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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 …
ILLEGALS: Block them via jobs
Here we are trying to stop illegal immigration as one of our major problems in the USA and what do our “elected representatives” do? Vote to allow them!
HEALTH CARE: Let free enterprise rule
Let’s cut through the smokescreen surrounding healthcare and look at facts. I remember a time when you called the doctor and he came to you. He accepted a reasonable fee and that was that. Then government got invol…
GUNS: Rights in the crosshairs
It’s a different world I live in.
DUI: Three cheers for law enforcement
I am writing this letter in regards to 03-11-2010 Post Falls Press: DUI BUSTERS. Great story; these officers are getting the credit they deserve for a great job well done.
OBAMA: Back to business basics
Several weeks ago Obama addressed a group of business people concerning the lack of job growth in the private sector. In essence he said … the reason businesses are not hiring is because the greedy bankers won’t…
CRAPO: Check out his activities
Sen. Crapo seems to be acting as a block to keep shareholders from having a say in Corporate Executive compensation. This is the area that as a Senate Banking Committee member is his responsibility, along with Demo…
VETERANS: Great service is applauded
In this time when everything seems to be dysfunctional or dire, there is a bright, busy, unheralded place. I’m talking about Kootenai County Veteran Services. Quietly and without fanfare they help veterans. It ma…
CHAMPS: Let's see some signs
It is time to erect new signs around Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene: on I-90 coming into Post Falls from the west, on I-90 coming into Coeur d’Alene from the east, on US 95 coming into Coeur d’Alene from the north an…
DOOMSDAY: That's what's approaching
We have only a few days to save the United States of America as we know it.
RESPONSE: Four S'es for Democrats
Being a person rarely reading op-eds, letters to the editor, My Turn, etc., I have realized over the years that none of these people are any smarter than me or anybody else, so why waste time over something that I …
GAMBLING: Don't prosecute seniors
I recently read an article in the newspaper about the senior citizens in Twin Falls who had been caught playing an illegal poker game. Now I know that it is against the law to gamble outside of a casino, but there …
SCHOOLS: Consolidate districts, save money
Please write, call, or email government officials at all levels to cut costs. What can be done to cut costs? Give cost-cutting ideas; they have to eliminate excessive waste. What can this small 1.5 million populati…
SCHOOLS: Feeling pain of deep cuts
The article in last Sunday’s Press about education cuts got me a little upset. I have several friends who are teachers in CDA and Post Falls. I learned that Post Falls School District Is trying to get teachers to d…
JOBS: If you need one, act like it
Job hunters, Im sorry but you’re not a job hunter if you call a business. Try this: Put a resume together and dress like you’re getting ready for work. That means if you walk into a place and everyone is wearing a …
CENSUS: Expenses way beyond rational
On Tuesday, I went to the mailbox and received what I thought was my 2010 census. Upon opening this letter from the United States Department of Commerce, I found that it was just a notification to expect my 2010 ce…