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IRONMAN: Not all's well on the roads
“I am not here to direct traffic,” she said. “I’m sorry, but the bicyclists need me to pay attention to them.” Thus said, the Ironman “Pointer” refused to speak to me and continued to ring her jingle bells. My tra…
RADICALS: Look out for the left
This letter is in response to the letter written by Cecil Kelly titled “RADICALS: Beware their impositions.” The author starts off by stating the definition of Treason, then tries to link it to the “radical right” …
UTAH: Offers choice to convicted killers
In the Friday, June 25th issue, the letter from Mr. Werner Weber regarding “Utah: Punishment is un-American” creates a few significant questions.
HUNT: Good start on this wish list
It was pleasant this Ironman Sunday morning to discover a new column in the CDA Press. Timothy Hunt is just what we needed to replace the former guy who had some interesting thoughts but was constantly reinventing …
IRONMAN: Stow the complaining
On Sunday in Target a woman complained how inconvenienced she was for the bike race of Ironman. Sob story; it was a scheduled road race, yet she was so upset. How wrong is this? Try living in an area filled with m…
For whom the Bell tolls
That must have been some ruckus last week in the administrative offices at North Idaho College.
EPA: Idaho's own bridge to nowhere
The EPA is suggesting that environmental cleanup in the Upper Coeur d’Alene Basin will cost an additional $1.28 billion and could last 50 to 90 years. This is outrageous!
KELLY: Long list lacks any veracity
I read Cecil Kelly’s long list of the “radical right’s” lifestyle impositions and I must say it’s quite a list! I sure hope you can back up with facts the preposterous allegations and innuendoes you put forth. You …
JOBS: Clean energy untapped gold mine
The Chinese government is spending $9 billion a month deploying wind, solar and other clean energy technologies (The Climate War, pg. 434). That’s an enormous amount of money and a lot of jobs.
HART: Even Dems can cut him slack
Our Idaho Representative Phil Hart decided not to pay his taxes. He isn’t the first one to try that one, and won’t be the last. I paid mine, and guess what? He better pay his too. If the IRS made it easy for peopl…
CHICKENS: They're not city creatures
I was awakened Thursday at 5:40 a.m. by chickens. This noise continued for 20 minutes and was finalized by a young rooster trying to crow.
HART: He's on stallion of truth
It behooves me to address a point or two regarding the attempted pillage of Phil Hart by any number of adversaries, as well as the Editor of the CDA Press. It has always been a predominant characteristic of society…
KELLY: Liberal views suspicious
Whoa there liberal cowboy. Cecil Kelly III seems to be a bit paranoid these days (which I can kind of understand being a minority radical lib living among a sea of moderates and conservatives in North ID). But to i…
Open letter to Ironfolk
Dear Ironmen:
MILITARY: Serve proudly and sacrifice
I am writing this letter to the young Americans who graduated from high school this year. Congratulations on your accomplishment! You have the right to be proud, and I know you are looking forward with excitement …