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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.
Labrador and legislators lacking in accountability
Back in 2016, Donald Trump made the phrase “Drain the Swamp” a popular theme of his campaign. This struck a chord with most Idahoans frustrated with cronyism, nepotism and backroom dealing in government. It now see…
Late bloomers, unite!
Population demographics for 2017 reveal only 3,563 people in Coeur d’Alene are older than 65. That means 40,574 never saw Howdy Doody, Soupy Sales or “American Bandstand.” No great loss when it came to Soupy Sales.
Chris Carlson: Say Adios, Raul
Congressman Raul Labrador (R-1st CD-Idaho) ought to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination for Idaho governor. The reasons are multiple, but simple. They boil down to the incontestable fact that he and …
Once to every person
There’s an old song the words of which should resonate with all Americans: “Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide in the struggle for truth and justice for the good or evil side…”
Genealogy resources abound in Cd'A area
I very much enjoyed the recent Coeur Voice article about family history and family stories, and I couldn’t agree more with the value of discovering our ancestors’ stories. However, I must disagree with the last par…
Stop NIC use of 'legal plunder'
The Coeur d’Alene Press article dated Jan. 4, 2018, with the title of “Collaborating on curriculum,” was written by Marc Stewart. Two statements in the article are obviously shocking: “North Idaho College is leasin…
Speaking up for the Quiet Man
One of Idaho’s most effective “behind-the-scenes” operators has been making the rounds at the Capitol building this week, introducing his successor to legislators and key folks in state government. Well-known in th…
Idaho went too far on noncompetition agreements
The Legislature put the shoe on the wrong foot in 2016 when it passed a bill requiring employees to prove they did not harm their former employer if they violated a noncompetition agreement. The new law presumes i…
Legion: 'Good Ol' Boy' system needs to go
As current legionnaires, military veterans, former post officers and former executive committee members of the American Legion, Post Falls Post No. 143, we are outraged to read in a public forum that the state (dep…
Missing the old Fish and Game guys
There used to be a day living in Lewiston when I felt a heartfelt reverence and gratitude toward all of our Fish and Game wardens. Lewiston and Clarkston, being a border town, produced great men on both sides of th…
Shoshone County: Taxation, yes; representation, no
By MIKE BLACKBIRD
Cd'A schools have big decision coming up
Several months ago I was the crazy man running around Coeur d’Alene dressed as the “YES” man... promoting the passage of the Coeur d’Alene School District bond…
What you don't know about school challenges
In a recent series of articles Idaho Ed News reporter Kevin Richert did a good job of pointing out some of the benefits of the state’s efforts to increase the college enrollment rate of Idaho high school students. …
Getting Idaho students over education hurdles
Many of us in higher education and across Idaho’s education system have spent a lot of time in recent years working to get more of Idaho’s students to go to co…
Form 75 can help you on special fuel taxes
This is not about the new tax laws just implemented, but what I believe is an unjustly applied sales tax by some retailers on propane fuel. Many of us have pro…