VETERAN: Gone, but not forgotten

Talk about living in one of the greatest places on Earth. Not only is Coeur d'Alene a beautiful city by a lake, home to some of the most genuine people I've ever met. It is also home to the Coeur d'Alene Fire Depar…

Nation's debt belongs to all

Our country is a little bit like the married couple who borrow themselves into big trouble.

ELECTION: Hope hole not too deep

Rep. Minnick, I'm happy to read that you are "looking forward to spending more time in the Idaho backcountry, floating rivers and hiking mountains." I'm going to spend more of my time struggling to keep my business…

Balance the budget: It's the law, Mike - Guest Opinion

Mike Ruskovich would have your readers believe he strokes that long white beard and just like "Abe" comes out with inarguable statements. I think this beard has shades of gray. Attacks on the qualifications of elec…

YOUTH: Experience Oct. 31 a real treat

The event I am going to relate may not mean much to most, but to me it means a lot. In my previous profession my interaction with most young people was not a pleasant one. I was told we probably wouldn't get many c…

HART: He's in the wrong house

Jim Hollingsworth took time from his busy schedule to let us know he believes Rep. Phil Hart was targeted by a write-in campaign because he is "probably the most consistently conservative member of the state legisl…

SCHOOLS: Better ways to succeed

I feel it necessary to respond to Mike Ruskovich's "My Turn" rant "Voters: We don't need no education" in the Nov. 6 edition of the Coeur d'Alene Press.

WISDOM: Here's where it resides

Just prior to the nightmare that became World War II, the nation with the highest percentage of citizens with college and post-baccalaureate degrees was Nazi Germany. What nation's citizenry held the distinction of…

SCHOOLS: 'No' vote supports education

If you really want to support education, then vote NO on the upcoming school levy.

ELECTION: Military got short end

We replaced Minnick with Labrador. We did that because he was not true to the voters and his promises. We must now keep a close eye on Larbrador that he follows through to listen to our voices.

CHS: Playing like a champion

Well, Lake City played Coeur d'Alene for the second weekend in a row and the referees did an excellent job letting the kids play the game. Unfortunately for Lake City, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings came to play and loo…

They gave; so should we

We ask everyone to give what they can tomorrow, Veterans Day.

If you had to do one of these things to cut US debt, which would you choose?

ELECTION: Civility missing in action

The impact of election 2010 goes far deeper than which party controls the House or the Senate. The incivility and tone of the 2010 campaign reached a disturbingly new low in American politics. Not only was this evi…

ENERGY: Demand that it be clean

While it's still fresh in our minds, let's recall the campaign promises we heard to transform Idaho into a forward thinking clean/alternative energy state and remind the governor that allowing Southeast Idaho Energ…