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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 …
ELECTION: Can't keep teachers out
Ann Seddon doesn't want Coeur d'Alene teachers to be involved with school board elections. (Letter to the editor-May 1). Apparently it is OK for her and her group to be involved in the democratic process but not te…
SCHOOLS: Beware hidden ideologies
I read with interest the letter from Mr. Mann regarding his two school board candidates. It came across as a thinly veiled effort to characterize the teachers and their union (after all, they are one and the same) …
MALEK: Reader appreciates column
Luke Malek, the pleasure of reading your articles is a monthly must for me.
SCOUTS: Dishonesty crumbles cookies
SHAME ON YOU to the woman who knowingly wrote two bad checks to Girl Scout Troop 2498 for cookies! That $60-plus comes out of the troop's profits. This money is used for camping trips and educational programs for o…
SCHOOLS: Vote yes on 274 levy
To all residents in Kootenai Joint School District No. 274, I urge you to vote YES on our upcoming school levy May 17.
McEUEN: Motives should be questioned
In Saturday's Press Mr. Connaway hit the nail on the head with his assumption that we really don't need this project at this time or sometime down the road. Some shady tactics are going on. I think it's just some p…
LCDC: Stretching story of its impact
The Citizen Urban Renewal meeting on April 26 generated some surprising information about urban renewal impacts. In defense of urban renewal, Tony Berns, LCDC executive director was quoted in The Press the followin…
HEADLINE: An unwarranted jab
In regard to your headline May 4, although it was an AP jab, if I remember correctly, none of the 3,000-plus who died on Sept. 11 were armed which makes those two writers seen to be trying to stir up some activity!
WARMING: Harris sees the light
Hallelujah! Cliff Harris admits Arctic warming. Of course, he attributes it to soot and not CO2 but it's a start. According to Skeptical Science on April 2, "black carbon (BC, soot) is a short term climate forcer, …
NIC: Applauding policy of protest
The administration at NIC could never have anticipated a group of extreme protesters like the Westboro Baptist Church would pay the quite little campus by the lake a visit. While everyone knew this play was controv…
UNIONS: Choice over coercion
I was disappointed by the Editorial on April 29, 2011. The entire "tone" of the editorial was "what's in it for me" not "how can we collaborate in an effort to benefit everyone."
McEUEN: Invest in jobs instead
In regard to Saturday's, My Turn, Mr. Connaway has some very good points. The McEuen field project is for the most part a joke. The city, the state and the country are in debt and the mayor is saying we should spen…
SEALS: U.S. sent the best
When you care, send the best. Navy Seals with CIA and DOD support took out Osama bin Laden and then fed his body to the fishes in the Northern Arabian Sea.
OSAMA: Credit where it's due
The underlying moral is that Obama finished what Bush began immediately following the World Trade Center tragedy. What liberals could never, ever understand was our primary reason for being in Afghanistan. We neede…
OSAMA: Credit where it's due
The underlying moral is that Obama finished what Bush began immediately following the World Trade Center tragedy. What liberals could never, ever understand was our primary reason for being in Afghanistan. We neede…