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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 …
SEDDON: Seeing is believing
We met Ann Seddon in 1997 when we were out gawking at elk in the Mica Flats area. Since that time, Ann organized a volunteer tutoring program at Mica Flats Grange. She did a short handwriting lesson that had childr…
SCHOOLS: Vote for these three
Nancy and I have lived in this community and served the citizens for a many of years. I have served in varying capacities and on numerous boards and committees. We would like to express our support for
HEARN: Asks the right questions
I have known
HAZEL: Smart and successful
REGAN: As real as it gets
On one side of the Cd’A
NEMEC: He's a knockout
Health care has become both remarkably complicated and astonishingly expensive. At a time like this we need a member of the Kootenai Health hospital board who is intimately familiar with health care, both locally a…
HEARN: As seen by an ex-trustee
I am writing in support of Mr.
SCHOOLS: No interview, no job
On May 21 we are given the privilege of choosing who will be serving on our
SCHOOLS: Give 'F' to partisanship
BOARD: Earned high praise
With some regret, we will all miss Hazel Bauman who will exits west to a new but familiar job in Kitsap County, Wash. In her press release Hazel states that the district's "STRONG AND INVOLVED"
SCHOOL: Politics, or education?
I became concerned about the upcoming
SCHOOL: Don't be fooled, voters
Dirty tricks have no place in
PARTISAN: Not on my ballot
I will not vote for anyone who puts their party affiliation in large letters on their campaign material for a non-partisan race. If a person does not understand the meaning of non-partisan or chooses to ignore the…
SCHOOLS: Several ethical questions
It’s not surprising that
NEMEC: Unequaled medical experience
We need Neil Nemec, M.D. for our hospital Board of Trustees.