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OCCUPIERS: They are patriots
The February 12 editorial, “Occupation Ends with a Whimper,” is astonishingly laced with hatred and brash cynicism, typical of shallow-minded people that make a mockery of that which they know little about or under…
We all owe young Eldon this much
It’s entirely possible that Eldon Samuel III is incorrigible, that the damage inflicted on him during his first 14 years of life precludes any possibility of the now 16-year-old ever being a productive member of so…
JOBS: Hire young Americans
I have nothing against employing immigrants. They are mostly good people. What I am concerned with are those native-born young folks who are unable to find work.
SCIENCE: Under biblical assault
The Idaho Legislature is assaulting public schools on two fronts, attempting to replace modern, evidence-based science with a collection of stories written over 1,900 years ago.
ELECTION: Give Cruz control
The very future of our constitutionally based republic is at risk in the coming presidential election. The next President will likely nominate several new Supreme Court Justices and this will determine if we stop s…
EVOLUTION: Think about this
There is an issue I have been thinking about for a long time that I think is more important than any political issue. The magnitude of this issue is so great that I was afraid raising it would take much more than 2…
WOLF: Kills are too costly
It has recently been reported that it is costing Idaho taxpayers $400,000 a year to fund a program to shoot wolves from helicopters in an effort to save the dwindling numbers of elk in central Idaho. Twenty wolves …
ELECTION: What about debt?
For months now, we the voters have been expected to listen and understand the many candidates on what they say they stand for.
POLICE: A huge thanks
I want to offer a big thanks to local law-enforcement. On Monday (2-15-16) I was traveling by car southbound on Government Way with my young children. I was unaware of a high-speed pursuit taking place just moments…
ELECTION: A lot to lose
Socialism and communism: Look those words up in a dictionary and see how closely related in definition they are to each other, not a lot of difference. Another word used by a few politicians running for president i…
Disasters aren't just for movies
The difference between proactive and reactive can be the difference between life and death.
SCHOOLS: Vote for levy
On March 8 the Republicans are holding their presidential primary election, a closed primary for registered Republicans only.
GAS: Highest in Post Falls
On Feb. 9 I filled my wife’s car in Spokane (regular) for $1.79. The gas tax in Washington is higher than Idaho’s gas tax. Later in the day in Post Falls I saw three stations asking $1.89 for regular gas. Then the …
Caught in the act of kindness
It was one of Press reporter Devin Heilman’s tougher assignments in a while: Track down a 17-year-old who really didn’t want to be tracked down.
OBAMA: Pick Scalia successor
Republicans are threatening to sabotage any attempt by President Obama to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. I offer these thoughts: