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LOCAL: Praise for paper, people
Thank you for being such a tremendous LOCAL newspaper. I have never seen one that, while doing a good job on the national news level, has covered the local news so comprehensively. Sports, local happenings and gene…
GOP voters, pick your camp
Monday night's legislative candidate forum at North Idaho College revealed few surprises. What you thought you knew about the candidates was probably confirmed after nearly three hours of talk.
CAMPAIGN: Beware deceptive messages
I am more than disgusted and upset about the present activities in this primary — especially about those people who align themselves with the well funded Kootenai County Republican Concerned Citizens PAC, which iss…
COLUMN: A big vote for snail mail
I read Sholeh Patrick’s column in the Coeur d’Alene Press and I couldn’t agree more. Allow me to tell you my story about “snail mail.”
WOOLF: For Idaho Controller
For 17 years Brandon Woolf has served the people of Idaho in the State Controller’s Office. He started as an intern right out of college, and worked his way through a variety of management and leadership positions,…
THOMAS: Qualified and competent
Title 31, Chapter 31, of the Idaho Code is dedicated to describing the job of county treasurer. It is massive and complex. From tax collector to public administrator, it is truly a skill position. It only makes com…
HYDROS: Pitch in, don't pitch a fit
To Mr. Reed, Lake Coeur d’Alene Anglers Association and the Kootenai Environmental Alliance:
DEE: Put out the fire in her life
When my mother was younger than Dee, she lost her mother and everything she owned when her house burned down. She took that pain to her grave.
DEE: Time for an investigation
Thank you for covering this story about foster mom Andrea Butler and her foster child, Dee. The public needs to be aware of what is going on in the Department of Health and Welfare.
POLITICS: Locals think they're feds
Based on their literature and campaign slogans, one would think that our cadre of local GOP candidates are actually running for Congress instead of the state house. Their obsession with Obamacare is based on the as…
COUNCIL: Missed historic opportunity
In 1984 I bought two rundown cottages in the Fort Grounds as a home and investment. I have remodeled, reroofed, added on and repaired those houses for 30 years and have a very nice historic 1906 home. These homes a…
COUNCIL: Rewriting Fort Grounds history
I’m wondering about the historical nature of the Fort Grounds. Did they house all the soldiers in single family dwellings?
Prepare for the worst
Prepare to be depressed.
ANIMALS: Possible place to move them
After reading the article regarding the seized animals no longer being able to stay at the fairgrounds, I was wondering what the dog race track in Post Falls is being used for these days. It’s been years since I’ve…
CORE: Say no to sample testing
Nationalized education, Common Core Standards were presented to the states as the “future of education” … one-size-fits-all. Schools, at last, announce they can turn out a college or career ready product for the ma…