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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 …
VOTE: Give Obama two more years
To all the people out there that are constantly spewing gloom and doom statements and saying, among other things, that the stimulus is not working, you should get a hold of the Sept. 6 edition of Time Magazine. Acc…
VOTE: Dems blew best chance
President Obama is working frantically to get his message out to the nation to administer some anti-amnesia medication. Too late, the Dems had their chance and blew it.
VOTE: Nation counting on it
Never in my lifetime have we seen such desecration of our institutions of government.
VOTE: Pendulum swings two ways
It is interesting to hear all the candidates (wishful thinking) and incumbents (why didn't you do it sooner?) keep espousing how they will cut spending, lower taxes, give us all jobs and generally make our lives so…
VOTE: It's key to our liberty
"The world has never had a good definition of the word ‘liberty,' and the American people, just now are much in the want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same th…
VOTE: Officer, or NIC trustee?
Why is Christie Wood running for a seat on the NIC Board, when she should be doing her job as a Police Officer? When was the last time she worked a night shift, or for that matter a patrol shift? The Chief of Polic…
VOTE: Christians follow 4 guides
When choosing your candidate to vote for (and I'm quoting as close as I remember a Catholic TV program Tuesday night - I am a protestant born again Christian), I sincerely agree with the following.
VOTE: Attack letter unconscionable
The letter by Roger Benoit really got my blood pressure up. How dare them pick on this guy, this trash politics is the kind of stuff that got me out of politics 18 years ago.
CURRIE: Deserves your write-in vote
As election time draws close, I feel strong in my comments for Rick Currie who is a write-in candidate running for Kootenai County Commissioner, District 2. Mr. Currie whose rank was staff sergeant in the U.S. Army…
TRUSTEE: Wood, Howard best two
This letter is written as an endorsement of two candidates running for the trustee positions at North Idaho College. Christie Wood and Ken Howard are my candidates of choice.
LABRADOR: He's what he says he is
We have one last chance in North Idaho to show the Obama Administration and Speaker Pelosi that we do not approve of their actions in D.C. We must vote out Walt Minnick, who is not the conservative he represents hi…
OTTER: Vote for experience
Two years ago, America elected Barack Obama to be president. Many worried about Obama's lack of any executive experience during that election. Now, two years later, Obama's approval ratings have already dropped bel…
NELSON: End of good ol' boys
In the future when Jai Nelson is in office I pray that politics and the desire of special interest groups will not override the rights of land owners. The gold boys have had control over our commissions for far too…
OLSON: Invest in Idaho's future
As a five-year teacher of special education in Lakeland School District, a student of Idaho's public schools kindergarten through graduate school and a citizen of Idaho for my entire life, I'm sickened by the fact …
KETCHUM: Best choice for students
I met Mr. Ketchum the year he began working at North Idaho College. I was on several committees with him and soon learned what an enthusiastic worker he is and the dedication he has to improve student's lives. The …