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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 …
CUSTOMERS: Have a heart for workers
Hey you! That's right, you! You know who you are. You are that customer who thinks very highly of themselves, so high in fact that you are ever so eager to sacrifice a person's job because your butt wasn't kissed j…
GINGRICH: A faithful leader?
I had just turned the page of a Colin Dexter novel, this evening, when I overheard the second Mrs. Gingrich tell the TV interviewer that, after cheating on her for several years, Newton Leroy desired an "open marri…
MORMONS: Open door to understanding
I would like to address Laura D.'s letter posted Jan. 19. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed Mormons), I would like to clear up some misunderstanding about our beliefs. In her…
WOLVES: Once again, they get the blame
Dear Jane: I wish I could say "I'm sorry" for the loss of your Australian shepherd, healer mix, but I won't. Clearly you are aware of wolves in your area as mentioned in the article on Jan. 19. Chaining a dog to a …
SERIES: A job well done, Press
I am writing in response to the three-part series "Two Years Later..." Being a friend of Adam Johnson, I wish to express my gratitude to Tom Hasslinger for writing the article, and to the rest of the Coeur d'Alene …
BLACKS: They should be GOP
I have just finished reading "The Tuskegee Airmen" which is the story about Black Aviators, mostly fighter pilots, who were trained in Tuskegee, Ala., and sent to combat in 1943 in the Southern European theater to …
EDITORIAL: An argument for choice
I thought your recent editorial in support of schools acting as a locus for provision of social services pointed out once again the urgency in adopting a method for true choice in education for Idaho.
CABINET: Real-life work not needed
The R. Clough Foundation listed a very interesting set of statistics on the percentage of past presidents' cabinets who had worked in the private business sector (a real-life job outside of government) prior to bei…
UMP: Three cheers for Torben Begines
I would like to congratulate Torben Begines for his selection to the Little League World Series umpiring crew.
COUNTY: Impact fees fact, fiction
Kootenai County's impact fees are not about new growth paying its fair share, and they never really were.
PRESIDENTS: Pray for an Obama win
Stanley Kwake claims that at 67 years old his memory is "perfect." One doubts that since he later claims that there have been 50 years of "Democrat" programs. Since for 24 of those years there was a Republican pres…
GAMING: Allan's defense admirable
I only have three words in response to Chief Allan's article: VERY WELL PUT. I also read the article he responded to, and though it was obviously written by a great person with strong moral beliefs, the attitude ca…
CLOSURE: Bidding farewell to The Pit
On behalf of the Back Country ATV Assn. Inc., and the other ATV clubs in North Idaho, I would like to express our great disappointment and sadness on the closure of the Snake Pit.
MARINES: What should happen
Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), a former Army lieutenant colonel, sends THE WEEKLY STANDARD an email commenting on the Marines' video, and has given us permission to publish it.
DOGS: Obey Tubbs Hill rule
At both entrances to Tubbs Hill there are very clear signs that state "DOGS MUST BE LEASHED AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON TUBBS HILL." I am not sure which part of that rule is not clear to some people as they seem to think…