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KILLER: No sympathy here
Dec. 11, page A15…Protocol followed? Here’s a killer who pistol-whipped and shot convenience store clerk Casey Wilson in the head execution style. Who knows how much she suffered not to mention all of her family, f…
POEM: Prayer of Peace
All the leaves of red, yellow and gold
SCHOOLS: A tax tip
Being seniors on a fixed income, I thoroughly agree with Monte and Bruce concerning school taxes. I too, pay a substantial amount to the schools, and I haven’t had any kids in school for 50 years, yet I still get t…
PRINCIPAL: Gets an A++
Many people do acts of kindness with no hopes of anything in return, and one of those individuals is my principal.
AAUW: Check us out
AAUW is a non-partisan nationwide organization of women and men who advocate for issues that are important to women and families. The membership of AAUW Idaho and its six branches (Boise, Coeur d’Alene, Long Valley…
A CHRISTMAS POEM
There was a child born Christmas Day,
SEASON: Another option
If the donkey and elephant have discouraged and disappointed you, may I suggest you focus on the Lamb.
SNOWDEN: Feds are right
Having read Uyless Black’s last two articles about Edward Snowden, I would like to respond. I can understand your frustration with personal liberties and privacies being compromised. However, instead of asking “wha…
TRUMP: Tweet this
So Donald Trump, “our” president-elect, spends his time “tweeting” about being lampooned on Saturday Night Live. Apparently, he doesn’t understand that presidents have always been the subject of political satire. L…
HONESTY: A Cd'A trademark
Last Saturday, I planned on attending a celebration of life. I started out by getting some cash for stocking stuffers from the bank and completing a busy Saturday. Lo and behold it happened: I couldn’t find the cel…
LAWS: Can't pick, choose
Once Trump takes office, mayors and supporters of sanctuary cities are going to learn a lesson that then-President Eisenhower taught to then-Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, who had refused to desegregate Little Roc…
TRUMP: Get over it
I started to compose a detailed response to Daniel Gressler’s letter of Dec. 7 when I suddenly thought, why waste my time on yet another whimpering, whining message from a sore-loser Democrat? So I will simply repe…
ORV PARK: Wrong location
Who doesn’t love the peaceful beauty of Farragut State Park? It is such an awesome place for communing with nature and enjoying the wildlife, amazing starry nights, and peaceful campgrounds! Well, if the proposed O…
PARK: Area mismatch
Kootenai County’s reckless scheme of a massive off-road vehicle park on Twete Road would inflict an irreparable wound on an extraordinary rural landscape. The area is visited by thousands of people yearly looking t…
MUSIC MAN: Note of gratitude
It was with great joy that I read your article about Mr. Fahringer and that he is being honored. In a letter about him two or three years ago, I wrote that I had seen him in a picture at Post Falls taken in 1923 an…