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Answering the local call
There is something enduring about donating to a national or even international charity, particularly if it involves devastation from weather-related events, abject poverty or other far-reaching tragedy. To give wil…
POLITICS: Double standards appalling
So Oprah didn’t get to see a $38,000 handbag at an exclusive boutique, while vacationing in Switzerland. She assumes (and is probably right) that it’s because of her race. While I think it’s incredulous that a stor…
WAGE: Minimum pay, maximum jobs
To the community, minimum wage is the most hurtful thing to economic stability that has ever been purported for reasons of gaining political power. It is a concept created to get votes, not to benefit the working c…
SKY: Something's wrong up there
Have you taken a good look at the sky lately? I have been seeing huge trails being sprayed by jets constantly passing through our sky. These trails then spread into huge, fake clouds. I have compared these to contr…
RUN: Do it for Scott and others
I would like to bring your attention to an event that is taking place this Sunday, Aug. 18. It is the SCOTT DORMAN Memorial 5K Fun Run. Beginning at 9 a.m. at the Fedora Pub and Grill (next door to the car wash at …
CDA: Design just doesn't fit
I am very disappointed in the design for the pedestrian entrance to McEuen Park. It looks like it belongs in Los Angeles, not in the great Northwest. Where is the celebration of the western heritage? No wood, no gr…
CDA: Art more like a farce
The city in its continued display of arrogance bypassed another chance to help heal some of the riff caused by McEuen Park. By now most people are aware the city through its Bloem-appointed commission picked an out…
GUNS: Should be OK on buses
I wanted to talk about a matter which I feel needs some attention. The Citylink Rider Policies and Regulations, available at http://www.idahocitylink.com/policies.php, state that: No firearms or weapons are allowed…
BUREAU: Watches out for consumers
Dear Senator Crapo, I wonder about all this data collecting stuff too. Seems to be the new American business model.
SICK: Little help would go far
What has become of society? In June 2012, a school bus attendant gets verbally abused by students she’s supposed to be in control of and gets $800,000 in donations and national media attention. I’m suffering from d…
POLITICS: Who abducted whom?
I would like to respond to Phil Membury’s Aug. 9 column summing up my recent column as alien-inspired blather. Phil, it seems to be extremely satisfying and thrilling for you to continually entertain yourself at my…
RENTALS: Beware property managers
My recent experience with property management companies in and around Coeur d’Alene: It is not a first-come first-serve basis. Whether you get a house you apply for depends on how competent the people are who work …
LAWYER: Verdict fit the crimes
I read the recent article about attorney Larry Purviance and his multiple charges with the Idaho Bar Association of professional misconduct and subsequent loss of his license for five years. Like all law enforcemen…
CASH: Memo to one who found it
On Saturday afternoon, Aug. 10, someone driving south Highway 97 found a green metal ammo can along the road. Inside was an entire summer’s wages, paid in cash, with a bank deposit slip already filled out. My son, …
Last call for local stars
The North Idaho Business Journal is looking for the best and the brightest business people, with one other caveat: They've gotta be young.