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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 …
HANLEY and SHERIFF: Parents should decide what’s proper
Community library trustee Tom Hanley’s recent LTE applauding sheriff Bob for stealing public property he considers offensive is another example of authoritarianism promoted by the KCRCC.
KCRCC: Look at their track record before voting
I have read with some interest the recommendations for the election in November. It appears the KCRCC has one slate of candidates. All the other groups that look at experience, past public service and time living i…
ELECTION: Vote for Tenbrink and McAndrew
As a proud employee of the Coeur d’Alene School District, and the mother of two current Coeur d’Alene School District students, I urge you to vote for Heather Tenbrink and Jimmy McAndrew in the upcoming school boar…
CONGRESS: All Communists
To all the political party people, Congress has been taken over by the Communists. Years back Joseph McCarthy tried to expose them and he was overrun by them. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed into law the Anti …
NORRIS: Sheriff protecting minors’ safety
Sheriff Bob Norris was recently cited in several news articles bringing attention to some inappropriate material located in the minor’s areas of the Community Library Network. It is my understanding that his duty a…
SHERIFF: Should focus on fentanyl, not library books
Suddenly, library books seem to be the biggest threat to public safety in Kootenai County. Why is our sheriff so concerned?
ECONOMY: It’s booming
I just finished a car trip to north Texas this week and all I can say is the economy is booming. Everywhere I drove through, all available workers are working. From Idaho to Texas, bridges and highways are being re…
NORRIS: ‘I’ll trust the sheriff’
Regarding the Oct. 5 My Turn open letter to our sheriff, we are all products of our education, training and experience. Sometimes experiences such as the author describes. I have worked a lifetime in emergency serv…
VOTE FOR DAVIS: ‘Clear-cut choice for mayor’
As a homeowner in the city of Hayden, I have great interest in the city council and mayoral races. Alan Davis is the clear-cut choice for mayor.
SHERIFF: Concern for library books
When I read in today’s paper about the Sheriff’s Department arriving at NIC in their helicopter, of course the first thing I thought about was, will NIC be bringing extra librarians on for the event to ensure Sheri…
SHERIFF: ‘Books open minds’
Sheriff Norris’s actions are alarming and disturbing. There was a great editorial in today’s (Oct. 5) Press by Diana Braskich about Norris’s behavior.
SHERIFF: Time, money, oversight and our children
I couldn’t agree more with Diana Braskich’s opinion in “My Turn: An open letter to our Sheriff,” published Oct. 5 in The Press. “If we want to protect children, perhaps the time would be better spent policing the c…
CHILDREN: Pray for them to know where to turn for help
At the next right, turn left. The pilot on my, Maps GPS, has a very distinct English accent. Her accent makes following her guidance refreshing. Best of all, she keeps me on the right path.
MINISTERS: Call to oppose film
Allow me to challenge Kootenai County religious ministers and leaders to strongly oppose the newly released showing of the movie, “Excorcist; Believer.”
LIBRARY BOOKS: Parents should know what kids are reading
“Story of sheriff and pilfered books needs new ending” as penned by Shawn Vestal, a Spokesman columnist on Oct. 4. First three paragraphs: “It’s called stealing, sheriff.