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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.
ANALYSIS: Reconstructing county government
By DAN GREEN
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 …
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…
Indigenous Peoples Day: Why I don't live in LA
The Los Angeles City Council recently voted to remove Columbus Day from the city’s list of holidays. These politically correct thought police voted 14-1 to make the second Monday in October a holiday to honor indig…
Why backers like Little, are wary of the others
Al Henderson’s family backyard barbecue, one of the Republican Party’s top social events of the summer, is hardly a gauge for handicapping next year’s gubernatorial primary election. But the event hosted by Henders…
Beware a power-tripping DMV
Out of nowhere — due to a new law — I received a letter from Idaho Transportation Department, stating my CDL would be downgraded if I did not show proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent lawful presence within two w…
Bullets flying over our rural property
By MARTHA COOK
Adults ruining youth sports
The competitive youth sports industry has become big business in today’s society with an estimated $7 billion in annual revenue. Players can join competitive c…
Will voters send message in 2018 midterm election?
President Donald Trump continues to play a form of Russian roulette virtually unseen since the nation’s founding. In the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., he continues to reinvent the rules seemingly with lit…
Honoring those who serve and sacrifice
The nation has come together to provide assistance and prayers for our fellow citizens suffering the effects of Hurricane Harvey. With that, we mourn the loss …
Don't go ape this Labor Day
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894. It’s the end of summer and a good reason to drag your BBQ grill to the back of the garage.
Once in a lifetime opportunity is here
An opportunity of this magnitude, for the city of Coeur d’Alene, has not come along in more than 100 years... the acquisition of land for public waterfront acc…
Dinner with Cece: Best bet I ever lost
Early in my political-reporting career some 30 years ago with the Post Register in Idaho Falls, I learned an important lesson from then-Gov. Cecil Andrus. That was, never make a wager on the outcome of a political …
Cd'A police, this one's for you
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department (CPD) for their efforts in recovering my antique .357 Smith & Wesson “Highway Patrolman.” I only find it typical for many to share their neg…
District 271 indifference
As a very concerned citizen, I spent an hour and a half with the new Superintendent of CDA 271, Dr. Olson. I did so to discern if he had commitments beyond that of his predecessor. Idaho (and its public schools) is…