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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 …
MOM: ‘Always on a deadline;’ terribly missed
My mother was Lillian Moore Lind. She died Jan. 8. Sometimes it was hard to claim her because you never knew what the reaction was going to be. People either loved her or didn’t quite know what to think of her. Her…
RESPONSE: To Pastor Paul Van Noy
God created all human beings to love each other regardless of their spiritual, moral, or social standing. God, a power of the universe greater than I can comprehend, can, and has made man and woman capable of lovin…
‘SECRET’: ‘Nothing sells without conflict’
There’s a secret that mainstream media knows very well. And you should know it also. It was established in literature going back as far as the Greek story-teller Homer. Twenty-five hundred years later, this “secret…
CDA SCHOOLS: What about the levy money?
I just read the article in Sunday’s Press about Coeur d’Alene schools having a projected $6M budget shortfall for 2025. In May 2023, the voters approved a $25M per year, two-year levy. Maybe I don’t understand wher…
NIC BOARD: Goals are to clean up messes they have made
During the public comments section of the Jan. 24 meeting of NIC’s Board of Trustees, a community member asked for certain trustees to stop making inappropriate, derogatory and intimidating remarks to those giving …
BANDUCCI: ‘An immature person’
A Jan. 26 Coeur d’Alene Press article again exposed Todd Banducci as an immature person. He recently accused a fellow NIC trustee of being asinine, even calling her a “jackass.” He went on to call other trustees “l…
ANATOMY: Of a smear
Do you have a deep dislike or distain for someone you don’t know or have never met? If so, it may be because someone you don’t know and have never met told you this is what you should think. You may be a victim of …
ABORTION: ‘Do the inconvenient/sacrificial thing’
I find it interesting that pro-life (against abortion), and pro-choice (for abortion) had scheduled a march on Saturday, Jan. 20. I read that about 400 pro-life marchers followed through with their commitment and m…
RESPONSE: Economy, border and crime
Mr. Olson is not particularly well-informed about the current state of the economy, the border, crime, or really any of the things he declared in his letter printed on Jan. 21.
OLSON: Letter included misinformation
I’d like to respond to Brian Olson’s letter of Jan. 21. He claims energy prices are up 38%, and in fact crude oil is right where it was, $74/bbl, in June of 2021. Retail gasoline is now $3/gallon, and it was $2.94/…
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Time to ‘quit murdering people’
I read with interest Wednesday’s article about the upcoming execution in Alabama using nitrogen gas. I especially noted the quotation by Dr. Jeffrey Keller of the American College of Correctional Physicians, where …
CAUCUS: ‘Don’t let the KCRCC pick for you’
Voters of Kootenai County: My opinion and questions are based on how, when, and why a presidential caucus is only allowed to accommodate a few voters when it should be voted on by everyone.
REGAN: ‘Let’s not be fooled’
George Orwell wrote, “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
CRITICAL THINKING: ‘Look for outcomes’
Critical thinking is: “The ability to interpret, evaluate, and analyze facts and information that are available, to form a judgment or decide if something is right or wrong.”
PROUD OF MOM: ‘Elections have consequences’
Back when I was going to Wallace High School in the early 1970s, my mom owned and ran The Book Barter. It was a small used bookstore in Osburn. I got a little interested in Dungeons and Dragons. Not crazy about it,…