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SCHOOLS: Big issues to confront
I am writing in response to the My Turn column by Ronald Deady on 3-1-14. I will concede that there are always improvements that can be done to improve the delivery of education. I do not think it is in total meltd…
DRIVERS: Bad weather, good job
Just wanted to give a big blessing to all the truckers, newspaper people, and the people who deliver our mail.
SCHOOLS: 'Add words' timeline
At the January and February School Board meetings, Tim Scott and John Padula asked the Board "How much do you know about the transgender policies that are coming to the District?" Chair Hearn said, "There has not b…
TOURNEYS: Need them in N. Idaho
There is a major discrepancy in this state between the “north” and the “south.” I returned last week from the Idaho State Girls High School Basketball Tournament in Nampa at the Ford United Dairyman’s Association A…
HUMANE: Losing an unlucky friend
I am sad. I have volunteered at the Kootenai Humane Society animal shelter for three years. I can only go once a week because I work full time at another job. I am not an authority on animal behavior and do not hav…
STATE: To-do list uninspiring
I received an email from Sen. John Goedde recently; I’m sure a lot of residents of Idaho received the same thing. It started by saying the senators are working hard. There was quite a list, I will highlight a few t…
HATRED: A look back - and ahead
60 years ago = white-only lunch counters
CANCER: Tribute to the fallen
I read with great interest the moving front page story of Jim Morrison’s courageous and successful fight against cancer. As a survivor of this dreaded disease, who can speak better to those who are faced with the s…
CARRIER: Joshua to the rescue
About a month ago, during the last cold period in January, my mother, Eloise Swanson of Post Falls, had a scary night!
CHANGE: Nope, it's not all good
I stopped by a couple of businesses and organizations after picking up my order of baby chicks, as I do every year. Everyone was experiencing what I perceived as joy, especially the children. Then a person of autho…
Alas, they learn from us
A guy in the locker room was trying to pull a T-shirt over the bulge of his belly. When the wrestling match eventually was won by the man, spectators could see that the front of the T-shirt read, "The older I get..…
SENTENCE: Let it fit real crime
Now let me get this straight: A Mr. Provenzano was found guilty of watching child pornography videos in the privacy of his own home and sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to the Coeur d’Alene Press article …
AID: Q&A with the real world
Since we’re not on public assistance, and do not get food stamps, this is how I would answer these questions:
SYRIA: Look at the similarities
There are several similarities between the start of Syria’s Civil War and our Revolutionary War. Many Syrians believed the al Assad regime was holding their nation hostage. Our fledgling Colonies revolted in opposi…
Vitamins for our economy
It has been a rotten week for joblessness in Kootenai County.