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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 …
PLOWS: City misses the mark
Last Friday at 9 a.m. I went to Aspen Sound on Cherry Lane to drop off my truck. I was surprised at the amount of snow on Cherry Lane when I turned off Hwy 95. I thought the city plows must be on their way. About 1…
Should Coeur d'Alene pay Mike Kennedy's $105,000 legal bill?
WARMING: Russian left out in the cold
Cliff Harris’ Nov. 15 column quotes a Russian space scientist as claiming that we will be in a “Little Ice Age” in four years. It is perhaps fortunate that Academician Abdussmatov is stationed in Saint Petersburg.…
SPENDING: Out of work, out of money
Now Ireland is asking for a bailout just like Greece.
RESTAURANT: Didn't honor vets, military
Who are those people that own the banks bailed out by the taxpayers? They are the same people who own the Federal Reserve Banks and control our money. They give the President his marching orders and own the Democra…
TSA: Regulations have crossed line
In response to David Sheridan’s letter; so Mr. Sheridan thinks anyone who doesn’t want to consent to a ‘scanner’ or an ‘enhanced patdown’ is ‘crazy enough to be a danger to my flight” and should ‘STAY HOME’. Altho…
TSA: Needs to start profiling
These TSA screening procedures remind me of a story I heard several years ago - I wish I could remember exactly how it went - where a man lost something on the street in the dark. Maybe it was his car keys. But i…
TSA: What is wrong with profiling?
Hillary Clinton said to the question: “would she submit to a pat-down?” … “not if I could avoid it,” says.Clinton “No. I mean, who would?”
COLUMN: Stepped on reader's toes
Regarding Alecia Warren's dance movie analogies and cynical view of plots ( Friday Nov. 19th ), she needs to check her facts and actually watch the movies she feels the need to distort.
EDITOR: Gives writer new name
Editor’s note: In the newspaper business, the only thing worse than failing to correct a mistake is creating one. Typing in a submitted letter to the editor, I misread the name of the writer. Thankfully, she has a…
WANTED: Info on Farragut civilians
About 273,000 sailors went through Farragut Navy Base in the early 1940s. There is a record of all these, mostly men.
HOMELESS: Left out in the cold
Where do the homeless go at night when the winds blow chill and the day’s blue sky has turned black, and on a moonless night when the stars can give only twinkling comfort to those suffering the cold wetness of rai…
WW II: Message won't be forgotten
I joined the crew of the U.S.S. Minneapolis in San Diego on July 16, 1945. Having served aboard the U.S. Nevada as a radioman and subsequently as a radioman/controller with the FAA, I attained a receiving proficie…
BEWARE: They're after your money
During the coming months many different taxing groups will once again be sticking their hands into your pocket. These groups will be city, county, state, federal and school districts.
SENIORS: Please heed this SOS
Recently I read Sholeh Patrick’s article in The CDA Press about the financial crisis facing Lake City Senior Center. Because of our frigid weather, the senior center will have an even more difficult time paying th…