Opinion
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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.
DOGS: Major pile up
Now that winter’s snow is on the way out and spring is bringing in warmer weather, it’s great to get outside and enjoy the beautiful Idaho outdoors again. However, as I walk along the streets, sidewalks and bike pa…
SENATOR: She's switched sides
Mary Souza’s excuse for voting against citizen initiatives is a knee-slapper.
SB 1159: One rotten bill
Fellow Idahoans, if you are concerned about your right to be represented and have your voice heard, I call upon you to contact Representatives Addis and Amador to vote no and reject the misrepresented and misguided…
OPT-OUT: Well said, Dave
My compliments to Dave Botting. He nailed it in his My Turn (March 23) and his comments withstand critical inspection and review. You may agree or disagree with the county’s inspection requirements and procedures a…
INITIATIVES: Losing our liberty
The Idaho Legislators repealed term limit laws which voters approved and affirmed in three elections. Now they want to make it extremely difficult to voice our opinion by petition. Are there no consequences for thi…
Bad legislation? No, this is blatant belligerence
There’s little doubt that most of the citizens serving in Idaho’s Legislature are good people whose motives are purely to serve constituents to the best of their abilities. It’s possible that description fits every…
HEMP: Rebutting the CEO
Self-appointed “CEO” Joel Bordeaux’s letter of March 24 was directed to Governor Little and others as a marketing tool. He discusses the pros of CBD oil and hemp, both bi-products of the marijuana plant. He claims …
CARTOON: What is, isn't socialism
I did not appreciate the cartoon in Sunday’s paper. “If there’s one thing we don’t need, it’s socialism!”
Climate change--pay now, or pay a lot more later
Thousands of people were forced from their homes when the so-called “bomb cyclone” storm hit the U.S. Midwest in March. The storm caused record flooding and tremendous property damage. On the other side of the worl…
PROP 2: Say what, senator?
I became confused after reading Friday’s Press (A5). I found a Guest Opinion by Sen. Mary Souza discussing a variety of issues. One was the changes the Legislature were making in Senate Bill 1159 to make it more di…
GREEN: God's on his side
John Green is my District 2 state representative. I happily voted for him last November, and intend to do all I can to keep him in office. We’ve been personally acquainted for about 15 years, and am happy to refer …
PIKE: A bassinine decision
The geniuses at our Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Fish and Game departments teamed up to turn our warm water, weedy southern end of Lake Coeur d’Alene into a cold water cutthroat fishery. They are going to throw gill net…
OPT-OUT: Real estate connections
I read with skepticism the county commissioners’ intention to hold a public meeting regarding the elimination of the building permit opt-out implemented by our previous commissioners. After all, Mr. Fillios made cl…
GUNS: Consider issue logically
I am a gun owner, hunter, concealed weapons permit holder and physician.
PROP 2: Looks who's paying
I voted against expansion of Medicaid in Idaho — Proposition 2. Within 30 days of its passage, I found that the blood pressure medication I had been taking since my heart attack in January 2008 was no longer covere…