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Memo to an unpopular Congress
According to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, 16 percent of Americans give Congress a positive job rating.
BOEHNER: Raul's support disappoints
No backbone then no change, Mr. Labrador!
GRANTS: Where's rest of the money?
I think I must be missing something here. The total federal grant money received by the city of Coeur d’Alene, according to The Press, was $295,366. Nice chunk of change to be split between three different nonprofi…
TRAGEDY: Wake up calls abound
Tragically, the young mother who was shot and killed was careless with her purse and with her child. This isn’t just about guns! It’s really about women and mothers who have been fortunate enough to live in a wonde…
MEDICAID: Avoid federal 'monstrosity'
Re: the really, really long My Turn column from the Scheids on the Medicaid gap. You lost me at “affordable.” This monstrosity is anything but affordable, which is the reason it’s not the smashing success it was ex…
MEDICAID: Assist the working poor
The governor’s refusal to reform Medicaid to work hand-in-hand with the Affordable Care Act is not only wrong, it’s immoral, economically insane, and just bad fiscal policy. It will cost Idaho $1 billion over the n…
LAKELAND: 3 cheers from 3Cs
Cancer & Community Charities, 3Cs, would like to thank the students and faculty of Lakeland High School for their generous donation of $1,600 to our organization! As president of 3Cs I was honored to accept this do…
STORY: Not worth the ink
What a waste of news and print space in Saturday’s Coeur d’Alene Press. The article “In Bad Taste” is a slap in the victims’ face and their family to even run this trash and gossip news on the front of our local pa…
TV: Dumping Dish over Fox
Many of us are really upset that Dish has dropped Fox News from its programming. Well, I called Dish at (800) 333-3474 and told them I was looking to switch to a carrier that carried Fox. My brother and his son had…
IDAHO: Good, but not heavenly
I have this question about how God loves Idaho more. No, we did not “add the words” or legalize marijuana, but have we provided educational and job opportunities for our young people in this state? How about our wi…
SHOOTING: Where responsibility lies
The recent incident at Walmart in Hayden was a tragedy, and our hearts go out to the family, especially to a 2-year-old boy who in innocently pulling the trigger that took his mother also wounded his own chances in…
New mountains for two notable climbers
They're proud graduates of the 12 Year Club.
GASOLINE: Proposed changes by EPA
I just read an article about proposed changes in EPA regulations.
The state's biggest issue of 2015
Idaho legislators will be put to a great test in the session that opens this week. Will they have the fortitude to vigorously debate a proposal to close the Medicaid gap?
GIFT: Thanks to thoughtful stranger
This letter is a special thank you to someone we don’t even know.