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OPINION: Just like everyone else, Idaho’s Attorney General must comply with the law
Three years ago, I joined five other former Idaho Attorneys General in describing that important position as “the …
ELECTION: Hunt lost; so did PF
Julie Hunt is an energetic, self-sacrificing, positive presence in our community. That she lost to a candidate backed by out-of-state money is a shame.
SHERIFF: Gay scouts are wrong targets
Gee whiz, Sheriff Ben, which KCSO-sponsored programs are next to get the axe? The sodomy law is probably being violated all over town on a frequent basis by straight people…is there a task force picking them up? I …
COUNCIL: This tastes foul
Reviewing the latest piece of forced ordinance coming before the City Council recalls the E.E. Cummings line from the poem, I Sing Of Olaf Glad And Big: “There is some s—t I will not eat.”
COLUMN: More to charity story
I read with interest Sholeh Patrick’s article, “Shocker? The rich donate the least.” Respectfully I disagree with Ms. Patrick’s article but that is because of the way she’s stated two assertions in one sentence — “…
SHERIFF: Can still get it right
Coeur d’Alene is moving toward a non-discrimination ordinance and I hope for speedy approval both for its symbolic value in the region and its real value in the lives of those who are the targets of discrimination.…
THEFT: Cursing up a storm
Those of you who stole the flower baskets off my parents’ and brother’s graves — I curse you. I curse you, your family, your dog, your home, your car. I curse you in this life and the next. I curse you before God a…
SCOUTS: Proof of prejudice
After so many years of trying to prove Coeur d’Alene is not a prejudiced town, our sheriff, Ben Wolfinger, speaks out against gays in the Scouts. Thanks a lot Ben. No wonder heaven won’t be crowded.
LAUNCH: Not equal at all
“Equal or better?” What happened to the promise the city made to provide an equal or better boat launch? As of June 1 they will close the launch at Third Street. Again the city lied to us.
COLUMN: Spotlight on a narrow mind
Mike Ruskovich is using his “My Turn” stint to expose his thinly veiled hate and narrow mind again. Being a school teacher, his contempt for those who might choose to think a little more independently is alarming. …
SHERIFF: Made the right call
Hoorah! Hoorah! Sheriff Wolfinger just went from the bottom to the top of the charts in my opinion. It is better to not teach our youths anything than it is to bring them up in the ways of Satan.
SHERIFF: Unable to do his job
It is apparent that Ben Wolfinger is a bigot, homophobic, and just out and out one sick person. His comments regarding dropping the Scout Charter based on the Idaho sodomy law make me question his character. Obviou…
FINISHERS: They inspire the most
I am writing this letter in regard to the 2013 Coeur d’Alene Marathon. It’s always an awesome community event, and the course is even more spectacular. However, there is one small glitch.
SCOUTS: No place for homosexuality
Where does homosexuality fit into the Boy Scout Oath?
SCOUTS: Wrong targets, Part II
As a mother of two very healthy, successful sons who spent her 40th birthday canoeing the Colorado River with 30 Boy Scouts and a Dutch oven birthday cake cooked over an open fire, I understand the concern of moles…
HOLLYWOOD: Poor guide for a nation
As Hollywood and the entertainment industry goes, so goes the nation. There was a time when the average family consisted of a man, wife and two or more children all with the same surname. Movies ended with the man …