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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 …
SCHOOLS: Then, now not same
"OK, I've had it with these Teacher Unions and the teachers who belong to them." This is what Jim Blake, who is retired from the Navy, has to say about teachers... and to be honest, "I HAVE HAD IT!" My colleagues t…
GIFT: Makes wedding even better
This is a delayed note of gratitude toward an anonymous person, who happened to be at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant on the night of Feb. 21. On that snowy evening, my fiance and I had said our vows, starting our l…
SAFETY: Cheers for road funding
I just read the article "U.S. 95 will become safer roadway." I was so thrilled to hear that the budget writers have authorized funding for the Garwood to Granite Hill project.
GAS: Why $5 a gallon?
The Bakken stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and into Canada. The oil reserves in the Bakken will provide 500 billion barrels and because it is light sweet oil, those billions of barrels will co…
KNIVES: Donors honor our veterans
Thanks to God, the Buck family, Buck Knives Inc., the Coeur d'Alene Press, the Post Falls Press and our other donors, we continue to provide a special gift of the U.S. servicemen/women who have served a tour in Ira…
ECONOMY: Teachers aren't the enemy
Wake up America! I do not remember the teachers of this state/country being a part of its financial demise. If we are all supposed to "make cutbacks," when do those making $500K plus or more than $250K plus start m…
GOP: Admit your failures
It is time for the Republican Party to admit they have failed. They have failed by nearly every measure.
COLUMN: Left union ideals out
Mary Souza (March 3) obviously has no respect for the working class of citizens. Her constant reference to profit as the only source of employment belies her bias. Her ilk is demonstrated by anachronistic reference…
JUDGES: Conflict built into system
Are judges profiting off their own cases? Yes, sad to say but true. Idaho Code §1-2002 - JUDGES' RETIREMENT FUND, states: "The Judges' Retirement Fund, which shall consist of all moneys appropriated from the genera…
IDAHO: Provider of education
Careful reading of the U.S. Constitution fails to find reference to any responsibility for the U.S. Government to provide Education to its citizens.
UNIONS: Ruining public education
In the 1950s America had hundreds of airlines, scores of railroads, dozens of automakers, a huge steel industry and customer service. Where are they now? They were destroyed by unions and taxes. Unions destroy ever…
TEACHERS: Yes, we'll take that offer
I agree with Mr. Blake's letter. We should pay our teachers like other public servants. There would be a structured pay scale that included pay raises every two years just for sticking around, and we could expect t…
UNION: Something cheesy in Wisconsin
Guess who can't take yes for an answer? On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Republicans caved in to the wayward Democrats. Yes, you heard me right! After years of public employees receiving larger wage increases than worke…
LEVY: Wording was a problem
Am I the only person that had a problem with the way the school tax levy was written? If a person voted no on levy 1 their right to vote on levy 2 was denied. In essence if you wanted a say on levy 2 you had to vot…
GOVERNMENT: How much is too much?
The letter from Hendrik Mills is just another warning of government intrusion on our private lives. All I know about that situation is what I read in the paper, but for those who think "there ought to a law" or are…