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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 …
MEALS: Raises go wrong way
It is pretty sad when the commissioners can give employees a big raise and then cut the Meals on Wheels for the poor elderly in our community. Where is the justice in that?
OBAMA: America's favorite scapegoat
Every time a negative event occurs, you can bet that some conservative publication, talk show or email chain will blame the president for that event. Whether it's something as cut and dried as a flood or something …
GOP: 'Reckless' shot at Medicare
I am writing to express my deep concern about House Republicans' vote to end Medicare and cut benefits that hardworking seniors have earned.
SPIRIT: Story ignored positives
We were very offended by the front page of The Press on Sept. 1 concerning Governor Butch Otter's visit to Spirit Lake on Aug. 31. The wolf protesters did not "Snap Up the Spotlight" as the paper stated. It was a v…
4-H: Performance one for the ages
If you missed the drill team "Rolling Thunder" at the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo on Aug. 28, you missed a real treat. They can't learn that kind of horsemanship at the Kroc Center.
MEALS: Food for official thought
No money for senior Meals on Wheels? How do you elected officials sleep at night? There is money for ANOTHER dog park, there are millions of dollars available for the McEuen project, there is money to buy land and …
BEAR: Killing just isn't right
The newspaper and blog accounts of the grizzly bear shooting in Boundary County are obviously biased in favor of the shooter, Jeremy Hill.
PHOTO: Shows irresponsibility
I am a man in my mid-70s and have been over half of the world and seen many things. I have visited zoos and parks in Seattle, San Diego, Stockton, Calif., Minot, N.D., and other places. In all my years I have NEVER…
BUDGET: Welcome to COLAgate
Hats off to our good Samaritan "whistleblower," Mike Patrick and The Press staff, for shining a bright light on COLAgate ... the half truths told by city staff and council regarding city employee pay increases over…
GRIZZLY: Battle of two towns
When I read that a man from Porthill had shot and killed a grizzly bear, I felt I knew what is driving this story.
FEDS: When less is more
I'm really getting tired of people asking the same silly question over and over: Who's going to pay for it? Bob Thomas' Aug. 31 letter, wonders who's going to pay for Hurricane Irene damages unless we raise taxes.
UNIONS: Hoping for better 2012
2011 marks a tumultuous year for workers' rights. With millions of Americans struggling just to make ends meet, our leaders should be protecting the workplace rights that made our communities and our economy strong…
FREAKS: Just don't look, folks
What in the name of God is wrong with you people? A side or freak show is part of the carnival. If you don't want to see it, don't pay your money and don't look.
ADS: Spare us the pornography
I was about to send you a letter thanking you for censoring the Stateline/KonTiki ads, but I opened the paper Wednesday morning and was slapped in the face not once but twice.
RANGE: Judge misses the mark
After Idaho Fish and Game fully complied with a court order to improve the Farragut shooting range, our "less than well informed" judge Mitchell continues to stand in the way of re-opening the range. I don't unders…