Opinion
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CAMERON: He's got game
In regard to Mr. Drummond’s comment about Steve Cameron, I respectfully disagree. I enjoy reading Steve’s column whether it’s in sports or the local section.
TRUMP: Failure forthcoming
Obama, slimy? The Liningers apparently think so (The Press, Feb. 15).
RECESS: Guys, where are you?
This week is Congressional recess or as the Congress in Washington calls it, District Work Period. This period runs from Feb. 18-23 and is the time senators and representatives should be in their home states and di…
Vote for trustees like they matter
The Idaho Legislature should indeed move school board elections to November, when far more people will be inclined to participate in the selection process.
RED LIGHTS: Simple suggestions
This is in response to the red light runner problem here in our city and elsewhere. Start with the lights and get them synchronized. Do not let traffic get backed up; keep it moving, not backed up, burning good fue…
SCIENCE: Truth or politics?
It was gratifying that an Idaho House panel has approved new K-12 science standards that strike key references to climate change caused by human behavior.
TRUMP: Plays blame game
Trump is blaming any future terrorist attacks on our courts and the press. Perhaps he can blame future earthquakes on the Jews (as Romans did). Blame snow storms on lizard people’s cloud seeding. Potholes on Mormon…
TRUMP: Sounds like Otter
President Trump’s vigorous defense of Flynn and his criticism of the media for reporting illegal Flynn activities remind me of something that happened in Idaho a few years ago.
COLUMN: Well done, Paul
To columnist Paul Newberry: I read your great article on Jeffrey Loria printed in the Monday, Feb. 13, Coeur d’Alene Press.
SCHOOLS: Dad says no
I am a single father of two daughters at Borah Elementary. An acquaintance of mine told me she was going to speak to the school board meeting about the horrific parking conditions at Borah. I was unable to go to th…
DOGS: Obey leash laws
Thankfully most abide by the law and ordinance that is in place and leash their dogs in City Park and surrounding parks. But there are still those dog owners who blatantly break the law and disobey all of the “post…
TEACHERS: Sex with students
Over the past 25 years an increasing number of women teachers have been having sex with male students ranging in age from 17 to as young as 9 years old. School administrators and the legal system have been trying t…
Cat not alone in being tortured
It’s pretty clear that someone out there, maybe just down the street from you, put a noose around a cat’s neck and dunked it in diesel oil.
BEYONCE: Beyond bad taste
I don’t usually watch the Grammy Awards show, because it has relegated itself to unclothed women. I find that the country music awards show has a little more class. However, with that being said, my husband turned …
INSURANCE: Frustrated patient
I am 62, retired and privately insured by Blue Cross of Idaho. This year I changed plans within Blue Cross (BC) due to the exorbitant increase in premium. My new plan restricts me to the Kootenai Care Network (KCN)…