dear Sgt. Hosbrook, though you are my ancestor, I thought it only fitting and proper to address you by your rank and title in that great war for independence t…
Celebrate – and preserve – the Constitution today
As a constitutional law professor, the Fourth of July provides me an opportunity to appraise the health of our grand “experiment,” a term Thomas Jefferson used…
One way to strengthen our schools (and nation)
We Americans owe our freedom to a heritage going back 4,000 years. Yet most High School graduates are only taught about the past 300. This cultural heritage te…