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United we stand for a strong USA
Editor's note: In what has become a Fourth of July holiday tradition, we're reprinting one of this newspaper's most popular editorials. This is the 13th anniversary of its first publication.
GIFT: Hair's a big thank you
I have a wonderful story. My mom, Donna J. Koch, took my granddaughter to a hair salon in Post Falls for a wash and style Sunday June 28, a treat she gives her once in a while because she enjoys it so much. Much to…
IRONMAN: Brings out the very best
I wish every day could be Ironman Sunday. There is nothing better than seeing people find their passion and watching them pour their entire mind, body and soul into that pursuit. On Ironman Sunday we see people fro…
PF: Saved by the best
On June 17 while installing a 6-foot chain link fence, I suffered a heat stroke. Do not know how long I was out, but managed to call 911.
JOBS: Millie lodges complaint
KTEC will train for free all these people to meet the demand for skilled heavy equipment.
IGNITE: Citizens should pick board
This letter is in response to the LCDC name change article. My husband and I moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1966 so I’m not new to this area.
COURT: Ruling invents a right
No longer living under written law… Man-with-man marriage is simply not addressed in the federal Constitution. This “right” is invented or thought produced. This makes its constitutional footing meaningless. It is …
FIREWORKS: Keep a lid on them
Each year there are some who go out and spend a good amount of money on fireworks to offer a “private display” to friends and family. For many years this has been tolerated and authorities look the other way — not …
COURT: Killing me slowly
Statistics say that in 20 years I should be dead. I am 67 now and hope I’ll be gone before our nation no longer exists.
Everybody does love Harold
Local author and pilot Mike Kincaid wrote about this hero's life in a book called "One Came Home." But Mike's wife, Jill, might have described 91-year-old Harold Kiel of Hayden best.
PARADE: Move up start time
After finding it somewhat miserable to even walk from the air-conditioned car to the air-conditioned store Sunday and doing very little of anything in my not air-conditioned house, I thought I would throw out the i…
COURT: What about morality?
President Obama stated, “Justice has struck like a thunder bolt.” He went on to say we have taken another step toward equality. The Supreme Court has now made it legal for all 50 states to treat same-sex marriages …
COURT: An insult to all Christians
As a Christian I cannot be silent. How can the president of the United States applaud the U.S. Supreme court for its decision on “same-sex marriage,” which is an abomination against a Holy God, and then sing “Amazi…
Ironmen, let's be safe out there
Just days after making local history with its announcement of change, Ironman Coeur d'Alene will likely be holding its collective breath today, hoping to avoid making history of the unwanted kind.
FLAG: Just be consistent
Under the Confederate States constitution, no slaves were allowed to be brought into this country under the Confederate flag. Hundreds of thousands were kidnapped and brought into this country under the American fl…