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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 …
RECALL: Stopping to say thank you
Thank you and congratulations to Sara, Jennifer, Benjamin and Chris for your hard and persistent work in the Stop the Recall effort. You have helped save our beautiful, forward thinking city from what could have be…
SECURITY: Feds, pay the fund back
All politicians running for all offices say we must do something about Social Security and Medicare. We have already done something about them. In 1955 when Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States of A…
GAS: Why the price gouging?
While I appreciate The Press publishing the little table telling us where we can spending several cents to go save a few cents for cheaper gas in our town, there’s something I don’t understand. Driving around town …
RECALL: Glad that's all over
Whew! The Recall comes up short. Thank GOD. What a colossal waste of everyone’s time. Now we all can get on with our lives and the pro-Recall people can go on doing what they do best: Complain about taxes, stand in…
WARMING: Why Rutan is wrong
There is a big lie in Burt Rutan’s view of human caused global warming, an Orwellian, overwhelming lie. It’s not on the part of the scientists, though, it’s from Rutan’s own misshapen set of data. If you’ll notice …
JUDGE: Questions about bankruptcy
While I am quite sure that it is permissible, is it normal for judges to file for bankruptcy? How does a person making $9,000 a month mismanage his finances to the degree that he has to file for bankruptcy? Granted…
RECALL: Cheers to the incumbents
To our Mayor Sandi Bloem and Council Members Mike Kennedy, Woody McEvers and Deanna Goodlander: a hearty CONGRATULATIONS!
DOCTORS: Upset by their power
To anyone reading this column, if you have a living will or a “durable power of attorney,” tear it up and burn it, as they are absolutely no good to you! Doctors can do anything they want to.
CRONYISM: Let open market rule
A vote taken last week to start phasing out sugar subsidies for a small number of producers in this country failed by a few votes. Because of this “crony favoritism,” consumers in this country pay 50 percent more f…
CAMARO: Story has happy ending
I was extremely pleased by today’s (June 19) article about Mr. King’s black Camaro being found in Boise. My oldest son works in the collector car business; they are a very closed and knowledgeable group, so I am no…
EVENTS: Keep the dogs away
I enjoyed the recent Car d’Lane but was surprised at the amount of dogs people brought there. I think it’s inhumane to bring small children and animals to an event like this. The noise and the hot pavement are not …
SCHOOLS: Yes, repairs are needed
I am a fiscal conservative, former home-schooling mom and strong critic of improper expenditures of taxpayer dollars on certain educational issues. However, I spent part of one school year working as a substitute t…
SCHOOLS: Bryan has fallen behind
I am a parent of two children attending Bryan Elementary. I am supporting the Aug. 28 school bond levy because I believe that health and safety in our school buildings must be a priority in our district.
CZARS: Unwanted and unwarranted
Two years ago Mr. Obama forced, blackmailed, coerced, bribed and bought the totally Democratic Congress to pass, and he signed, Obamacare, against the wishes of at least 1/2 of the population (now up to about 75 pe…
ART: Vision makes Cd'A even better
I had the wonderful surprise Thursday morning of discovering the new public art near the new Coeur d’Alene wastewater treatment plant while riding my bike to work. The sculptures of “Frolicking Creatures” are whims…