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GARBAGE: Little help, please?
I read the article regarding Shirley Freeman and the complaints against her for not cleaning up her property. My question is: Has anyone offered to help her? If so, and she has declined, then by all means prosecute…
TRUMP: Not now, or ever
Why would any thinking person vote for Donald Trump? Trump for president of the United States? Trump, whose only pursuit in life has been attention, money and trophies?
HEARN: Calm and solid
Tom Hearn is the voice we need to represent us in Boise. By far, he is the most qualified candidate to become our next legislator. Tom is a respected mental health professional who dedicated his career to making li…
REFUGEES: Cost too high
In response to the letter from Mr. Mallory, I wholeheartedly agree with him. Our elected officials are wrong to place the cost of refugees onto the citizens of the United States. Boise’s mayor did just that; those …
ISLAM: Pay close attention
Before our very eyes, the insidious, destructive disease of Islamic Supremacy is being played out. The absolute obeisance to “The Holy Koran” as it is preached by ISIS Imams demands that all of Mohammad’s true beli…
Counting our lucky stars
What’s better than a million-dollar donation?
BANKS: Rules don't apply
Once again it comes to the streets of America that bigger is not better. A mere two weeks ago, another big bank’s failure to keep the public in its best interest made headlines because of its system to open account…
MILAN: An education champion
Many of my friends and neighbors bemoan the state of the public education system in Idaho. They point out our dismal national ratings, especially in the areas of early childhood education and per pupil spending, an…
DEMOCRATS: Erosion of trust
What has happened to the Democratic Party? When I was younger (a long time ago) I was (as was my family) a Republican. I disagreed with many of the proposals of the Democrats, but I respected their rights and did n…
GOP: Christians aren't welcome
I agree with Dan Campos, a member of First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Va. He says the abandonment of Christian values by the Republican Party is leaving Christians to question their future in a party that once c…
IGNITE: Time for facts
Mr. David Lyons’ Sept. 21, letter to this publication regarding ignite cda’s management of financial resources contains inaccurate information that requires correction. Ignite cda administers two urban renewal dist…
TRUMP: The Putin predicament
Donald Trump’s warped and misguided appreciation for Vladimir Putin should be one of myriad reasons why conservatives should be wary of him.
TRUMP: His fine friends
Mickey Mouse has a dog, Pluto. Hitler had Mussolini. Putin has Trump. It is good to have a loyal friend willing to justify things you do, agree with things you say, give you things you want as long as you pat them …
Need for funds increases pressure on Cd'A schools
Coeur d’Alene School District is arm-wrestling with itself over what to do with an empty school building on Hayden Avenue and Government Way.
BANDUCCI: Trustworthy trustee
My dad made me invest my money with Todd Banducci before my deployment and my dad was right. Todd is a good man and my investments are growing. Mr. Banducci will get a vote for North Idaho College Board of Trustees…