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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.
Ahlquist adds spice, big bucks to race
The infamous “hole” that was a part of Boise’s downtown landscape for 25 years, doesn’t have much meaning to people living outside the city — especially to those who think of Boise as one big hole in the first plac…
Wildlife Services a danger to animals
On March 16, 2017, a 14-year-old boy’s dog is killed by an m-44 cyanide gun while walking near his home in Pocatello, Idaho. The boy is hospitalized after wiping off the orange powdery substance from his clothing o…
Gorsuch's assurances to Senate likely to be tested upon confirmation
The sincerity of the assurances made by Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the course of confirmation hearings that the president “is not above the law,” is likely to be t…
Health care and the transfer of risk
Watching the current flap over health care generally, and health care insurance specifically, is interesting and frustrating. What seems to me to be missing is truth about both health care and health care insurance.
Reviewing the presidency so far
In the game of bridge, any player may call for a review of the bidding if there is confusion. So let’s review the bidding of the first two months of the Trump …
America quo vadis
In the year 2010 one man made a decision which resulted in hundreds of thousands of military and civilians dying by burning, beheading, shooting and by any other method yet to be devised by depots! Thousands more w…
Bicycle riders own the roads, too
I have been riding bicycles around Kootenai County for nearly a quarter-century. All my friends, our wives and now the second generation of our families also enjoy the fabulous riding here, but an incident happened…
A big slap in the face
Well, since I’m stuck indoors thanks to El Niño (thank you, global warming), I guess I will try to keep up with all of the news on our new groper-in-chief.
Change hard to swallow for school board elections
Do you know who the “zone representatives” are on your local school board?
A letter to the attorney general
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
Proposed budget would hurt many Americans - like Brady
Nine-and-a-half years ago, my son, Brady, joined our family. Right away, my husband and I knew something wasn’t OK, and by the time Brady was 3 weeks old, he h…
Press still unfair to GOP
We all have been hearing about the press being unfair to the Republicans. Well this paper is no different.
Tall poppies: Cheer 'em, don't cut 'em down
What do business gurus Tom Peters, Peter Drucker and GE-fame Jack Welsh have in common?
State should recognize, encourage high achievers
As juniors in high school, we are concerned about our future. Since we have started high school, we have taken on challenging classes in an effort to prepare ourselves for higher education. We all started taking hi…
A big fat beautiful negotiation
“We’re going to open up the power of the free markets, you’re going to love your insurance, prices will go down and insurance will be better,” well, so said President Trump on Monday 13 March.