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ORDERS: Give them teeth
Here is the absolute perfect solution to all this.
YELLOW: Color of honor
I respect Ms. Rosenberg’s view on the meaning of the yellow ribbon and the worst of the worst in jail.
BUSINESS: Fare thee well
The Sports Cellar closed its doors for good on March 25. The end of an era for an iconic family owned business.
TAX: 6 percent solution
If Governor Otter is enforcing the 6 percent sales tax on Amazon online purchases to encourage Idaho residents to shop locally, perhaps he should reconsider his recent opposition to lifting the 6 percent sales tax …
AIRPORT: Encroachment worries
Last week the Hayden Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council to allow Viking Construction to build 52 single family homes just south of the airport. We are sure that this recommendatio…
APRIL 5: A special date
Do you know what April 5 is this year? It’s the day that we “celebrate” when the typical woman working full time in Idaho catches up to what a white male was paid for the previous year doing the same job and having…
CLEANUP: Sign me up
Last week I saw the Sheriff’s labor crew cleaning the sidewalks in front of private businesses in Coeur d’Alene. Did the Sheriff’s Department get a work contract with these businesses or the Chamber of Commerce? I …
ALZHEIMER'S: Support research
The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2017 Facts and Figures report found a soaring prevalence, lack of effective treatment and enormous costs for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
INSURANCE: Give both sides
Obamacare is failing! It is in a death spiral that Obama and Pelosi hoped would take us to a single-payer system.
TRUMP: Thanks, liberal media
I cannot help but laugh at the outrage of the Liberal Media. There’s nothing funny about their attacks on President Trump except for the reason they are doing so.
LABRADOR: Failed big test
Our congressman, Raul Labrador was a leader blocking the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. My understanding is he feels he wasn’t consulted enough and the replacement bill didn’t have all he wants in it. But now…
LIFEGUARDS: A Cd'A necessity
I grew up in the Fort Grounds in the ’50s and there were quite a few less people in town, but we always had lifeguards at City Beach. (Actually, if I remember right, there were the same number of guard stations the…
DOGS: Blame their owners
I didn’t want to resort to writing another schpeel on people who don’t clean up after their dogs but since Carol Cook brought it up, I’m compelled. Believe it or not, this bothers me more than most things because I…
CDA: Schools offer thanks
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank our voting public for their overwhelming support in our recent Maintenance & Operations Levy and Construction Bond elections. We are both appreciative of and humbled by t…
SPRING: It's going to the dogs
An incident on the trail near the Kroc recently reminded me of a number of issues that spring brings about.