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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 …
#FED UP IDAHO: ‘That is me’
Two different notices got my attention on Jan. 12. One was a notice from Avista stating, “As a natural gas customer, we ask you to conserve gas for the next 24 hours. There is a mechanical issue with a natural gas …
LOKKEN: Repeats a debunked lie
JoAnn Lokken’s recent letter can’t go unanswered. She repeats the thoroughly debunked lie that a performer at a recent Pride in the Park exposed their genitals in public. I have seen the undoctored video of the per…
PLASTIC: Better in the landfill
A couple of years ago I quit putting plastic in my recycle bin. This was after reading about the “Maga Island” of mostly plastic in the Pacific Ocean. It’s now three times the size of France, the contents of which …
RATED AND VETTED: Means ‘Because I said so’
Because I said so was my Mom’s reply to why I needed to do a task. It was expedient. She didn’t want to explain, she needed compliance. As I grew older, mom stopped saying it because honest, accurate information sh…
GRATITUDE: For support for Smalley
We wanted to reach out and thank you, our community, for supporting the Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser we held for Barbara Smalley. There was an incredible turn out and support for our amazing friend and fellow Eagle me…
LIBRARY BOOKS: Families should be responsible for what their kids read
Let’s be honest. When library boards roll over and play dead for extremists who demand that books that offend their tastes and religious opinions be pulled from the shelves, library trustees are not being family fr…
DRAG QUEEN: City prosecutor got it wrong
Thank you Bob LaRue for your article calling out Marc Stewart’s wrongful rendition of a “citizen journalist.” As Bob explains, there is a body of evidence to the contrary when Marc stated that there is no proof of …
HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: Needed high school graduation requirement
Right now, Rep. Joe Alfieri and Sen. Ben Toews are bringing an initiative before the education committees of Idaho’s legislature that would add passing a year of the history of Western Civilization to our state’s h…
ABORTION BAN: Distraction from Idaho’s real problems
Senator Chuck Winder thinks the abortion ban is a remedy to the labor shortage in Idaho. Comments like his serve as a distraction from real problems we have in Idaho.
LIBRARY BOOKS: What about the Bible?
I’m intrigued by the letters in the Coeur d’Alene Press on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Several of them express anxiety about naughty library books full of porn that our children might see.
PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES: ‘Joe needs to go’
I am in my mid-80s and have heard some great campaign, state of the Union and other presidential speeches. Some will remember “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” by JFK.…
FREEDOM TO VOTE: Not in presidential primary
Writing to Pat Bethke’s letter regarding freedom to vote rather than appoint people. For some positions appointing qualified, responsible people in non-political positions is better than following the Brent Regan a…
HITLER: Quotes nothing to cheer about
The other day a picture popped up on my social media and it got me thinking. It was a photograph of some American soldiers from the second World War II in Germany after one of the big battles that eventually ended …
GRATITUDE: And a call for help
Turkeys & More is very grateful for the wonderful community support that enabled 2,000 vulnerable families to receive Thanksgiving birds last year. We were able to pay all of our bills thanks to the gracious donati…
VOTING REMOVAL: ‘Convoluted logic’
I recently read the editorial in The Press where the virtues of the new system set into place at Kootenai Health were extolled. In this system, no longer will the trustees be voted for but rather appointed by an un…