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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 …
HOLMES: Putting Rathdrum ahead
The KXLY news report "Big Projects Starting in Rathdrum" is a testimony to how Mayor Vic Holmes has done so much for Rathdrum while other communities are languishing in a bad economy. Mayor Holmes has done this wit…
HIT & RUN: Bad news for driver
To the driver of the SUV I was behind in 2900 block of 12th Street, on 10/26 at about 8 a.m. - I saw the dog dart in front of you. I saw the dog rolling under your car and to the middle of the street. Then I saw yo…
TAXES: Don't forget whose money it is
The socialist/progressive argument (war) against rich people has been the same for more than a hundred years. Tax The Rich and that will take care of everything. According to the Tax Foundation, the Tariff Act of O…
BRUNING: What's right with city
Political rhetoric has reached a new low in Coeur d'Alene. On Oct. 6 the Coeur d'Alene Press quoted City Council candidate Steve Adams as saying our City Council has done "nothing correct." Really? Nothing? The Kro…
SAYLER: Integrity for City Council
A vote for George Sayler, City Council candidate, is a vote for integrity. George Sayler served us well as a state legislator with a good solid common sense approach to the issues facing Idaho.
KHS: Volunteers, workers deserve thanks
From my own personal experience in adopting a dog recently, I want to join those who write in expressing their gratitude to the workers and volunteers for the love and work they do at the shelter, and in caring for…
KYRO: Skate to the finish line
I am amazed at the work that Matthew Beam has done toward rebuilding the KYRO center. But despite his hardest efforts, money is still short. Is there any way to get funding for this new KYRO center, that is a nonpr…
ELECTION: Wind for citizens' sails
Many facts and figures that have come to light in this past week indicate that the City Hall of Coeur d'Alene is at sea in shallows near rocks and shoals with the operations of the city. Insiders have brought forth…
DIRNE: One roof for all the people
What a great story on Dirne Community Healthcare all under one roof. What a long way this Community Home for All has traveled. I personally have made my family's health care home at Dirne. What a blessing and incre…
NATION: Things just don't add up
Let me begin, up front, with some information about myself. I am a senior citizen in my 70s. Retired from the U.S. Navy. I grew up, as most people my age did, believing in God, country and family. With hard work an…
DEBATE: iPad and 75 do go together
The recent article about City Hall banning iPads during debates was an eye catcher to me first, but after I read, I could understand why. The comment about the age made me a little upset about the future city counc…
OCCUPY: There's room for more
OCCUPY: Try this on, see how it fits
I have the ideal starter program for these Wall Street protesters. They are unlikely to get what they're after without some starter operation like this to set the stage so to speak.
SCOUTS: Windy Bay a poor choice
Many people have toured Camp Easton and the proposed relocation site of the Boy Scouts at Windy Bay. It is baffling how any BSA regional board or committee member could consider these two sites as comparable in ser…
SCHOOLS: Change structure of grades
The Coeur d'Alene School District, in my opinion, needs to change and should be changed. It should be K-6 grade in elementary school, seventh, eighth and ninth grades should be in middle school, finally 10th, 11th …