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REGAN: He's got this mom's vote
I have had the privilege and honor over the last year to really get to know and work side by side with Brent Regan as a Kootenai Republican Precinct Committeeman and as an everyday citizen in regards to county prop…
HUNT: She has great background
Hats off to anyone who can run a successful business, but when the future success of children is the “end product” that is not enough.
BUDGET: Cutting into real people
My client is a direct casualty of the budget reducing going on. He first had his meals taken away, next came a lot of his help, desperately needed, as he is elderly and disabled. Only took about a month to put him …
TAXES: Volunteers assist 6,000 folks
The Idaho AARP Tax-Aide program for District 2, which includes Kootenai and Shoshone County, finished the 2012 income tax filing season having completed more than 5,000 returns and assisting more than 6,000 taxpaye…
LIGHTS: Please pay close attention
You are probably aware that many of the intersections now have flashing yellow lights at the left hand turn lane. I wasn’t aware of this when I turned left from Lincoln Way (Highway 95) onto Ironwood Drive going no…
ARENA: Its time has finally arrived
A gem in the making, that’s how folks I speak with refer to the Riverstone area. I work there and the growth it has seen is exciting! With the coming additions, Riverstone will take several steps toward becoming th…
EPA: Let's all pull together
Since the EPA has mandated that the bordering cities along the Spokane River, i.e. Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Hayden, clean up their sewer discharge, the cities should form a task force and combine their mitigat…
GIVES: Library gets a boost
On May 2, nonprofits in our region were buoyed by the generosity and support of all the folks who took time to go online and contribute during the first state-wide giving campaign, Idaho Gives. The Idaho Nonprofit …
Mom is still teaching
The last time we tried this, a cold shoulder, lonely couch and plenty of time to rue our words resulted.
EDUCATION: An overhaul needed
Public
BEWARE: Budget headed wrong way
The recent budget proposed by President Obama includes a provision that would severely limit the tax exempt status of municipal bonds. Since tax exempt bonds are a key financing mechanism that states and communitie…
EVENTS: Complex good for community
As a senior from Lake City High
SEDDON: Object to this insult
OK, enough is enough.
PLAY: That's not Shakespeare
We recently took our family to the Coeur d’Alene High School production of “Romeo and Juliet.” I grew up reading Shakespeare and enjoying his plays with my family. I have often pondered why certain directors try to…
OFFENDERS: Solve or exploit crime?
It appears David Cole likes to write about the public fear of sex offenders, mentioning it twice in his article on the prisoner re-hab facility. “City residents…were concerned about sex offenders…” “Brice Pearson (…