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EDUCATION: It's not about money
Mr. Eubanks is again attempting to impart misinformation to the readers. His 24 Oct. My Turn article states that “inadequate funding from our legislature” is the reason for Idaho’s poorly performing public schools.…
AIRPORT: Fire the commissioners
My compliments to the editorial staff for nailing down the lunacy of the County Commissioners for the act of firing Greg Delavan as the Airport Manager. As a tenant/hangar owner for 12 years and a former Commander …
ARFEE: RIP, and praise the police
Let Arfee be at peace ... and let’s be thankful for all law enforcement.
SHELTON: Show your support
This letter is to add my name to the letter that my fellow brothers signed and submitted that printed on Tuesday, October 28th and to express my support for Commissioner Chris Shelton of the Mica Kidd Island Fire D…
SHELTON: Recall is for a reason
The recall of Chris Shelton didn’t start with “a small and vocal minority ... about a proposed fee schedule.” It did not even start over the fee schedule. But the fee schedule Chris and the Chief proposed at the Ap…
VOTE: For principled people
Principles count! I’m a retired Air Force officer who was privileged to serve our Country at home and abroad. I was also privileged to have a second career serving impoverished elderly people and people with disabi…
COUNTY: Elect these candidates
Wow, what a shock. Greg Delavan, the Airport Manager for Pappy Boyington Airfield fired! Tondee doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. To have a good, viable, community airport requires a good plan that not only safe…
VOTE: But do homework first
Please read the factual data from the NEA website about how Idaho schools REALLY rank. Don’t believe all the Democrats tell you: We are not the 49th lowest and we are not the highest. They would have you believe th…
RECALL: Shelton does good work
I support Mica Kidd Island Fire District Commissioner Chris Shelton and encourage a vote against his recall. I live in the district and I am a current Volunteer Firefighter for the district.
RECALL: Remove Chris Shelton
Vote FOR the Recall of Chris Shelton. Mr. Shelton has openly complained that the public had not been attending MKI meetings. Now that citizens are, he doesn’t like what they have to say and he is doing everything i…
VOTE: Against the liberals
I read the letters that flow into this newspaper on a regular basis. Some are so pathetic I skip them. I find that most of those I skip are from those who are so in lust with themselves or their party, or their cau…
STRANSKY: The voice of reason
It is time for new voices in our legislature. The old voices have given us mostly minimum wage jobs, tax breaks only for the wealthy, the overwhelmingly rejected “Luna laws,” guns on college campuses, school system…
GARBAGE: New site needs work
In regards to the new North Ramsey Road garbage collection site consolidating the Twin Lakes and Highway 53 garbage sites, a number of issues are of concern:
MS: Meds can help patients
After reading the article on Robin Bates and his fight with MS, I felt I needed to write. Though his story is inspiring and I am grateful for him getting the word out about MS, he gave some very dangerous advice in…
STONES: Careful where you aim
Mr. Hedman, people like you are the reason I wrote my last letter. What gives you the right to judge me by making inferences that I do not believe in the Bible? Then you compare homosexuals to thieves. Come on, the…