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SCOTUS: Taxes now trump freedom
The importance of the Supreme Court decision regarding Obamacare lies far less in what it does to health care, than in what it does to basic American concepts of freedom and rule of law. John Roberts, in “Alice in …
FOURTH: We're free no more
I refuse to celebrate the Fourth this year. We are being stripped of our Freedoms and if BHO gets re-elected there will be no more Constitution. He has spit on it, laughed at it and apologized for it. Anyone who is…
COLUMN: Worth a postage stamp
I suggest that every single person who wants to keep McEuen Field as is (except to build a desperately needed modern restroom facility) to clip out Jim Doty’s “My Turn Opinion” from the June 22 CDA Press and mail i…
HEALTH: A step in right direction
Audacious! After the Supreme Court decision, President Obama said the health care plan was not done for political reasons, but because it was the right thing to do. It’s ironic that Obama’s health care plan was fir…
REHAB: Here's how it's working
Tax dollars are clearly at work here at the North Idaho Correctional Institution. You have probably heard about those of us fortunate enough to be given the opportunity for drug and alcohol treatment here on the Ri…
HEALTH: Letter worries retirees
Thousands of GTE/Verizon/BellAtlantic/Idearc and Supermedia retirees received a USPS registered letter recently advising them that as of Sept 1, 2012 their healthcare coverage monthly fees would be going up by seve…
TRAPPING: Don't support measure
I am disappointed to learn that the Idaho Legislature is putting a constitutional amendment (HJR2) on the ballot this November to guarantee forever the rights of Idahoans to hunt, fish, and trap. While most people …
FREEDOM: A tribute to today
Why is there an Independence Day in America? In 1776, 236 years ago, the people who lived in America were under the rule of the king of England. They didn’t like it, so they fought for their freedom, and they won a…
SHOOTING: Keep our ranges clean
To all outdoorsmen: There has been a recent outcry about the messes being left at the shooting areas in the Hayden Creek area. After going there and looking at these messes, it is certainly understandable why this …
Before you celebrate . . .
All that sunshine and blue sky can be deceptive. A picnic-ruining thunderstorm could be only an hour away.
PARADE: Stand as flag passes
I have participated for the last nine or 10 years in the outstanding Independence Day Parade in Coeur d’Alene. One observation has been that the vast majority of those watching the parade fail to stand as the Ameri…
NIC: Suggestion from a customer
I’m a big fan of going paperless. I’ve opted to receive my phone and cable bills through email. I also receive my bank statements online. It’s very convenient, but in all cases I chose to receive email notification…
Third party of first importance
The Coeur d'Alene City Council will spend wisely if it commits funding to a third party to negotiate contracts with its three unions.
LAND CODE: Don't buy the euphemisms
I would like to thank the nearly 300 people who packed the Community Room of the Coeur d’Alene library Tuesday evening for the Kootenai County Unified Land Use Code (ULUC) Public Workshop.
TRASH: We can do better than this
BE CONSIDERATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT! Over the last few years I have become increasingly disgusted at the personal garbage and animal bodies that people are leaving by the side of the road(s). Most recently under the …