OBAMA: Dwindling hope, change hurts

As we look back on the last two years the Hope and Change (we all wanted and wished for) seems to have been just a lot of hot air. A trillion dollar stimulus that was going to keep unemployment under 8 percent a to…

DRIVERS: Courtesy a dying attribute

I was out with my little brother this last Thursday around 2:30 p.m. giving him a driving lesson. He just obtained his driving permit and is learning to drive stick. He was doing very well, only having trouble with…

NAZIS: Thanks for the clarification

Oh, my gosh, I read a letter on the opinion page and found out that as a conservative, I might be a Nazi! I had no idea that believing in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights was a Nazi belief. I was totally ign…

TRAGEDY: Dying for cell service

Early on the morning of Aug. 14, 2010, a conscientious motorist on Highway 41 observed a driver who clearly didn't belong behind the wheel of an auto. Attempting to prevent vehicular mayhem, the motorist tried to a…

KTEC: What's down the road

I would like to answer some of the claims made by Spirit Lake resident Peter Ward in a My Turn column last Friday.

Marshall's down, but far from out

Two men were having lunch at a downtown Coeur d'Alene restaurant Saturday, and front-page news was the topic of their conversation.

If the election were today, who would get your vote for Congressional District 1?

TREES: No good neighbor award

I must say, a picture is worth a thousand words! Chris Greenfield says, "I don't understand the problem, I just trimmed a few trees." Really? Seems like you're very much in the wrong here. I have the same kind of t…

KINDERGARTEN: Cut hours a parental pain

Do you have a kindergartner in Post Falls? Am I the only parent who thinks this system is transparent and TOTAL CRAP? Let's only do kindergarten for 2 hours 45 minutes a day.

KTEC: Not cheap, but costs shared

For the past four years I have sat on SD 271's Long Range Planning Committee as a concerned citizen and an interested parent. I have seen the condition of the schools in our district and understand the needs for im…

FAIR: Changes leave patron in the dust

The North Idaho Fair is fast approaching but unfortunately I'm not very excited. For more than 30 years I've looked forward to entering exhibits in the fair and then taking the family to enjoy all that the fair had…

MOSQUE: Let it be 'tombstone of Islam'

By virtue of the First Amendment, Islamists have the unfettered RIGHT to build their Mosque wherever they can acquire the land.

TAXES: Every cent counts to many

I really appreciate all The Press has articulated about being sensitive to the financially challenged members of our community. Most everyone in support of raising money for God-knows-what completely forgets about …

LABRADOR: Attack missing its mark

Spreading untruths about Rep. Labrador is still the trademark of Linda Cook, who can't get over the fact that he won the primary election over her hero, Vaughn Ward. Her vindictiveness is evident in her verbal and …

LABRADOR: Don't Ms. Represent him

As Ronald Reagan said, "Here We Go Again." The dogmatic Linda Cook is a soured woman, who was the North Idaho campaign manager for the failed campaign of Vaughn Ward. Her previous rant, printed on May 28 in the Rea…