In defense of conservatives

OBAMA: Call for Crapo to 'stand up'

Open letter to Senator Mike Crapo:

MIDTOWN: It's the wrong plan

My wife and I have lived in Midtown for the last 16 years. We have owned and operated a business in Midtown for the last 13 years. We have watched Midtown grow, change and develop into a great mix of retail and res…

EDITORIAL: Some words to the wise

The Press editorial on Sunday, June 1, was entitled “A word to you graduates.” It offered splendid advice for kids graduating from high school this month. The piece exhorted kids who choose to go to college to secu…

BERGDAHL: Shame on President Obama

Let me be upfront, I despise Obama and his policies. Putting that aside, I know everyone is aware of the military deserter Bergdahl, swapped for five Taliban prisoners.

MIDTOWN: It's a solid plan

As a midtown homeowner of 16 years now, I am supporting the proposed development and here’s why: The rentals fill a need for workforce housing we have in the downtown area. The people who will live there will have …

TRAPPING: No news is very bad news

Since some of our dogs have been trapped and killed, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game pacified the public with the understanding there would be a meeting May 15 to correct the likelihood of dogs, children and …

THANKS: To two special people

I want to thank two great Samaritans!

Bring on the next tech center

Big questions still need to be answered - apparently, in the next few weeks. But North Idaho College's leadership is answering the biggest of them all: "What are you doing to provide technical training for good job…

ADLER: Words to grow by

Thanks to David Adler for the excellent article, “Ode to the Prep Class of 2014.”

TRIBUTE: Daly story did him justice

What a wonderful article Connie Godak wrote on Sean Daly. It moved me to tears.

BERGDAHL: A way to proceed

If Bergdahl deserted his post as has been alleged ever since he disappeared he should not be promoted, should not receive any back pay and should receive a “less than honorable” discharge. That would then preclude …

COUNTY: Welcome to property nightmare

I have a property in the county that has a cloud on the title. I have been paying taxes on it for 20 years. The problem with the property is in regard to a side yard setback, what was 5 feet in the past when the sh…

ELECTION: Regulate campaign spending

According to Lincoln in the Gettysburg address, “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

A word to you graduates

When you've crested the hill and one day find yourself gently braking on the downhill side, you have a tendency to look back. You think something foreboding is following you. And you're right.