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FILLIOS: Experience running businesses
Kootenai County has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade. This growth has produced both new challenges to our infrastructure, employment and business community. The citizens of Kootenai need and de…
TERM LIMITS: Now, more than ever
For 15 or 20 years I have thought that term limits for our politicians was the only way the people of America can be truly represented in Congress. Now I believe it is our only way out of the mess we are in.
Volunteer for yourself
We're big on volunteerism for two outstanding reasons.
TALK: Too much senseless noise
Is there any need to have a massive amount of conversation especially by the president and the media? The things we hear and listen to don’t tell us very much of anything.
WARD: Impresses at local event
I had the privilege to be invited to a meet and greet with Vaughn Ward in Hayden and I just want to say how impressed I was with Vaughn and his lovely wife. They both gave a few remarks during the evening. Vaugh…
HARRIS: Bet on the real experts
It’s impossible for most of us to judge which information is correct and significant in Jeffrey Bourget’s attack on Cliff Harris. However Harris is a highly trained climatologist with decades of experience, who doe…
SENIORS: They have much to say
With the passing of our seniors, we are losing some real history of our country. Today’s young people know little of the conditions that existed in the country’s formative years. In one lifetime I have experienced …
IB/PYP: Taxes redefine 'choice'
In a recent letter to the editor, Dawn Cordes states, "Please stop trying to make the choice for me and my children."
TAXES: They keep nation strong
Protesting paying taxes to the federal government is certainly our right as American citizens, as evidenced by the Tea Party rallies in Post Falls and Spokane. But do we really want the results that having a weaker…
SIGNS: Partisan thievery deplorable
A short time ago, a gentleman I had not known previously knocked on my door. He introduced himself and asked if he could put a couple of political signs along the street on my land. I thought for a moment and said …
HEALTH: Test politicians annually
The health of a patient can be affected by a poor decision made by his or her doctor. To lessen the likelihood of a poor decision, all physicians are required to earn continuing medical education credits on an ong…
POLITICS: An idea for party poopers
With today’s struggling middle-class America, I believe it's high time to petition Congress and pass necessary legislation for bringing back the Frontier Outhouse. It's economical and saves on water (and it's good …
A strong Tribe strengthens region
What we need are jobs to get us out of the recession.
CHRIST: He didn't endorse any party
A woman named Sarah Winter in a letter published in the Press on March 31, who apparently had a “Vote Obama” sticker on her car, complained that when she came out from church after a service she had a note on her w…
ELECTION: Casts doubt countywide
I am disappointed in the handling of this last election in Coeur d’Alene. I have always thought Mr. English did great work, but he really dropped the ball on this. One would think that if he could invalidate some s…