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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 …
LIBRARIES: Blank did so much for our libraries
LIBRARIES: Blank did so much for our libraries
GOP: One less Idaho Republican
GOP: One less Idaho Republican
LIBRARIES: Thank you Katie Blank
LIBRARIES: Thank you Katie Blank
DEMOCRATS: Thanks for all the failed policies
So Geraldine Douglas in her rantings against Republicans thinks Democrats should be thanked for the assorted ill-conceived, wasteful, and poorly executed initiatives that Lenin and Trotsky would applaud.
ABORTION: People are waking up
On June 16 the (unnamed author) of The Press editorial got it wrong — again.
LIBRARIES: Blank’s resignation was a true loss
Community Library Network Trustee Katie Blank resigned — a true loss of leadership and institutional knowledge. She’s been a protector of the free exchange of ideas and information and a shining example of citizen …
HISTORY: Honoring veterans, protecting the vulnerable
Recently, our family created a military “shadow box” for a grandfather who served in both world wars (1917-1947) and an uncle who served in WWII and Korea.
FIRE: Why weren’t there sprinklers and alarms?
Why in the world didn’t this building have a fire suppression/alarm system? Were building codes somehow circumvented?
GOP: Moderates wouldn’t try to stop voters
Dorothy Moon assured the Idaho GOP convention delegates that “we are not the fringe,” which was a crowd pleaser. That statement implies that they are either moderate, or completely off the map. As moderates, they a…
TRUMP: Your taxes will go up
Trump will not take taxes from corporations and CEOs so the burden of paying our nation’s debts will fall on us — individuals.
NIC: Board majority doesn’t have college’s best interests in mind
I appreciated Anne Patterson’s June 12, Press, “My Turn” column. Her distorted interpretation of facts exposed what may be a common misunderstanding of the problems created by the North Idaho College Board majority…
SALVATION: We are all freewill creatures
God didn’t make robots in His image. We all have the God-given ability to choose to do good or to do evil. How can we know the difference? Like any wise and reputable manufacturer, God gave an instruction manual fo…
COUNTY: Study group voted for no change
The Optional Forms of Government Study Commission was not discontinued due to persuasive testimony by any one group. The study group worked for a year and heard many public comments. No commenters were ever asked t…
DOWNTOWN: Keep kindness alive
I’m so heartbroken to hear of the recent derogatory remarks made to the youth of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and to members of the basketball team from Utah in the downtown streets of Coeur d’Alene, a place I’ve been p…
GOOD OL’ DAYs: Plenty of good things about them
Susan Crowe’s Good ol’ Days column, June 8, is another in a long string of grievances by those who insist on keeping the memory of American wrongs and injustices, particularly, in Ms. Crowe’s case, committed by “th…