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VOTE: Elect Paul - and Obama
The public is sick and tired of both parties and want them to work together. So why not have one of each?
SHERIFF: Earp II Johnson isn't
Adam Johnson running for election as Kootenai County sheriff? Tell me this is just a bad "Saturday Night Live" skit.
MORMON: Keep religion, politics apart
Why all this angst about the Mormon Church? Pay attention to their full name: The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. I thought this was the Land of the Free and of choosing one's own religion. Most of the…
WRITER: Hey, it's OK to disagree
I have been reading Mr. Membury's wild-eyed rants with pure eye-rolling amusement. So, let me put this briefly, that a real conservative would respect the fact that in the land of the brave and the home of the free…
FERNAN: Best place for Jasper, others
My son Jasper is in the Life Skills class here at Fernan Elementary. I believe that everyone in the class is an amazing and caring person. Jasper has been at this school off and on for five years. The years he wasn…
ROMNEY: Job is not for sale
It's rare to see liberals, conservatives and libertarians agree on anything but when it comes to Mitt Romney, the verdict is nearly unanimous: He is an empty suit that will say anything to be elected. If his roboti…
Faith in our neighbors
Because the faith of presidential candidate Mitt Romney is an issue, The Press has devoted many column inches to debate and discussion of his faith, particularly compared to other beliefs. And we're prepared to dev…
HAMMOND: Best fit for NIC leader
If we could get Jim Hammond to accept the position of president of North Idaho College, we would go a long way in getting the best of the best. He truly understands North Idaho and the educational needs as well as …
MOON: Not high on priority list
Newt's 2020 moon colony proposal. Before we do that we have a lot of things to do on our planet, in America, for example rebuild our streets, bridges, factories, high-speed trains, plus 1,000 other urgently needed …
FEES: How they hurt community
After having just read the letter by Robert Thomas in the Sunday paper about impact fees and the relation to the inflation of costs of goods and services, I have something to add in agreement with him.
ALCOHOL: More state control needed
Privatize alcohol sale in Idaho, NEVER, since the 1933 control of sales of spirits has only become more liberal each year. Seventeen studies found that after privatization, alcohol sales increased by an average of …
MORMON: Of faith and fiction
Mormons can be called Christians... but only in a country where the vast majority of the people possess precious little information about either.
SPENDING: No such thing as free money
Kootenai County has been applying for and winning a lot of grants. At first blush, this looks like a good thing because then the taxpayers of Kootenai County don't have to foot the bill for needed expenses. When a …
BABIES: They're preborn, not unborn
Thank you for your coverage of the Right to Life march.
Redefining a party
The Republican Party in Idaho can be a pretty formidable political foe.