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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 …
WRIT: Senators need to explain
A writ of habeas corpus, also known as the Great Writ, is a summons with the force of a court order; it is addressed to the custodian (a prison official for example) and demands that a prisoner be taken before the …
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Guest Opinion
PRIORITIES: They don't add up
What do you suppose our government is up to? Our nation is deeply in debt and the government's solution: Spend more money, a lot more money. And raise our taxes.
WOLVES: Cutthroats walk on two legs
Wolves kill for sport? C'mon, Bruce Eggleston, letter of Nov. 27. Man is the only creature that I've ever heard of killing for entertainment. And please don't throw me that red herring about needing to hunt to feed…
WAR: Here comes history - again
When I read the headlines on The Press of Oct. 22 I didn't know if I should laugh or cry.
McEUEN: What vote really meant
For me the recent City Council election was all about the McEuen Field proposal and how it has been handled by the City Council. I am a conservative, independent voter and certainly not a Reagan Republican. I belie…
SHOPPING: A million-dollar question
Here's a question maybe someone can answer. If so many people are having such a hard time paying bills, mortgages, providing food for their family etc., how are so many of them lining up to buy "stuff" they don't r…
U.S.: The enemy within
Thomas Jefferson said, "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our count…
PAKISTAN: No friends of ours
I am so sorry the Pakistani people feel so violated because U.S. troops accidently killed 24 of their citizens - citizens the U.S. will probably end up paying millions of dollars to their families.
ECONOMICS: Why we're in this mess
Jeff Bourget's My Turn (Friday, Nov. 25) really nailed it. Trickle down economics doesn't work, and 30 years of tax cuts and preferential treatment for the wealthiest among us has proved it. While the economic pie …
ADVICE: Heed this memo from Mars
Greetings Americans,
WORK: Standards apply to businesses
I appreciate the editorial headlined "Listen up: Work ethic calls." I have some very legitimate questions and answers to this editorial.
SCAMS: Some hit close to home
There have been reports of scams from all over... Nigeria, Canada, Chicago via the White House, etc. But folks... there's trouble right here in River City (with my apologies to "the Music Man)."
McEUEN: Dream on a lean budget
I can only imagine what it would be like waking up on a beautiful sunshiny day, loading up our vehicles with our family including children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and driving to McEuen Park for a day of…
DEBT: The joke's on us
I'm not sure what to laugh at more: The "super committee" or the media's reporting of it.