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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.
Body scanner makes fiscal, safety sense
Here’s the good news: Over the past three years, more than 100 cases of prisoners trying to smuggle drugs, weapons or other contraband into the Kootenai County jail have been prosecuted.
PRESIDENTS: Affairs nothing new
For R.H. Duffield about our president, Donald Trump. History has shown that many presidents have been accused of sexual affairs. Thomas Jefferson, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, John F. Kennedy, …
THANKS: Two remarkable organizations
With my mother’s recent passing, I reflect back on her life and care since she moved into an assisted living facility and her journey to the end of her life. My mother, Evelyn Bailey, reached a point in her life th…
AMBULANCE: An unexplained ride
“Well, I woke up [Wednesday] morning and nothing in my body didn’t hurt.” But unlike Johnny Cash in the song, no reason for a hangover, so I passed on the beer for breakfast. Checked Mayo Clinic’s internet heart at…
TRUMP: History on his side
In response to R.H. Duffield’s letter, “Trump: Past is Best Predictor.”
TRUMP: Judge not
In response to a letter written to the editor in the Sunday, Jan. 19 paper entitled, TRUMP: Past is best predictor.
IMPEACHMENT: A hoax indeed
I think we should follow the suggestion of President Trump, who calls the impeachment a hoax. The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the following example of hoax: “The bomb threat is probably a hoax but should still…
Personal assault only diminishes local GOP leaders
This commentary is not about the three names that were sent to Gov. Brad Little, who is expected to pick one to fill out the term District 2 House seat previously held by convicted felon Rep. John Green.
JURORS: Questions and decisions
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Amy Klobuchar…Senate jurors…
CIVILITY: Let's eat and talk
Remember when you were young and those rare occasions when your grandparents invited you to dinner in a fancy restaurant? It meant wearing your Sunday best, maybe even a pair of white gloves?
The Senate Oath, Impartial Justice and Public Immorality
An oath of office establishes a moral commitment to faithfully discharge official duties and responsibilities. Members of the U.S. Senate have sworn an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, “foreign …
HARRIS: A blizzard of support
Dear Cliff Harris:
GREEN: He wasn't kicked out
Many of the headlines printed in the last few days about Idaho House member John Green have been grossly inaccurate and therefore injurious to him. We have repeatedly seen claims of his expulsion from the House, wh…
GREEN: Nothing sad about news
The Friday, Jan. 17 article on John Green being removed from the Idaho State Legislature as being a “sad day” by Paul Amador and Jim Addis makes me wonder why a crook being kicked out of office is sad. Surely it is…
SHERIFF: Analyze tough cases
The Press has recently devoted a significant amount of space to publishing the “Sheriff’s Blotter,” which details the daily law enforcement activity carried out throughout the county by the brave men and women of t…