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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 …
REGAN: Solving school problems
Brent Regan is the best choice for Cd’A School Board Trustee, Zone 1. He knows that our children’s education is the key to their future and understands what skills are necessary to be successful in today’s competit…
BOSTON: Putting it into perspective
With the recent bombing in Boston, I have to come out and say this. This is really absolutely terrible for the whole country, a tragedy for those family and friends of the victims.
VETERANS: Korea is not forgotten
The Armistice ending open warfare in Korea was signed, July 27, 1953. The Korean War veterans who returned to the U.S. resumed their lives with no fanfare, most merging back into civilian life with only their famil…
GUNS: What nation should do
Admittedly I come from another era but our 2nd Amendment rights transcend both my era and the problems existing today.
SEDDON: Seeing is believing
If you want to hire a person for a job, it is wise to talk to their co-workers.
N. KOREA: Put this threat to an end
So North Korea is rattling its sabres again. We should have taken care of them a long time ago.
CORE: Believe Glenn Beck, folks
Read the article about Common Core in Friday’s paper. I’m retired but not a grandfather, but this scares the hell out of me. It is anti-American. A couple of the people behind this are Bill Gates of Microsoft, a ve…
ADLER: Back to the beginning
The presentation by Professor David Adler at the Coeur d’Alene library was most interesting. He had a constitutional angle that I had never heard before.
WINTON: Press gets 'F' in spelling
To whom it may concern at Coeur d’Alene Press. Regarding the photo caption with the story on Winton school in the Sunday Press, I suggest that The Press either send the headline writer, and possibly the editor, bac…
FAIRE: Antidote to xenophobia
Here’s one comment from a U.S. citizen who emigrated from Germany more than 30 years ago and who has an adopted son from Kazakhstan (also a U.S. citizen)! The first thing that came to mind when I read the editorial…
CARTOON: Trained on the truth
Your cartoon in the Sunday paper tells a true story for sure.
CITIZENS: A last line of defense
We all are saddened by Sandy Hook and the horror that occurred there by a mentally disturbed person who stole a gun from his mother and killed her also. There are many other stories of mass killings by insane peopl…
RRs: Candidate offers clarity
I wanted to clarify some points that were brought up in Saturday’s article by Jeff Selle about the current race for the Hospital Board. I am a candidate in that race and have received the endorsement of both the Re…
BOSTON: Attack horrible, pointless
I don’t know if people can understand the magnitude of what just happened in Boston. It was a running race. Not a political event, had no discrimination. It was on Patriots Day.
TAXES: Priorities must be scrutinized
Monday was tax day. But how many of us know what the U.S. government is doing with the money we pay?