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TIGER: He's got media by the tail
There were two paragraphs about the Golf Players Championship Tournament at Sawgrass. One of the best tournaments of the year. One was about the winner, Mat Kucher. Nothing was written about the four players that w…
COUNCIL: It's never too late
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TICKET: The real cost of 4 minutes
On Tuesday I received a parking ticket outside Season’s. The person giving the ticket was an older gentleman, very nice and very soft spoken. I got to my car as he was finishing the ticket. He nicely informed me I …
RACISTS: Shed light on them
In response to the poll question on cdapress.com, why would anyone suggest that any newspaper not investigate racist groups, when they are breaking the law? Who are these people?
FACTIONS: They're a part of liberty
In his Federalist Paper No. 10 (1787) Constitution framer James Madison wrote, “Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires.” In effect, Madison felt that the right of t…
NATURE: Gluttony is the real enemy
I once was of the opinion that restricted access due to wildlife habitat or sensitive wetland and shore lines were mostly objections to regulations. I was wrong — it is gluttony that fuels the fires. Some must have…
HEALTH: We are all socialists
Our national security rests firmly on the individual and collective health of our citizens. Words are not reality. Using the terms socialism and socialistic like a club to beat people into submission is an act of c…
LOANS: Feds exceed authority
When it comes to all the wrangling over federal student loan rates, both the Democrats and the GOP have got it all wrong. The debate seems to be revolving around the disaster of allowing the rate for future loans t…
CITY: Noise and other nuisances
Our guests, my husband and I woke up Tuesday morning to the loud sounds of “something” blasting and whining away over at the library around 6:30 a.m. It was the man pressure washing the gum off the concrete! We exp…
RECALL: What it's really all about
I want to ask the citizens of Coeur d’Alene a question: How many of you really believe this “
Build an army of Addises
Some kids get to go out for ice cream when they bring home good grades.
FIRES: Ruining a way of life
We all look forward to the first nice days when we can go outside after being shut in all winter. However, where I live, in the county by Hayden Lake, this is all ruined by people starting fires. Not only do they s…
RECALL: Respect and honor, folks
I am amazed and dismayed about the fuss over the
Free to criticize
As many news-gathering entities do, the Spokesman-Review allows readers not just to comment on published articles and blogs, but to do so without revealing to the public their identity. The S-R now faces a June 1 h…
McEUEN: Act before it's too late
Before it is too long, before the people who used to picnic and swim at Sanders Beach are gone or moved on, remember how hard the city tried to buy it? Do you want McEuen to go too?