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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 …
KCRCC: Statement proves racist points
Just read the statement from Brent Regan’s KCRCC on Racial Supremacy. My advice: Take it down ASAP.
RACISM: Alas, not new to North Idaho
How disappointing to hear of the racist behavior in Coeur d’Alene. Such a black mark on the city and the state of Idaho. The part that is not surprising is the history of this type of behavior in North Idaho that h…
RACISM: Still waiting for GOP renouncement
To Brent Regan and the KCRCC: Based on last Thursday’s events, do you think it is time to denounce White Supremacy?
NATIONALISTS: Show us some proof
In your editorial Wednesday, you specifically stated that our county has become a base for “…white Christian Nationalists.”
NEO-NAZIS: Give them no safe harbor
The horrible racist attack last week against the Utah basketball team is directly connected to the 2022 infamous U-hall truck full of neo-Nazis preparing for mayhem by and through the famous quote: “The only thing …
SUPREMACISTS: You showed your true selves
Another proud moment for white supremacy. I can see you now, in the security blanket of your late-model Compensator pickups cruising along Sherman with your Civil War runner-up banners flying while you shout worn o…
LOSERS: Don’t represent community
Sorry to hear that a bunch of “losers” in a pickup truck and another in a car shouted racial comments to the Utah women’s basketball team. Bill Reagan said it best. “Don’t let the actions of a few indict all of Co…
RACISM: The sickness is simply sickening
I am deeply embarrassed for my city and my state. As an alumnus of U of Utah, I have great pride in the school and the athletic program. The women’s basketball team deserved their invitation to the NCAA Tournament.…
INCIDENT: Facts first, then judgment
Let’s all take our pulses and remember what a great city we live in. Let’s remember how great the people are here.
RACISM: Alive and unwell in North Idaho
The recent incident with the Utah women’s basketball team is an example of the still active racist mentality that exists in part of our community.
SUPREMACY: Writer sees some hypocrisy
Anyone else see the hypocrisy in the front-page photo with the person holding the sign, “end white supremacy?”
RACISM: The answer is love
As I read articles stating NCAA players participating in tournaments in Spokane that had to stay overnight in Coeur d’Alene were harassed multiple times downtown by people revving their engines and spouting horribl…
HOUSING: Sharing a fact-of-life lesson
Reading the Coeur d’Alene Press article “Rising rents squeeze Idaho families” took me back in time.
MASTERSON: Save our rural lifestyle
For county commissioner this time around my support goes to my good friend Bat Masterson and he should be your choice as well.
LIBRARY: Board thrusts dagger in woke’s heart
I’m glad the library board finally decided to stand up to the woke ideology that is Juneteenth. Liberals have long stood for diminishing my rights. The fact the library board voted to align the library with the Bid…