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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 …
CHRISTIANS: Be heard on Nov. 2
I have been hearing a lot about Christian voters who are staying at home this election year. How can that be? If, as a Christian, we are unhappy or dismayed at our country as it stands today, we have 545 elected of…
BULLARD: Time for serious change
Here we have Idaho! A state that has been controlled by Republicans since 1964. A state that ranks 50th in state funding for education at $6,931 per pupil. A state with an incarceration rate that ranks 16th in the …
OTTER: Keeps wolves at bay
I just want to say "Kudos" to Governor Butch Otter for taking a stand against the feds on the wolf issue. So far, he is the only elected official that I will vote to keep in office. If more of our elected "represen…
ILLEGALS: Answer is really E-zee
GOP Wall... build a wall to stop illegal immigration. They will build a tunnel underneath the wall... troops on the border... how many, how long and at what cost? Virtual fence... does not work... answer to the pro…
KRILL: Setting the record straight
On Sept. 16, Sue Damon wrote a My Turn column supporting the Timberlake Fire recall. In opposition, the city of Athol wrote a letter to the editor on Sept. 29 which included defamatory statements and falsely accuse…
CORRIDOR: Place to park tax bucks
Let's see. The LCDC needs $9 (THAT NINE MILLION) million to beautify the area around the collage campus. They speak of roundabouts and swells and planting many trees and what does the collage want? Parking--Parking…
I-BEST: No time for entitlement
I read with interest your article in the Post Falls Press about the I-BEST program. I laud North Idaho College for providing the students the opportunity to complete their high school education and receive vocation…
SCHOOLS: Board makes right call
The Coeur d'Alene school board is making a difficult, but necessary choice to re-direct the board meetings agenda to running the schools, instead of having them twisted so some fringe thinkers can repeatedly rant a…
CURRIE: He exemplifies service
Rick Currie has been a friend of mine since our early days as members of the Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce). Over the years my husband and I worked with Rick and other Jaycees on a number of community service…
NELSON: Discover her for yourself
Jai Nelson has been criticized for not attending some public meetings for commissioner candidates. You should know that she is a single working Mom who travels an hour or more to her job as a cardiac nurse at the S…
LARSEN: Stands up for education
This is to recommend David Larsen for Idaho Legislator District 5 Seat A in the November election. I have known David for many years. I have personally seen him attending many meetings for many hours working for a …
TRUSTEE: Nilson, Ketchum leaders
With election day just around the corner, we as voters have a special opportunity to make a badly needed change at NIC. There are two trustee seats up for filling. There are two candidates that stand out as "the ri…
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DEMOCRATS: State needs them now
On Oct. 19 Kootenai County citizens had an opportunity to hear candidates present their positions. Boise incumbent after Boise incumbent stated the "Jobs were the No. 1 priority."
SIMS: Idaho is her business
I seldom write letters to the editor but chose this forum to urge voters to give thoughtful consideration to electing Kathy Sims as our state representative for District 4B on November 2. Kathy Sims, a successful b…