Letters to the Editor
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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 …
IMPACT: Return fees to people
So, impact fees are being returned after a disastrous endeavor to implement them. What could go wrong in this process? After all, Idaho law is clear when it states in the impact fee chapter, under the section of th…
LEVY: Local $$, local control
Idaho law requires our local school district to seek a levy to fund essential programs and services. State law also requires that this levy be approved only for two years and then it expires. The district is theref…
COINUTS: Authorities did nothing to help
Gosh did I get “stung” by Kevin and Sarah Mitchell, the owners of CoiNuts — Coeur d’Alene.
LEVY: Pays for positive programs
I had the pleasure of taking my two young sons, ages 5 and 7, to see the Lake City High School (LCHS) theater production of “Nine Dragons” last week. The quality of our high school theater arts programs at both CHS…
LEVY: Helps entire community
Healthy public education is at the core of a healthy community. Well educated and intelligent students who have benefited from our public education system can be found throughout our community as they have either r…
LEVY: Now hear this, strands
“WHAT?!? Another school levy? I don’t even have kids who are in school anymore. Why should I vote ‘yes’ on something that doesn’t affect me??”
OIL: Assessing the real faults
In our rush to find more oil and gas, we are destroying our environment. Read about the connection between fracking and sinkholes.
GOP: Kinder toward Dems
I have some comments on two recent My Turn columns. First the latest Jimmy Pappas column. It starts with some very brief remarks about gun control but quickly switches to the usual (for Mr. Pappas) venomous diatrib…
COUNCIL: Live on TV: arrogance
While watching the Coeur d’Alene City Council meeting Tuesday night on TV I was absolutely amazed at the unbridled arrogance of the Mayor and council members Mike Kennedy and Deanna Goodlander and city attorney Mik…
LEVY: Invest now for tomorrow
Please join me in voting “Yes” on District 271’s Maintenance and Operations Levy Tuesday March 12th. Your support of this critical levy will help improve the security and safety of every student in the District, an…
ABORTION: Keep religion to self
In response to Bonnie Hayes; according to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, women have the same rights as anyone else to not have religious views imposed upon them. Precisely, religious special interests…
GOP: Get over all your losses
Sour grapes! I’m really getting tired of these same old Letters to the Editor about our President. To all you right wing radicals out there, “You lost, so get over it and quit your whining.” You’re frustrated, angr…
GRIDLOCK: Just say no, Raul
Raul Labrador has revealed his true anti-democracy colors. He was quoted in the NY Times as saying that he was frustrated with his fellow Republican leader of the House, John Boehner. He said it was “a huge concern…
LIBRARY: Parking problem exposed
On Feb. 23, legislators descended upon CdA’s library for a meeting. This “business first” body once again demonstrated their lack of consideration for regular citizens by taking every parking spot set aside for lib…
LEVY: Invest in quality education
In a time when the “sky seems to be falling” with every turn of the page of the newspaper and tensions run high for every election season, I feel so compelled to ask for support for the Coeur d’Alene School Distric…