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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 …
LEVY: Why not revote on both?
OK. Lakeland Joint School District wants a retry vote on the $1 million a year for 10-year levy. So in that same reference for a level playing field why then cannot the people who voted no on the $5 million a year …
TROOPS: Get out of Afghanistan
More than 10 years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, I see little evidence that the current U.S. military strategy is helping to bring peace or stabilizing that country. I am heartened by reports that our country…
EASTON: It's all about tradition
I am opposed to the trade of Camp Easton property. I can put it in one word, TRADITION. The camp has over the years had many thousands of Scouts spend their summer learning the ways of nature. I was one of them and…
ULTRASOUND: Not GOP's business
This is an open letter to our “North Idaho Team” of Sen. Bob Nonini, Sen. Jim Hammond and Rep. Frank Henderson.
COLUMN: A mother's wisdom
On March 13, in response to an item written by a Dr. StormoGipson as to when life begins, etc., The Press ran a rebuttal opinion, written by Stephanie Murphy, which I felt was one of the most sensitive items I have…
ULTRASOUND: Look closely, independents
Any of you leaning GOP look at what happened in Boise Friday. Anxious to get a five-hour head-start on their weekend, lawmakers opted to delay voting whether women should be forced to undergo ultrasounds in Idaho i…
INSPIRING: Don't forget 4 chaplains
Last month the Napoleon Ouellette, Post No. 24 of the American Legion in the small town of Rumford, Maine, held a ceremony for the four chaplains aboard the troop transport “Dorchester.”
LOST: Wallet's return requested
On Saturday, March 18, we were at Zumiez (skate store in Riverstone) in the late afternoon. My 9-year-old son laid his wallet down on the couch in order to try on some sunglasses. When we got home, he realized he h…
McEUEN: More ways to improve
I read Councilman Mike Kennedy’s letter to the editor with interest. I appreciate the spirit of compromise that he details, and I am pleased to think that the plan for the redevelopment of McEuen Field is being sca…
COLUMN: Key to motherhood
I’ve wanted to respond to Dr. StormoGipson’s article on life’s beginnings but was trapped by my response to Joan Harman (which was not published due to scheduling problems). However that problem is now passed and h…
HEALTH: Three big dates ahead
Circle them on your calendar: March 26, 27 and 28. According to Marsha Mercer, in an AARP Magazine article:
SHOOTING: Story short on facts
Cd’A Press Staff Writer Brian Walker showed off his journalistic talents with his March 13 article recapping the pursuit and (unfortunate) death of Justin Todd. I was most impressed with Mr. Walker’s quoting an uni…
WOLVES: Map points them out
It seems as though each week there is a letter or notice of more and more wolf sightings in the state of Idaho and surrounding states, especially during hunting season. After three failed attempts on the Idaho Fish…
MACK: 76 trombones for speaker support
Last month the Post Falls High School presented a wonderful musical: Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” It’s about a town in Iowa locked in petty disputes and jealousies until the Music Man comes to town stirs up …
SCHOOLS: Nobody is being forced
In response to “Schools: Don’t use kids as tool” letter on March 14. Thank God for freedom of choice. Exploitation involves someone forcing another person to do something against their will.