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ED REFORM: Let's follow Hoosier lead
Recently, Idaho lawmakers passed legislation to empower parents and children to improve Idaho's educational system. The state of Indiana has just enacted legislation which finally will break the "hold" teachers uni…
McEUEN: Looks like a winner
I like the new McEuen Park concepts. I grew up on Young Avenue, practically with Tubbs Hill as my backyard. We kids played there constantly and I still pay my taxes in Kootenai County.
SERVICE: Show due respect
"No greater love hath any man who lays down his life for another."
McEUEN: A win for everyone
I appreciate the countless hours of dedicated work done by all those who participated in the planning and review of the McEuen Park Plan.
TUBBS: Tragedy on Tuesday night
Tuesday night at the McEuen Field meeting, I was sitting next to veterans from two different wars that are in wheelchairs. They were there to speak for the project and to advocate for an accessible trail on Tubbs H…
SMOKING: NIC, allow e-cigarettes
In the May 24 Press, NIC is going to halt tobacco products on campus. Good, but in the products listed are e-cigarettes.
Politics, what else?
No question, moving people’s cheese perturbs plenty on the McEuen Park decision. But there’s more to this story than being inconvenienced by relocating a boat launch or ball field.
GAME: Marred by sick incident
I had the opportunity to watch the State Baseball 4A Tournament that was held in Boise last weekend with my three boys. It was a great ball game, with the exception of the outrageous behavior displayed by the Twin …
TUBBS: Don't play feds' game
The Press' editorial piece published on May 20, 2011, The Trouble with Tubbs, commented on making Tubbs' trails more accessible. My letter does not speak to the merits or lack thereof of trail modification but rath…
RAPTURE: The end isn't near
There's more wrong with Harold Camping than his prediction of judgment day. Tim LaHaye, author of the "Left Behind" series, said Camping is "bizarre" and "100% wrong." Hal Lindsay scorned Camping's words as an oppo…
COLUMN: More to insurance story
Re: Sholeh Patrick's column "Insurers reaping record profits" on May 19. It sounds pretty simple... "Remove the profit element, do nothing more, and we see meaningful change without sacrificing a black bottom line.…
SEYMOUR: Here for all patrons
To all the citizens who voted on Tuesday, please accept my profound appreciation for your participation. Regardless of whom you may have supported, you let your voice be heard on the important issues facing our com…
CYT: 'Sawyer' a smash hit
I have just returned from CYT's performance of "Tom Sawyer." It is absolutely great... the first performance of this Broadway musical in the Northwest. This is all done by kids from our community and they do a wond…
McEUEN: A gift for now, future
We strongly support the Team McEuen development plan for McEuen Field. For some 15 years, numerous studies and civic meetings have been held to discuss and debate the future of this major portion of a Coeur d'Alene…
An awesome achievement
That was an amazing gathering yesterday at the middle school.