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LETTERS: Two that miss target
In response to two letters to the editor on April 24: Fascists come in all colors — Cecil Kelly III, Coeur d’Alene — WOW! REALLY?
OSPREY: Get a bird's-eye view
Just a quick note to extol the virtues of the osprey cameras. We just happened to check on them because we walked by the one closest to Tubbs Hill last Saturday and saw some action.
JESUITS: Critic wasn't wrong
This is in defense of the man who wrote the letter exposing the Jesuits. His letter contained facts about the Jesuits not widely known because of a deliberate campaign to stifle the truth. What is more to the point…
CHS students win hearts, praise
Forget Fight for the Fish.
For Jobs Plus, a beautiful day
To have all three Jobs Plus leaders in one big room was perhaps the best part of Thursday's Jobs Plus annual meeting.
LUCKY: 96, and well fed
My wife and I were having dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant on Government Way. We were talking to the manager about it being my 96th birthday. People across from us asked — are you really 96? I replied that…
ISLAM: Muslims vs. Christians
Agree with Shahram Hadian’s analysis of the Islamic threat on some points, but I strongly disagree on others. For example, “Radical Islam is a creeping menace in the world and it won’t rest until all are subject to…
FASCISTS: Come in all flavors
What are the differences between ISIS religious fascist and a Tea Party political fascist?
DOG FOOD: Be careful out there
I recently had to put down my 6-year-old blue heeler female dog. My vet said that it was something that she had eaten or was eating. I had been feeding her Purina Beneful for a couple of weeks. Her liver was comple…
SB1067: Legislators doing their jobs
Certain crusading headline-grabbers have made it appear that the Idaho Legislature is harming children by not approving some wording in a child support bill.
COLUMN: More on Iran, Quran
Regarding Sholeh’s column of April 14: When you lived in Iran, the shah was in power. He had regard for all religions and kept order according to the law at that time. It is my understanding that the people in Iran…
FAIRGROUNDS: A nicely done story
Thank you so much for the wonderful article on the fairgrounds (North Idaho Business Journal, May issue). The general public does not always get to see all the things it does for the community.
PHOTO: Here's a news flash
I am writing about the picture and the comments made about the 2-year-old and his dog.
Closer to Mayberry than to Ferguson
Under that bullet-proof vest, Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White is a fierce law enforcer.
EX-IM BANK: No friend to business
Did anyone else see the recent propaganda advertisement on TV extolling the benefits of the billions in corporate welfare distributed by the Export-Import Bank? It seems the so-called “Bank of Boeing” is up for rea…