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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 …
SHOLEH: Column liberal propaganda
To Sholeh Patrick, I'm sorry you find political ad slogans like "family values,” "freedom,” "support our troops" and "stop illegal immigration" offensive.
HOYT: Press did man no justice
I just returned from the funeral of Grant Hoyt. The church in Rathdrum was packed with friends, family and loved ones. In fact, people were standing in the rain outside because there was no room in the church. Gran…
BILLBOARDS: Video assaults on senses
Is anyone else concerned about the new video billboards cropping up all around us? Not only are they a serious distraction to drivers, but this is scenic Idaho, not Times Square! They are visual pollution.
STORM: That was a tornado
I read your front page article concerning some houses in the Hayden Lake area that were damaged by the abrupt windstorm last week. I can say that here in Dalton Gardens, I was out after 8:30 p.m., I was putting u…
CHARITY: Punished for desire to share
Recently I lost my job thanks to the Obama Recession, and then my home. I’m now unemployed and living with a friend until I find another job and can afford a place of my own again.
ARIZONA: Obama snubs the rational
Mr. Odell, I read your letter in the Sunday Press about the president and the Arizona Immigration Bill. You really think he cares what you and I think? It took Arizona to pass the bill — the feds wouldn't touch it …
OBAMA: Phobia is real and growing
It refers to the "had it up to here" attitude that many Americans are expressing with regard to the Marxist now occupying the White House and those who support him in Congress. ObamaPhobia is growing daily and may …
We're masters of irony, slaves to it
Human thought has isolated three basic types of irony: There's verbal irony, in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant (think politics). Then there's dramatic irony, in which the audience has informati…
COUNTY: Don't miss this meeting
The attempt of our County Commissioners to quietly and quickly pass an “Emergency Ordinance” in Kootenai County, and initially without even having a public hearing, is ridiculous, irresponsible and an insult to the…
CHURCH: Celebrating historic birthday
Today is Pentecost Sunday. Christ's Church is celebrating its 1977th
IB: Demonstrate critical thinking
In the last few months, I and other “patrons” of the CdA school district have researched and studied the International Baccalaureate Program. We as a non-political group are just parents and taxpayers that have dem…
HOYT: Good deeds should count, too
I am writing this letter in response to the article “Missing Man Found Dead.” Being a “local” myself, I was aware that the man in question was missing and that his body had been found.
GOP: Oil stains on its canvas
Republicans deregulated the banking, health care, mining, and oil industries to prove to us that when private industries are left alone, America will prosper. Let us see who has actually prospered.
MEDICARE: Send message to feds
This is an open letter to all senior citizens. If you are having a difficult to impossible time locating a general care doctor who still accepts new Medicare patients, it is because the same government we trusted w…
IB: Issue isn't about choice
I attended the School District’s “Schools of Choice” workshop on 5/17/10. The School Board had the opportunity to address the concerns we as parents and taxpayers have raised concerning the controversial IB/PYP pr…