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N. IDAHO: People make it special
Mr. Mark McCrue requested information on North Idaho, specifically weather. I found out North Idaho has four distinct seasons, not too hot and not too cold.
BROTHERS: Real band comes through
My brother, a Vietnam Disabled Vet, died a week ago. I am only now coping with this loss. My brother would be buried in the U.S. ARMY uniform that he wore so proudly for a country that he loved even more.
HISSONG: Keep good thing going
There is one race on the November ballot that will rightfully be decided by non-partisan voters. The Kootenai County Coroner's office has been well served for decades by the late Dr. Bill Wood and then Dr. Robert W…
ALLRED: Three reasons to vote
North Idaho voters have an opportunity to vote for Keith Allred, a gifted leader, a fifth generation Idahoan, and a person worth crossing party lines for on Nov. 2.
WRITZ: One of 3 key votes
This election is important for our community. We can't afford to put the wrong people in, or back in, office. Our taxes are at risk and we need these folks as real change implementers. I know three of the candidate…
FACEBOOK: Time to face real facts
Is anybody else tired of Facebook, Twitter, etc. etc.? Why is the world I live in geared toward what the "under 30" crowd is doing? I know what they're doing. Self-absorbed as they are. Any educated guess is accept…
OLSON: Adds up to best candidate
A recent letter by Jerry Tefft praised Tom Luna for his Idaho Math Initiative. Before Nov. 2, Idaho voters need to know a few things that Mr. Tefft did not mention.
CHRISTIANS: Be heard on Nov. 2
I have been hearing a lot about Christian voters who are staying at home this election year. How can that be? If, as a Christian, we are unhappy or dismayed at our country as it stands today, we have 545 elected of…
BULLARD: Time for serious change
Here we have Idaho! A state that has been controlled by Republicans since 1964. A state that ranks 50th in state funding for education at $6,931 per pupil. A state with an incarceration rate that ranks 16th in the …
OTTER: Keeps wolves at bay
I just want to say "Kudos" to Governor Butch Otter for taking a stand against the feds on the wolf issue. So far, he is the only elected official that I will vote to keep in office. If more of our elected "represen…
ILLEGALS: Answer is really E-zee
GOP Wall... build a wall to stop illegal immigration. They will build a tunnel underneath the wall... troops on the border... how many, how long and at what cost? Virtual fence... does not work... answer to the pro…
KRILL: Setting the record straight
On Sept. 16, Sue Damon wrote a My Turn column supporting the Timberlake Fire recall. In opposition, the city of Athol wrote a letter to the editor on Sept. 29 which included defamatory statements and falsely accuse…
CORRIDOR: Place to park tax bucks
Let's see. The LCDC needs $9 (THAT NINE MILLION) million to beautify the area around the collage campus. They speak of roundabouts and swells and planting many trees and what does the collage want? Parking--Parking…
I-BEST: No time for entitlement
I read with interest your article in the Post Falls Press about the I-BEST program. I laud North Idaho College for providing the students the opportunity to complete their high school education and receive vocation…
SCHOOLS: Board makes right call
The Coeur d'Alene school board is making a difficult, but necessary choice to re-direct the board meetings agenda to running the schools, instead of having them twisted so some fringe thinkers can repeatedly rant a…