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SCAM: Readers, another warning
We received a telephone call March 29, supposedly from Canada, from our Grandson. He said he had been arrested. He desperately asked us to send $9,700 for bail. He was too embarrassed to call his parents.
OBAMA: Selling out to unions
President Obama promised he would raise "an army of citizens" as strong as our military. Are government and public school workers and their union bosses being groomed as Obama's civilian army and officer core? It c…
SESSION: Congrats to our legislators
After a long, and very stressful 2011 legislative session, it is appropriate to offer our legislators our sincere congratulations for a job well done. After years of merely talking about making changes to Idaho's p…
Growth that's killing us
Cries of alarm at the proliferation of government aren't emanating exclusively from the castles of right-wing zealots.
HSA: Beware possible pitfalls
I want to warn former workers of companies that provided them with insurance and a health savings account (HSA). Be sure when you are no longer covered on the group insurance policy that you contact the administrat…
FOOLS: Tell us Avista pay a joke
We got a kick out of your McEuen Field April Fools' article. We were also wondering if the article on the top executive of Avista giving himself a $217,000 raise for a $3.24 million yearly income was an April Fools…
FOOLS: Laughter was sorely needed
Your article on April Fools' Day about the tunnel from Coeur d'Alene to China was a hoot. I'll bet that was the talk of the town; I'm quite sure it was!
RAILROAD: Troopers on the train
Don't let the name of the program fool you; it is made up of state, county and local officers all working together for the safety of the community.
TRIBES: Time for aid to end
My teenage daughter once asked me why it was that in world history a conquered nation was incorporated into the conquering nation, but when it came to American history, the Native Americans were treated differently…
LEGISLATURE: Not friendly to many
As one reads and hears about the odd legislative actions coming out of Boise it could be concluded that their must be a large sign written in red white and blue lettering in front of the entry way to both legislati…
SHARIA: Doctrine is the difference
Sholeh Patrick's 29 March column "Sharia, Islam not uniform" is, at best, naive or, at worst, worse. The question is not whether any religion is practiced perfectly. We're all sinners, we all mess up. The question …
GUNS: Armed against bad info
This is in response to the people (Kenneth Green and Mike Ruskovich) who wrote uninformed opinions on HB222 the bill to allow right to carry holders to possess guns on campuses in Idaho.
DISSENT: We're all accountable
I'd like to ask Ms. Lori White this: Who created the great Birth Certificate Conspiracy Theory and the "birther" movement? Who created the "TEA Party?" Who screamed "socialism" or "Marxism" while Senator Obama ran …
BILLION: Press earns nine zeroes
As a longtime subscriber to the Coeur d'Alene Press, I have been pleased with the improvement in recent months of your staff's use of correct grammar and spelling. However, I was very disappointed after reading tod…
BUDGET: It's the American way
The New York Times reported "corporate taxes made up 30% of all federal revenue in the 50's, but as of 2009 that shrank to only 6.6%."