Opinion
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COLUMN: The liberal ghosts
In the column “Aryan ghost haunts us still,” Steve Cameron laments over how we “somehow just can’t seem to shake” our region’s negative reputation for racial hate. Really Steve? The only evidence I see is in the co…
NFL: Penalty on priorities
Tim Tebow prays — media criticize him for expressing his beliefs on the field. Colin Kaepernick sits during the national anthem, same media praises him for expressing his beliefs.
SUICIDE: Step toward prevention
At Panhandle Health District, we monitor local health data, trends and research. It’s how we determine the best strategies to improve health outcomes. It may not come as a surprise to you that trends related to dea…
KOHLES: Breath of fresh air
To all those letter writers and readers who seem angry (speaking particularly about political positions), step back, take a deep breath and think for a few moments. Is it really a positive or constructive contribut…
COLUMN: Pot calls kettle black
Friday’s paper contained a lengthy column written by Steve Cameron. The column addressed the fact that some have formed a negative impression of people living in North Idaho. The overall thrust of the article was t…
N. IDAHO: Golden State hate
Racism is alive in North Idaho! Here in California we all complain about the Hispanics moving in and taking our jobs away. In North Idaho they hate everybody who isn’t from there.
FOREST: Campaign for health
There are many scenic drives in beautiful North Idaho. However, if you want an education in what happens if these beautiful forests are not maintained, take a short drive to English Point Road. If you go north on H…
AMADOR: The effective choice
This fall we have a clear choice for our State Representative for House Seat 4B. Republican Paul Amador is the strong fiscal conservative we need for Coeur d’Alene and Idaho. Paul Amador grew up on a family farm wh…
HEARN: Long local service
I support Tom Hearn for State Representative. He’s lived in Idaho for decades and served this community in many capacities. For example, he serves on the Coeur d’Alene School District Board of Trustees, served on t…
No doubt, little N. Idaho has all kinds
When in doubt, redoubt.
REDOUBT: Government comes home
On the WaPo’s (aka Washington Post) Aug. 28 article on our panhandle becoming the flee-the-bad-government redoubt region of preppers…
Share your candidate endorsements
In case you’d forgotten, there’s an election coming up.
GOP: Now hear this
I recently wrote a LTE that the CDA Press entitled “GOP: Sad transformation.” After reading the comments online I cannot help but feel many people completely missed the point of my letter about the direction in whi…
REBUTTAL: Assumptions miss mark
I recently wrote a letter in rebuttal to Vonda Kerr’s letter about Hillary Clinton. Then a letter comes from the Liningers about my letter. Usually I wouldn’t write a rebuttal, but the Liningers’ letter made this a…
CRIMINALS: Time to get tougher
Almost every day in the newspaper there are reports of career criminals either being arrested again for various violent crimes or being pursued for those crimes. It appears that these outlaws, when apprehended, rec…