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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.
CAMERON: A home run
Bravo to Steve Cameron for the Nov. 13 piece on Medicaid Expansion. He was honest, straightforward and even brave to support what any reasonable American would support for themselves or their countrymen. I anticipa…
AG: Remember the vets
The actions and policies of the Idaho attorney general toward disabled vets is despicable. Disabled vets in Idaho are routinely victimized by the state government with the loss of licenses and other essential right…
ELECTION: Not just for millennials
Sholeh, I read “Millennials, this is your election.” I thought; “Who says!”
Maybe the party is just starting
TGIO.
PELOSI: Reasons to worry
“Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.”
SHOOTINGS: Idea for deterrent
Instead of the liberal left always clamoring for gun control when a mass shooting occurs, why don’t they work with conservatives to stop the problem? Most mass shootings involve a mentally ill person with a gun. Ev…
KINDNESS: One cup at a time
As part of my job at the Northern Lakes Fire District in Hayden, I was out doing some inspections recently when I stopped for a hot cup of coffee on a rainy day. Upon paying, I was told that “someone” had already p…
DIVIDERS: Make them uniters
I’d like to thank a fellow reader who submitted a letter addressing the problem in our nation currently. John Slaughter, on Oct. 24, voiced the opinion of many free thinkers among us. We should not tolerate those w…
DEBATE: One more word
Lee Gibson says he is shocked to hear what happened to Cecil Kelly. I imagine he feels the same about the bombs and murder of 11 Jewish people. I’m not buying it. Trump’s big mouth caused all of this, even a 10-yea…
HUNTING: Photos appreciated
I like to see the hunting photos in the paper. These hunters work hard to put food on the table for their families. I’d like to have a photo in the paper, but I’m not that good of a hunter.
POTHOLE: Enough already
One giant pothole resides at the Coeur d’Alene Post Office for many seasons.
For all Idahoans, 'Yes' on Prop 2
If you believe that health care is not in the same category of basic American societal responsibilities as education and police protection for every citizen, two things are likely true. One, you probably have adequ…
ELECTION: Feeling blue?
Just want to make sure the cry rooms are ready for the blue babies to go hang out in come Tuesday.
SOUZA: For state Senate
I write to support the re-election of Senator Mary Souza. We need her to continue representing us and fighting for our community’s education choices, as well as for our teachers.
HOWARD: For Congress
The time has come to stop counting on big government to fix our problems and focus on our own community needs, where the people are who know what their problems are and have better ideas to fix them. Libertarian pr…