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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 …
WORDS: Separate reality and rhetoric
In a recent "My Turn" article, Pastor Peterson of the First Presbyterian Church discussed the importance of words. I was very impressed with the first part of his article: the importance of using positive words to …
DON'T ASK: Just check moral code
It always sounds so good, so tolerant, so open-minded. If we would all just accept everybody and everything the world would overflow with peace and love. Really? Jim Carroll (Ltrs, 16 Jan 11) took Unus Vocate to t…
HART: Destroyed voter faith in ethics
We in Idaho's Third Legislative District have elected a man to office who says he supports the U.S. Constitution and then does all in his power to subvert it by trying to establish a private, for-profit currency sy…
DON'T ASK: Promiscuity not just in the military
Regarding "Repeal: Sex will be everywhere" by Unus Vocate:
McEUEN: Past wasn't so bad
It used to be logging and mills. Now, it's a private golf course. It used to be swimming at Sanders. Now, it's private unless you want to sit in the water below 2,128 feet. It used to be softball, tennis, American …
McEUEN: Public should have say
Having just read that the City Council and the mayor are NOT going to allow a public vote on the McEuen project because they already represent the people is the last straw. This isn't the first time they have colle…
McEUEN: Too big, too deep
I think the plans for McEuen Field are far too reaching. One park can't be all things to all people. That's why we have many different parks throughout Coeur d'Alene, to meet the needs of a diverse population.
McEUEN: Boaters deserve better
I am very concerned about the potential loss of the Third Street boat launch. This launch removal will cause over crowding at the other launches with the effect of pushing many boaters off the lake during peak boat…
McEUEN: Voters will have final say
I don't know where the mayor got the idea that the public will not have any vote on the McEuen Field/Third Street Boat Ramp issue.
LCDC: Dollars are from the public
Just a reminder. When you read that LCDC is to fund any project, remember these are your tax dollars. I find it disingenuous when a story reads as if LCDC does not come from public tax income.
CITYLINK: Time to charge riders
Item: The Rising cost of Citylink's Success. It appears that the Coeur d'Alene Tribe funded and began the Citylink as a means of making it easier for folk to go to the casino. Now they are asking for help. It is po…
COMMISSIONER: Not a friend of the people
Recently I went to the East Side District Road Department office. I talked to the road foreman about the snowplow driver pushing snow down Myers Hill Road and across Wolf Lodge Creek Road, into a hill next to my mo…
BOB: Community is looking for you
Where has he gone? Bob Johnston, who worked as a funeral director for a Post Falls funeral home for many, many years (at least 30) is no longer there. I cannot imagine having to go through the painful loss of a lov…
CITYLINK: Bus misused by some
I happened to ride the wonderful free public transportation Coeur d'Alene has to offer recently. I would appreciate the opportunity to offer one or two words to the wise regarding the state of said public transport…
CITYLINK: Is not a 'free ride'
There never was a "free ride;" someone, somewhere, pays for it.