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THANKS: Blessing bests a blizzard
I just want to say "thank you" to the guy in the white truck on Strahorn Road in Hayden Wednesday morning who saw me shoveling the end of the driveway. He dropped the plow, took two sweeps, and cleared the end of t…
GIVING: Can be contagious here
A young Americorps volunteer came in last week looking for funds to pay the rental fee for a hall to host a concert in honor of Martin Luther King with the proceeds going to local food banks. The Human Rights Educa…
HART: Proof that crime pays
Doesn't the Bible have something to say about stealing? What about the law? I read in The Press of a young man convicted of petty theft and fined $200 plus one year in jail and two years probation.
Reform? Bring it on
The transition won't be seamless, and it probably won't be painless, either.
JESUS: Keep his story alive
His name is Jesus Christ, born of Mary a teenage girl who is engaged to Joseph a carpenter. Their life is about to change for all eternity. Mary accepted her responsibility to have this most Holy Child conceived by…
DEBATE: Rise above distortions
It seems as though some of our more progressive friends here in North Idaho do not know the difference between fact and opinion. I wrote a letter defending the Tea Party. The responses to that letter were both sad …
McEUEN: Make room for archery
The planners of the McEuen Field remodel have overlooked the possibility of giving us an outdoor archery range. Golden Gate Park in San Francisco has a decades old, unsupervised archery range adjacent to the park g…
McEUEN: Launch needed for access
As a local resident and avid boater, I am surprised the city would even consider taking away our valuable Third Street boat launch. Access to the lake is already so limited; the Blackwell Island launch is only acce…
TAXIS: City plan more dangerous
My name is Lisa Ursich. My husband and I have a business downtown. It has come to my attention that there will be a taxi pick-up location at Fourth Street between Sherman and Front Street. There will be no more tax…
LEVY: Perspective leads to support
After 19 years working as a librarian in the Coeur d'Alene School District, I am preparing to retire in June. From an open, centrally located library, my unique perspective has allowed me to observe the amazing thi…
ALERT: CEO bonus season approaching
How can we stop outrageous CEO bonuses? Top executives are raking in breathtaking sums of money while they lay off thousands of workers. The more workers that are laid off the bigger the bonus.
SPENDING: Debt crippling country
This is the latest headline: Pelosi: ‘We Have No Regrets' About Debt Piled Up Over Last Four Years.
McEUEN: What took so long?
In 1976, my new bride and I lived on 11th Street, near Sander's Beach (another kind of loss for the city) in a small apartment. Like now, it took us both working jobs to make ends meet each month. We were young and…
Time to answer education questions
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's State of the State address Monday contained thousands of words, the speech lasting 40 full minutes.
REPEAL: Sex will be everywhere
Discipline is vital to the efficiency of our armed forces. The military as a whole must have its attention concentrated on fulfilling its mission, which is the armed defense of our nation. And each and every indivi…