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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 …
NELSON: Who is the candidate?
On November 2, 2010 we will arrive at our designated polling location, we'll be handed a ballot and we'll vote. As an alternative, some will vote via absentee ballot. In a perfect world, the best qualified candidat…
TAXES: We must learn from the past
I just read with great interest the article regarding the 2010-2011 Kootenai County property tax changes. They are alarming and I applaud you for bringing it to our attention.
LIDS: Way to circumvent fairness
We were set up! We didn't have a chance!
PHONES: Book of the month club?
I now receive so many telephone directories and Yellow Pages, I feel like I belong to the "Telephone Book of the Month Club!" I swear I receive a dozen or so each year, and it's getting worse. Plus, most of them ar…
MUSLIMS: When knowledge is bliss
Ignorance is defined as, "Not knowing or illiterate." In the Sept. 19 "Readers Write" section, Daniel Connacher gave a heartfelt and passionate appeal to the Christian community to pick a month of international mou…
LIDS: Law needs to change
Notice to all property owners. Local Improvement Districts (LID) are becoming more common. A city can create an LID to widen roads, put in water and sewer lines, storm water drains, sidewalks, street lights, benche…
THANKS: Honor troops and families
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all those who deployed on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. This is a thank you to all the men and women who have sacrificed their personal lives to fight for the freedom of us here …
MINNICK: Guilty of spinning truth
The perils of taking single comments out of context came to the forefront recently when the White House/Dept. of Agriculture fired Shirley Sherrod for a comment played on a website, only to retract after they bothe…
TIMBERLAKE: Time to pull together
One thing I do agree with Sue Damon is that the news of the management agreement did come out kind of suddenly. But with the large turnouts, lots of audience questions, arguments and finger-pointing that was happen…
DON'T CALL: Law should be honored
Our household re-registers on the DO NOT CALL REGISTRY every six months, on the home and our cell phones in order to refresh our numbers on the "list." My question to the politicians: Did we miss a small print disc…
CHAMBERS: China trip is shameful
I am more than disappointed to learn of our local area Chamber of Commerce in Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Sandpoint encouraging more businesses to invest in China.
MUSLIMS: Don't fall for anything
Self-flagellation, thy name is Daniel Connacher (Ltrs, 19 Sep). What in the world is the purpose of his litany of Christian offenses against Muslims - hundreds of years ago? Nice touch with the hyperbole of "knee-d…
LABRADOR: Look in mirror, hypocrite
HYPOCRITE: "One who affects values or qualities one does not have." (Webster's Dictionary).
HUNTING: Article misrepresents sport
In response to the article "We're just proficient at killing animals."
MINNICK: Fine point from protest
The Constitution doesn't say anything about a "legitimate use" for firearms as determined by politicians.