Opinion
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STATUE: How peaceful is this?
I realize the debate over the statue of the Hindu god Genesha on Sherman Avenue may be old, but something I came across recently brought things anew to me.
EASTON: Beware commercial trap
Because of a valid concern about the safety of a highway running through the middle of Camp Easton property, Scouting officials have softened their hard stance on maintaining the camp as one of the premier and most…
EASTON: Meeting lacked key people
I attended the Camp Easton meeting Wednesday night. Two and only two members of the 58 (45?) people who will make the final decision on this swap were in attendance. Why? I asked if there was another meeting schedu…
CORONER: Recall one possibility
I read the newspaper Wednesday morning and thought to myself that it's about time someone started asking questions as to whether the voters in this county made the right decision in electing Debbie Wilkey and her G…
POLITICS: GOP comes up short
Take heed, folks. Our right to vote is not so slowly being eroded. A definite pattern of restricting voting rights is continuing in Idaho under its Republican "leadership."
Deceit leads to distrust
There's no more poisonous word than "distrust" when it comes to the relationships between voters and the people they elect to represent them.
ADS: Promoting broken government
What is the problem with our supposed national leaders? The Coeur d'Alene Press (Aug. 22) published an article re: the fact that the Social Security Disability system is on the verge of insolvency. Applications are…
FRAUD: Kick it out of office
Some people, when elected to an office which allows them to spend other people's money, have a transformation come over them. The rules they apply to their personal finances go out the window. They find that they c…
COLUMN: Question of credibility
Mr. Mike Ruskovich wrote in the Coeur d'Alene Press Aug. 20 "My Turn," bad-mouthing both our state officials and anyone wanting to rein in our out of control spending federal government.
CROSSING: Still terribly dangerous
Many months ago Idaho DOT had FINALLY installed a stop sign on Government Way at Lancaster. For months it was covered with plastic, never becoming an active four-way stop.
NIC: Sad sign of the times
How many young people could go to North Idaho College for the $160,000 earmarked for a new sign to proclaim the achievements of the NIC Trustees? This piece of property that was purchased under some shadows, pays n…
U.S.: Solutions based in Bible
You don't have to be a Christian to be biblical but you must be biblical to understand America. There is no end to those who want to destroy these truths, particularly our current Administration.
TAXES: Raises at homeowners' expense
I have a few things to say, and some are embarrassing, but this is how life is for many now so I must speak up. After getting home from the Post Falls food bank, with my very few supplies but, which I am grateful f…
AARF: Yet another park
This is great, another park and now it's another dog park. It puzzles me how a city can't support the fire department, police and schools but they can continue to waste our $ on parks. Can you explain this in one o…
OBAMA: Change we don't need
Obamacare forces all Americans to purchase health care which is clearly unconstitutional.