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Campaign season brings in the trash
The Tommy Ahlquist campaign has been punching fellow Idaho governor candidates Raul Labrador and Brad Little hard in Ahlquist’s recent TV advertisements. The a…
GUNS: Not the problem
With all the tragic events that seem to be occurring much more frequently, many point the finger at guns as being the problem. I would agree guns are the vehicle used in many of these tragic events but they have al…
AMADOR: Integrity, reason, respect
When a person is elected and proves to be a strong leader for Idaho and a solid representative for Coeur d’Alene, we need to take action to retain that talent.
POLITICIANS: Time is up
I’m beginning to think the problem with old white male politicians is that they really think they are smarter than everyone else. That would cause them to not listen to those “they serve,” which is everyone of thei…
AMADOR: Mr. Education
As someone who has lived in North Idaho for 40 years and raised my children here, I am aware of the importance of education in our state. My children attended schools locally and my grandchildren will enter the pub…
HATE: Not welcome here
Recently, “playbills” from an anonymous hate group in Coeur d’Alene were distributed on doorsteps in my neighborhood. The “playbill” was titled “Idaho Loves Mohammed” and featured an illustration of a man with a tu…
JAIL: Inmate being persecuted
I am currently detained pending trial in the Kootenai County Jail. I am housed in administrative segregation, where an Amish man in the cell next to mine, Earl Groff, is being persecuted because of his religion. He…
VOTE: For 'Doug O'
I am writing in support of Doug Okuniewicz for the Idaho House of Representatives. I have had the opportunity to work with Doug for many years and have always found him to be a strong supporter of the conservative …
PROTESTERS: Missed the misery
Everyone has the right to protest. But, Syria dropped sarin gas on innocent women, children and men. You (protesters) people must have missed those pictures of children not able to breathe or flesh burned …
Whatever happened to the law and order party?
When I was growing up in the Republican party, I learned the lesson of responsible fiscal policy by heart--government must live within its means. That did not mean government could refuse or neglect to perform serv…
LABRADOR: Not this voter either
I am writing in support of Robert Hunt’s assertion April 13 that Raul Labrador is unfit for governorship due to his disregard for veterans’ issues. I recently experienced this first hand.
STUDENT: Please share Idaho
Hello! I am a fourth grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we research a state for our State Fair, and I have chosen your state! I am very excited to learn more about the great state of Idaho as I work …
FULCHER: A servant leader
I encourage you to join me in voting for Russ Fulcher for Congress because he has shown himself to be a servant leader who has our interests at heart. Having served as a leader in the Idaho Senate, Russ has conserv…
Working our way out of debt
Accumulating more debt than you can pay off can’t be justified, let alone be seen as a good thing.
MAINSTREAM: Liberal bias abounds
Did you watch Jim Comey’s interview Sunday night? In that interview he criticized President Obama for making statements about the Clinton investigation — oh, excuse me, The Clinton “Matter.” But America didn’t’see …