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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 …
ABUSE: Vigilance can help others
As a longtime foster mom, I was saddened to read about the twin girls found abused and neglected here in Coeur d'Alene. Unfortunately, it is a story I have become familiar with over the years I've fostered.
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WEALTHY: Pitch in to help nation
When ballplayers sign a contract for $27 million a year for three years and the wealthy have so much money they don't know what to do with it, why don't the billionaires save our country? Some of our top people are…
Tribute to a teacher - and friend
Uncle Nils,
LEVY: Schools must make do
Wow, here we go again. The country is broke, people have no income, and the complacency is obvious from these school boards who think that we will sit still and allow them to raise our taxes to fund more of these i…
ECONOMY: Local priorities misaligned
This is a sad Christmas story. For years, Susie's Bar & Grill in Hayden has raised thousands of dollars for her non-profit charity, "Keep It Local Christmas," adopting many local families that need help. It won't b…
PEARL: Event at Lakes a gem
The Pearl Harbor remembrance at Lakes Middle School this week was a demonstration of what is right about the 15th Street landmark. Students and staff teamed up to research history, gathering stories from old-timers…
LEVY: Status quo is no go
I watch with interest as school district politicians this year go to their constituents and ask them to assume the burden of higher taxes. The pleas are done in millions, with percents and assumptions regarding hom…
NATION: Courage needed for cuts
I hope that I am not the only person to note the irony of companion stories in the Dec. 7 Press. On the one hand The Press covered events honoring those members of the "Greatest Generation" who served at Pearl Harb…
CARTOON: Why I'm still laughing
There's a really funny political cartoon in Sunday's newspaper. It depicts the president getting elbowed in the mouth by "Republican Senators" carrying a basketball labeled "filibuster threat." This is, of course, …
CRUISE: Thanks for holiday memories
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KENNEDY: Council made bad decision
I cannot believe that Mike Kennedy expected the citizens of Coeur d'Alene to pay for his lawyer fees for HIS election. He could have represented himself in this lawsuit. He is a big boy and knows how to defend hims…
PORK: One way to get past TSA
I just read where in Seville, Spain, a mosque was to be erected in an area of contention similar to the one at Ground Zero in New York. Rather than mobs protesting and causing possible conflicts, the people simply …
KENNEDY: Angry and disappointed
I actually let out a gasp when I saw the Coeur d'Alene Press headline Wednesday morning saying "CDA picks up lawyer tab."
PORK: Help PF win Prairie Pig
Calling all Post Falls residents! I am a senior at Post Falls High School, and for those of you who may not know, the Prairie Pig rivalry game between our school and Lakeland High School is coming up on Dec. 17. Am…