STORY: Typo found in sentence

"A point system keeps track of weight lost, inches dropped and body fat reduced. Individuals who lose the most pounds, the Biggest Losers, receive a prize at season's end. There's team awards, too."

REFORM: Bills were created with no input

The three pillars of the Luna education reform plan in Idaho were passed by the legislature and were signed by the governor.

BILLFOLD: Thank you for finding it

CENTER: Very few attended fundraiser

This is in regard to John Boraas' letter of March 27.

PLAN: Commends commissioners

I want to commend the county commissioners for hosting a meeting to evaluate companies bidding to draft the county's new development regulations. People with many different perspectives on development listened to p…

SCHOOLS: Stop protecting failure

The Coeur d'Alene education establishment is playing the game of distraction. Failures in the classroom are being ignored by the teachers' unions as they agitate against technology reforms. This was apparent in rec…

LIBYA: Should withdraw expenses

According to the Pentagon, one week after an international military coalition intervened in Libya, the cost to U.S. taxpayers has reached at least $600 million.

Borrowing from disaster

It's the single greatest threat to our national security.

GUNS: An armed person can help

Mr. Green, bad guys do shoot first, BUT in an armed society they don't really know who else may have a gun. That other person may be able to prevent a second shot or second person from being hit. Knowledge that oth…

REALTOR: A very positive influence

I very much enjoyed the article on Jerry Sparling, the deaf Realtor, in Friday, March 25's paper. Jerry has been a very positive influence in my life and in many other people's lives.

RAILROAD: Plan to fight crossing ticket

My wife was stopped by a Kootenai County sheriff deputy during a police sting at the railroad crossing on Highway 41 south of Rathdrum. The police had a train engine only, no rail cars passing back and forth settin…

GUNS: Population divided into groups

I see our lawmakers have fallen into the usual pit of ignorance regarding guns. Let's face basic facts. The population is divided into two groups: law keepers and law breakers. When you allow a regulation like: "yo…

AMERICA: Our society's breakdown

The older I get, the more distance I realize exists between my instilled mores and those of present day generations. Society's desirable honor codes and values, once learned and emulated on two fronts, seem forgott…

NAVY: No more lawyers than ships

I do love the American Navy. The Navy Times reports that by 2015 the budget will cause major a JAG shortfall by 2015. It turns out with one lawyer to 263 sailors the Navy JAG is the lowest attorney ratio in the arm…

PLATES: Replacement is a waste of money

I needed to renew the license plates on our two vehicles recently and was told by the DMV that my license plates, since they were now seven years old, were up for replacement.