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OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
Valentine's Day: Lessons learned the hard way
Feb. 13, 2013, is a day that lives in romantic infamy.
INITIATIVE: Tell it like it is
So much misinformation, so little time.
TERM LIMITS: Time for action
With the election coming up I would like to suggest this newspaper research and publish how we the people can get term limits on the ballot.
TRUMP: Corruption continues
Trump now has two FOREVER scarlet letters, the big “A” (with porn star) and the big “I” (impeachment). He was the first to have a member of his own party vote guilty (true Republican Mitt Romney).
INMATES: A major gamble
Before an inmate is housed in a jail/prison, they go through a classification system to determine where in that facility they will be housed. A very important aspect of that classification system is their prior cri…
Legislative issues worth consideration in the 2020 session
The 2020 legislative session has produced a number of proposals worthy of support, including bills relating to wrongful conviction, tenant protection, and medical debt collection. I’m hoping legislators will see th…
URDs: Let people vote
I’m going to keep it to the point. The citizens of Kootenai County are being denied an opportunity to vote by Commissioners Bill Brooks and Chris Fillios.
Finally, a good idea on core standards
Fear of federal overreach is alive and well in Idaho’s capitol building.
TRAFFICKING: Give police their due
Sunday’s article on the new Human Trafficking law is a great opportunity for raising awareness of the dangers to young women in Idaho — and I’m glad for it.
MONARCHY: Maybe inching closer
Reference Mike Buzga’s request for facts regarding the word “monarchy.”
STANDARDS: Unwarranted, unwanted
In “Are School Core Standards Dead: Educators Weigh In On Uncertainty” (Feb. 21), both Post Falls School’s Jerry Keane and Scott Maben of Coeur d’Alene Schools blithely opined that some replacement for Common Core …
BROOKS: Get to know him
This upcoming May will host a primary election for a number of important and significant positions in our local government. While most of us go about our daily activities trying to ignore all the political signs, t…
PELOSI: Simply laughable
Maybe my granddaughter’s humorous response to my criticism of Nancy Pelosi’s tearing up the president’s State of the Union speech before the world’s undignified, vulgar, churlish, indecent and childish revenge:
The President is a powerful role model for American kids
As we observe Presidents Day this year, it is well to consider the critical role our presidents play in shaping the attitudes and ambitions of America’s young people. Being the most conspicuous public figures of th…
Axe the Tax on Groceries
Government is an overachiever in collecting taxes on nearly everything we do. It’s hard to imagine anything in our everyday life that is not taxed. We are taxed for our homes, our property, our cars, our purchases,…