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STEINLE: Case's sordid side
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MUSLIMS: Difficult to be a Christian
Replying to Jim Jones’s guest opinion article regarding Muslim-bashing from our President hurts American interests:
HEROES: They help heroes
All businesses who honored veterans this past Veterans Day are to be commended! My father, Ralph, now 96 in assisted living, is a World War II Fighter Pilot Ace who lost a front tooth crown and received dental work…
SERIES: Needs right sources
I just read part one of Kevin Richert’s series on the push to get more Idahoans “college” educated. It will be interesting where he goes with this and how many school counselors he spoke with to develop this story.…
Taxing times; It's all about spending
Kootenai County’s fiscal 2018 budget is $88 million.
MUSLIM: 'Tiny minority' myth
Jim Jones' “President's Muslim-bashing hurts American Interests” Op/Ed article (Dec. 8) perpetuates the myth of the Muslim religion as peace loving and tolerant. And wants us to believe only a tiny minority of Musl…
SIGNS: Squirrels say thanks, too
I would like to thank whoever had the idea to install solar-powered check speed limit signs on 15th Street and Fourth Street. I am (shame-faced) one of those drivers who may fudge on the speed limit on those two st…
STRANGER: Bears timely gift
I went to Winco Friday to get some groceries. I couldn’t access my bank app to see how much I had in my account due to the latest iOS download draining my battery so quickly. I thought I had plenty of money availab…
TAXES: The education imperative
As a senior citizen I too am frustrated by ever-increasing property taxes due primarily to school levies. Likewise, I don’t have kids, or grandkids, attending Kootenai County schools. Nonetheless, I don’t begrudge …
AVERY: Gem State gem
It was with great joy that I read the Dec. 7 article about an essay submission by 12-year-old Avery Fudge. BRAVO! He’s a beacon of hope for the future when we’re so often stunned by the bleak news of the present.
NAZI: Wrong target, Obama
Last week while abroad, past president Barack Hussein Obama declared that President Donald Trump is running a Nazi administration that will lead to the same results as Hitler realized in Germany. This is not only a…
SERVICE DOGS: Listen up
Please consider doing an informational and educational piece on service dogs, the laws and most importantly, why people should leave their untrained fake service dog FIDO home.
TRUMP: Now picture this
Imagine if President Obama had accepted help from Iran during his election. High ranking officials in Iran intervened in some way during the election in order to sway it in Obama’s favor. And Obama knew and accepte…
Idaho civics coming to your doorstep
Boise is Idaho’s capital, but at times it might as well be in Iowa. Or Io.
CODE: Cut down government
Everyone wants a quality home, but it ought to be their choice, not that of the government. Increasing snow load from 40 to 70 pounds sounds like a great idea, and would actually cost very little in the constructio…