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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 …
JOBS BILL: Let's vote on it, House
Why won't Eric Cantor, House Republican majority leader, bring President Obama's jobs bill to a vote? Either he's afraid it will pass and that would be bad for his party, or he's afraid it won't pass but all the go…
SOLUTION: Stop all the free stuff
Coeur d'Alene, the following REFLECTS THE FEELINGS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
DIVISION: No, it's just socialism
I have just finished reading Mr. Chad Solsvik's two columns of liberal diatribe. It has been a long time since I waded through such a truckload of bovine excrement. He writes this under the heading of ending divisi…
KHS: Animals always come first
I am compelled to respond to the letter printed Oct. 5, which alleges poor conditions and care for the animals at Kootenai Humane Society. That letter couldn't be farther from the truth if it had been written on th…
TAXES: Who's really paying?
This is a vastly oversimplified description with regard to detail but the point made is valid.
EASTON: No other way but 'perpetually'
In 1929 Mr. Fred Fitzes deeded 420 acres to the Boy Scouts of America, PERPETUALLY. He did a great thing for generations of scouts to come.
CANDIDATES: To be happy is perfect
Regarding the letter to the editor Oct. 2 that made the point very well, the GOP is desperate to find the perfect presidential candidate. I would like to add to the points made in that letter.
LOCHSA: Don't buy it, N. Idaho
There are few things as confusing and annoying as the Lochsa Land Exchange (ULX).
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ANIMALS: Need better care at KHS
I agree with Erin Cooper and Erin Rundell's letter about animal suffering and the Humane Society in the Sept. 21 paper.
DIVISION: Time to end it in U.S.
What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one a…
IB: Cheerleading isn't fact-finding
I attended the "Community Chat" on Sept. 26, which became a pep rally staged by IB teachers and students. I listened to a host of IB students speak emotionally about how much IB means to them. There is no doubt tha…
AD: Don't print if inappropriate
The ad that ran Thursday, Sept. 29, on the front of the Local section for the Kon Tiki bar is tasteless.
SAFETY: Let it guide you, too
Why are there so many ridiculous accidents and fatalities on the streets these days? Duh. Inattention, too much "gadgetry" in vehicles, or just pure stupidity?
U.S.: Focus on our nation only
When Saddam Hussein was killed during George Bush's presidency, I heard George state that the war was over. If so, does the existing war belong to George? George made the statement that the only way he could take m…