Appointing is anointing

Incumbency didn't help a lot of Democrats in the Nov. 2 elections. Yet over the last 13 years, it's proven to be an unbeatable weapon in Coeur d'Alene School Board elections.

TAXES: End cuts for millionaires

It is time to end bailouts for the millionaires. They received tax cuts during the Bush years because there was a budget surplus from the Clinton years. Due to Bush starting two wars and not funding them the budget…

KEC: Toasting excellent service

We were just enjoying the evening, watching HDTV and surfing high-speed Internet when blam the lights go out. Suddenly our electric-centric life changed from glee to fear that we were going to freeze to death.

Correction Dec. 1, 2010

In a recent letter to the editor asking for information on former civilian employees at Farragut Naval Base, the writer provided an incorrect e-mail address. Information on former Farragut employees should be sent …

SNOW: Rid it the right way

I see where fire hydrants are already starting to get buried. People need to be reminded that all hydrants need to be dug out and open as a safety precaution so they are accessible to the Fire Department should the…

HOMELESS: Feeling it is believing it

It was a cold night to remember. Temperatures dipped to 22 degrees as I camped overnight on the lawn at the Harding school to bring awareness to the estimated 2,000 homeless people that live in our area.

COLUMN: Must protect our rights

Sholeh Patrick's column last Tuesday made a lot of sense. The president should not have the right to execute citizens without due process. People have said we must give up some freedoms to protect ourselves. But to…

HUBCAPS: Strangers come to the rescue

I want to thank the couple who followed me at least six miles last week, stopping to pick up my hubcaps as they flew off my new snow tires, one by one. When I finally stopped at my destination, they were there to h…

GOP: Thankful not to be Dems

Republicans have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season. First and foremost the Tea Party Patriots.

PLOWS: City misses the mark

Last Friday at 9 a.m. I went to Aspen Sound on Cherry Lane to drop off my truck. I was surprised at the amount of snow on Cherry Lane when I turned off Hwy 95. I thought the city plows must be on their way. About 1…

One way out of the job rut

So, you're stuck in the rut of a job or career that takes everything you've got and gives little in return.

Should Coeur d'Alene pay Mike Kennedy's $105,000 legal bill?

WARMING: Russian left out in the cold

Cliff Harris’ Nov. 15 column quotes a Russian space scientist as claiming that we will be in a “Little Ice Age” in four years.  It is perhaps fortunate that Academician Abdussmatov is stationed in Saint Petersburg.…

SPENDING: Out of work, out of money

Now Ireland is asking for a bailout just like Greece.

RESTAURANT: Didn't honor vets, military

Who are those people that own the banks bailed out by the taxpayers? They are the same people who own the Federal Reserve Banks and control our money. They give the President his marching orders and own the Democra…