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HAWKS: Thanks from a friend
I am writing for the second time in eight years to express my pleasure in transporting the Lakeland High School Softball Team to their games away from home. These young ladies are such an inspiration to me. On the …
EVENTS: Center is already here
Eden Irgens, in her May 19 letter, wonders about rodeo and motocross events in Coeur d’Alene. She seems to think that a new arena in Riverstone is the way to attract such events.
PLAY: You don't want to miss it
Run — Don’ walk — to get your ticket to the CYT Production of “Tall Tales” at the Kroc Center.
Sandwich, anyone?
If Jimmy Pappas and Phil Membury can break bread together, anything is possible.
FINNEY: Stop with the lectures
I am personally offended by the letter to the editor from Gary Finney on May 17 regarding the directions on how to vote. I felt lectured by a father prior to my first voting opportunity. It was demeaning.
PROJECTS: Time for real priorities
I read Mr. Terry M. Beckford’s My Turn column with respect.
VANDALS: Bring on the Big Sky
The reasons for the Vandal football team remaining in the FBS division have gone from controversial to absurd. In an attempt to broach this reasoning, let’s take a look at the school’s arguments themselves.
PAPPAS: The sandwich is on me
Well I’ll be a pork eatin’ frog turd. I honestly would have never believed that I would get such gracious and respectful responses to my recent “My Turn” opinion. I must admit, it warms my heart to realize that eve…
Bigger than the president
Last autumn in this space, we wrote about a local young woman who was experiencing the thrill of voting in her first presidential election.
KNIVES: More for Purple Hearts
Purple Heart recipients of Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, Korea and World War II will be presented with a special Buck commemorative knife, in appreciation of their honorable military service to our country, Saturday,…
POWER: Wisdom of separation
When George Washington said, “Government is a dangerous servant and a fearful master,” he wasn’t kidding! The principles our government is based on — limited government, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, c…
GOSNELL: Yes, justice is served
The recent conviction of Kermit Gosnell on three counts of murder for killing three babies born alive in his clinic by snipping their spinal cords with a pair of scissors has given the public a peek into the ugly u…
TEACHERS: Try not to lose them
Upon reading the teacher negotiations, it is very disturbing. I am almost 70 years old and raised in Idaho. I am not proud of Idaho’s good old boys politics. Idaho politics are sill the same and still in a prehisto…
EVENTS: Keep those dollars here
My daughter and I went to Carrie Underwood in February. We had dinner at PF Changs, paid for parking and purchased drinks inside the stadium, all of which was around $70. We saw many people we knew at dinner and wi…
Urban renewal and outside influence
A funny thing happened to Silver Valley residents on their way to a decision on whether or not they want an Urban Renewal Agency (URA) in their county. They've heard from their neighbors to the west, including two …