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COLUMN: It's still discrimination
Discrimination in housing and employment is either right or wrong. It can’t be right for one group of citizens and wrong for another. Protections should be afforded to none or to all. You don’t get to pick and choo…
COUNCIL: What he can't answer
Now I’m in a conundrum. Do I go against God and the Bible and face an eternity in hell or do I stand against Tony Stewart and his supporters of perversion and face a $1,000 fine and six months in jail? While I awai…
COUNCIL: This is just the beginning
Once again our elected officials have engaged us in an argument that is put forth to mask the true issue.
SHERIFF: Not a good promoter
For several years the Coeur d’Alene City Council, Chamber of Commerce and several other groups in Kootenai County have tried to convey the message to the rest of the world that Coeur d’Alene and our area is a good …
NRA: No time to be silent
Just as the Muslim communities and leadership should speak out against the individual and group terrorists creating havoc and horror in the U.S. and around the world, so should the NRA — yes, that NRA, speak out ag…
ELECTION: Hunt lost; so did PF
Julie Hunt is an energetic, self-sacrificing, positive presence in our community. That she lost to a candidate backed by out-of-state money is a shame.
SHERIFF: Gay scouts are wrong targets
Gee whiz, Sheriff Ben, which KCSO-sponsored programs are next to get the axe? The sodomy law is probably being violated all over town on a frequent basis by straight people…is there a task force picking them up? I …
Wanted: Only the best
Coeur d'Alene is looking for a few good men and women.
COUNCIL: This tastes foul
Reviewing the latest piece of forced ordinance coming before the City Council recalls the E.E. Cummings line from the poem, I Sing Of Olaf Glad And Big: “There is some s—t I will not eat.”
COLUMN: More to charity story
I read with interest Sholeh Patrick’s article, “Shocker? The rich donate the least.” Respectfully I disagree with Ms. Patrick’s article but that is because of the way she’s stated two assertions in one sentence — “…
SHERIFF: Can still get it right
Coeur d’Alene is moving toward a non-discrimination ordinance and I hope for speedy approval both for its symbolic value in the region and its real value in the lives of those who are the targets of discrimination.…
Yes, there's stuff to do
Kiss May goodbye.
THEFT: Cursing up a storm
Those of you who stole the flower baskets off my parents’ and brother’s graves — I curse you. I curse you, your family, your dog, your home, your car. I curse you in this life and the next. I curse you before God a…
SCOUTS: Proof of prejudice
After so many years of trying to prove Coeur d’Alene is not a prejudiced town, our sheriff, Ben Wolfinger, speaks out against gays in the Scouts. Thanks a lot Ben. No wonder heaven won’t be crowded.
LAUNCH: Not equal at all
“Equal or better?” What happened to the promise the city made to provide an equal or better boat launch? As of June 1 they will close the launch at Third Street. Again the city lied to us.