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DISABLED: Looks can be deceiving
Recently while shopping at Fred Meyer a very nasty note was left on my car. I noticed a man hanging around my car while I unloaded my kids from the van and placed my handicapped placard in my mirror. I assume I did…
Before Jon there was Joe
Kootenai Health is on a roll, adding a hundred or so good-paying jobs every year while expanding in quantity and quality of medical services. But the good times didn't start the moment Jon Ness arrived four years a…
PARKING: Honest error is punished
My husband and I went downtown to meet some old friends for dinner at the Iron Horse on Friday, July 25. We went through the Iron Horse parking lot, but it was full. We were running late and went further down Lakes…
OPINION: Taking a global view
The word with the largest print on the opinion page is the word OPINION. The emphasis could not be more clear. The following are my opinions with regard to our state of the world.
MARINE: We must get behind him
Enough! I have heard enough in the news about the marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi. He has been held in a Mexican jail since March 31 for an accidental crossing into Mexico with guns in his possession. It was clearly…
SCOOTER: Come back to Viva
Dear Press, I would like to report a stolen scooter. It was in my front yard one day gone the next. It was given to me on my birthday.
ARFEE: It's not about training
I tried hard not to take pen in hand over this one, but can’t… We have all read the numerous articles in the paper regarding the shooting of a dog through the window of a vehicle. We have all seen the dubious respo…
ABORTION: Not just one dog
Yes, I agree: There’s no excuse for shooting Arfee, leaving the scene and lying about Lab/Pit mistaken identity. However, in the midst of all the outrage about Arfee, I wonder — where’s the outrage and compassion f…
VANDALS: Champs where it counts
I agree with J.C. Chud (Vandal: Director has a losing record) that Mr. Spear is responsible and accountable for the success of the University of Idaho athletic program. However, I believe that his performance shoul…
Winning for the community
Jon Ness paused between workout cycles during lunchtime Monday at Peak Fitness. A friend had stopped by and expressed appreciation for Kootenai Health maintaining its strong, independent stance as a community-owned…
GOP: Hypocrisy will backfire again
Hey Republicans, let’s shoot ourselves in the foot some more!
Cd'A: Another reason to love it
Thursday morning, my daughter called me just after 6 a.m. Heading out to work, she placed our 7-month-old granddaughter in her car seat, gave her the car keys to play with, shut the door, went back in the house to …
ILLEGALS: Not what Cd'A wants
This is a tale of two cities: One Waukegan, Ill., the city I was born and raised in; the other, Coeur d’Alene, where I now reside. Coeur d’Alene is much like Waukegan was until the mid-80s — a nice place to grow up…
TOWER: Rathdrum considers another
Why another cell tower? Atlas tower holdings is wanting a permit for a telecommunications facility with a 150-foot steel monopole and 50-by-50 fenced compound. It will be at 17532 Atlas Road, Rathdrum. Also a reque…
MASS.: Sets standard for immigrant kids
I was heartened and proud of my former home state of Massachusetts for agreeing to accept children from Central America who are fleeing violence, poverty and killings by drug cartels.