Opinion
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Gas guzzlers, get a grip
Within one week, we found national stories posted on websites claiming gas prices this year will:
VOTING: Enough really is enough
We have never been told when voting that we could not vote the whole ballot. This levy vote is by far the most confusing, outrageous way for people to vote as they choose. Having the school district responsible for…
PRESS: Headlines are showing bias
I am submitting this letter for your editorial section to see if there are any other people who are as concerned as I am that your paper is falling into the trap of biasing their headlines in cases where people's r…
INSURANCE: Why affordability is key
As a Human Resources professional, I have always been a proponent of affordable Medical Insurance. I had an experience recently that I would like to share to further shed light on the need for all Americans to have…
TRIBE: Dispute is over rights
In response to Mark Weadick's March 2 letter concerning the defeat of HB-111, I offer the following comments:
SCHOOLS: Then, now not same
"OK, I've had it with these Teacher Unions and the teachers who belong to them." This is what Jim Blake, who is retired from the Navy, has to say about teachers... and to be honest, "I HAVE HAD IT!" My colleagues t…
GIFT: Makes wedding even better
This is a delayed note of gratitude toward an anonymous person, who happened to be at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant on the night of Feb. 21. On that snowy evening, my fiance and I had said our vows, starting our l…
SAFETY: Cheers for road funding
I just read the article "U.S. 95 will become safer roadway." I was so thrilled to hear that the budget writers have authorized funding for the Garwood to Granite Hill project.
GAS: Why $5 a gallon?
The Bakken stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and into Canada. The oil reserves in the Bakken will provide 500 billion barrels and because it is light sweet oil, those billions of barrels will co…
KNIVES: Donors honor our veterans
Thanks to God, the Buck family, Buck Knives Inc., the Coeur d'Alene Press, the Post Falls Press and our other donors, we continue to provide a special gift of the U.S. servicemen/women who have served a tour in Ira…
ECONOMY: Teachers aren't the enemy
Wake up America! I do not remember the teachers of this state/country being a part of its financial demise. If we are all supposed to "make cutbacks," when do those making $500K plus or more than $250K plus start m…
GOP: Admit your failures
It is time for the Republican Party to admit they have failed. They have failed by nearly every measure.
COLUMN: Left union ideals out
Mary Souza (March 3) obviously has no respect for the working class of citizens. Her constant reference to profit as the only source of employment belies her bias. Her ilk is demonstrated by anachronistic reference…
JUDGES: Conflict built into system
Are judges profiting off their own cases? Yes, sad to say but true. Idaho Code §1-2002 - JUDGES' RETIREMENT FUND, states: "The Judges' Retirement Fund, which shall consist of all moneys appropriated from the genera…
IDAHO: Provider of education
Careful reading of the U.S. Constitution fails to find reference to any responsibility for the U.S. Government to provide Education to its citizens.