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COLUMN: Uplifting words
My spirit was lifted reading Larry Frei’s My Turn column on March 3. I read it shortly after reading the depressing rant against Dave Johnson and the government by Paul Banducci. Mr. Frei’s erudite and balanced ana…
GUNS: Then and now
I’m deeply saddened when I think about 17 school murders recently taking place. Many have thought “How could this happen in America?” Well, in my opinion, it started a long time ago.
URAs: Kill them all
The My Turn article of March 2 is right on the money. Urban renewal agencies are, at best, a poor use of TAXPAYER monies. Yes, some projects work, but Coeur d’Alene’s Midtown project is an example of failure that r…
Food for thought - and action
It’s been looking a lot like Christmas for too blasted long.
NIHC: Replace the board
I have been following the sordid mess of the North Idaho Housing Coalition. By all newspaper accounts, there is theft, embezzlement, forgery, conversion, and a loss of taxpayer funds close to $500,000. I have yet t…
ISENBERG: As I see it
As a nearsighted person myself, I have just one question for the alleged embezzler whose husband is missing…
SCAM: Not my grandson
I want to advise your readers on another scam. Received a phone call Friday, caller ID just showed a bunch of numbers, so I answered the phone and he said “hello grandpa how are you?” I said “fine, how are you doin…
COLUMN: Heed own words
Larry Frei’s My Turn column on March 3 titled “A cure for what ails us” is interesting until the last three paragraphs where he confirms that he is a member (follower) of one of the very tribes he described in the …
Thinking about Idaho Day
On March 4, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill establishing the Idaho Territory. At that time, the Territory included large portions of Montana and Wyoming. By 1868, the Territory had been whittled down …
The fireworks will be over on May 16
In all probability, Idaho will elect its next governor May 15, not Nov. 6.
ALMOST 100: Admiring Elia
I am the honored person who greets Elia Kubiista every morning at age 99. We have a lovely conversation and she is a smart lady. I tease her that she is on her way to her 100th birthday on March 5 and in her New Yo…
GUNS: Fewer bullets, more lives
In regard to these mass shootings, the one item each had in common was to be able to shoot as much in as short a time as possible.
SYSTEM: Here's your problem
It is a blessing that Officer Charles Hatley is recovering from being shot. This shooting and the killing of Sgt. Greg Moore should be a sign of a problem that has not been solved. I was in law enforcement many yea…
BULLIES: Let's fight back
I’ll be 55 soon. I was severely bullied as a child: hit, kicked and called cruel names from kindergarten through high school. My cardinal sin was the same as anyone’s: I was different and, when my feelings were hur…
GUNS: Message to Labrador
Congress should immediately pass legislation that dictates the sale of ANY gun that can kill 17 kids in five minutes is ILLEGAL. To the conscience of the NRA and the sloppy work by the FBI. Can you sleep nights? Th…