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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 …
COUNTY: Goal is to save money
Dear N. Dolph,
LABRADOR: Misses key differences
I am amazed that our Congressman, Raul Labrador, has such a fundamentally flawed understanding of “Obamacare” and the recent Supreme Court decision upholding its constitutionality. He stated: “The fundamental griev…
MANDATE: Whew, that was a close one
I’m proud to live in a free state like Idaho, where I don’t have to wear a helmet when I ride my motorcycle. Where I don’t have to have health insurance when (not if, but when) I go down on my motorcycle.
OBAMACARE: Fuel for conservatives
I believe that the Affordable Care Act will be either dismantled or repealed just after the next election cycle.
FEDS: Adding insult to death
To the federal government, I think you are a piece of [excrement]! My father-in-law lived for 29 days in June and the first thing you think of doing is debiting his checking account for his June Social Security che…
OUCH: Accident could've been worse
We would like to thank those individuals that stepped up to help our 12-year-old son who had a bicycle accident on the way to his tennis lesson this past week. While riding his bike near the Ramsey and Hanley inter…
TIMBER: Radicals stand in the way
“There’s Money in That Timber.” Really? There used to be.
SCOTUS: Taxes now trump freedom
The importance of the Supreme Court decision regarding Obamacare lies far less in what it does to health care, than in what it does to basic American concepts of freedom and rule of law. John Roberts, in “Alice in …
FOURTH: We're free no more
I refuse to celebrate the Fourth this year. We are being stripped of our Freedoms and if BHO gets re-elected there will be no more Constitution. He has spit on it, laughed at it and apologized for it. Anyone who is…
COLUMN: Worth a postage stamp
I suggest that every single person who wants to keep McEuen Field as is (except to build a desperately needed modern restroom facility) to clip out Jim Doty’s “My Turn Opinion” from the June 22 CDA Press and mail i…
HEALTH: A step in right direction
Audacious! After the Supreme Court decision, President Obama said the health care plan was not done for political reasons, but because it was the right thing to do. It’s ironic that Obama’s health care plan was fir…
REHAB: Here's how it's working
Tax dollars are clearly at work here at the North Idaho Correctional Institution. You have probably heard about those of us fortunate enough to be given the opportunity for drug and alcohol treatment here on the Ri…
HEALTH: Letter worries retirees
Thousands of GTE/Verizon/BellAtlantic/Idearc and Supermedia retirees received a USPS registered letter recently advising them that as of Sept 1, 2012 their healthcare coverage monthly fees would be going up by seve…
TRAPPING: Don't support measure
I am disappointed to learn that the Idaho Legislature is putting a constitutional amendment (HJR2) on the ballot this November to guarantee forever the rights of Idahoans to hunt, fish, and trap. While most people …
FREEDOM: A tribute to today
Why is there an Independence Day in America? In 1776, 236 years ago, the people who lived in America were under the rule of the king of England. They didn’t like it, so they fought for their freedom, and they won a…