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LIDS: Bypass voters' rights
The recent write-up about the three LID districts that were proposed by Dorsey, Edinger and Sverdsten, Kootenai County Highway Commissioners, and approved by JUB Engineers (without going out to bid first) excluded …
CONTEXT: Voters pay close attention
The perils of taking single comments out of context came to the forefront recently when the White House/Department of Agriculture fired Shirley Sherrod for a comment played on a website, only to retract after they …
EXCHANGE: Kudos on Shriner column
I want to voice my support for the "My Turn" column by Jerry Shriner. I hadn't heard anything about the proposed BLM-M3 development corporation land exchange for the last several weeks and had hoped it was dead, bu…
BAKER: Let's honor this hero
On Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, 24 private jets landed at the Coeur d'Alene Airport, now recognizing U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC.
Like Ike, lead well
One month from today we will know who tomorrow's leaders will be.
NIC: Nightmare in a parking lot
I am a student at NIC and this is my third semester there. This year has been challenging to find a parking spot and get to class on time. This is because of a 36 percent increase in enrollment.
Get well, President Bell
Priscilla Bell the president is one matter.
AVISTA: Power of the people
I was beyond excited to learn that Avista has now proposed an electrical rate increase of just 1.6 percent, down from their initial proposal of 14 percent.
MINNICK: Wrong about Obamacare
A recent letter showed how Minnick takes Raul Labrador's remarks out of context in one of his mud-slinging ads. Minnick also is running an ad saying how he voted against Obamacare. I asked him why he had not signed…
DINERS: Benefit from a kind act
In these difficult times for our country, when our government is divided between left and right, and when it seems that everyone is out for themselves a random act of kindness reminded me of how great people can be…
HATRED: Merchants of fear keeping busy
I would like to respond to a letter titled "Islam: Look deeper for truth" where a Hans Neumann responded about an item earlier about that proposed community center in New York two blocks away from the site of the W…
HATRED: Religions all share blame
While I was truly able to appreciate Bob Holiday's historical discussion of Islamic violence, Hans Neumann falls into the trap of trying to argue that because Muslims do this or Muslims do that; by implication, Chr…
HATRED: Reader prays for writer
Daniel, your letter to the editor Sunday on "Hatred" left me empty and saddened. You appear to have been hurt badly, labeling all Christians as "the enemy." I have been wondering how to respond. Our Monday morning'…
MEDICAL: Bill inflames the pain
In a recent doctor's visit to Kootenai Urgent Care my daughter had a growth removed from her right toe. We had originally gone to have her bad cough treated and thought, "What the heck, we're here anyway, go ahead …
PLAYHOUSE: Ovation for the 'non-local'
Julie Nash said regarding the Lake City Playhouse, "It is not surprising that the new administration, being non-local, would have scant interest in the history of the organization and would tend to downplay this la…