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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 …
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX: U of I is taking a bum deal
When I read you editorial today supporting the purchase of the University of Phoenix, I nearly fell out of my chair.
HOUSING: Residential building rate needs to increase
In my last letter to the editor, I pointed out that Kootenai County needed 3,000 housing units per year to maintain current availability in the housing market. Currently, we are suffering from a shortage of homes a…
OLD RIVER ROAD: Needs attention from county
It’s great what the new county commissioners have come up with for parking on the river, and I agree with that, but it would be great if they would concentrate as much time to repairing the Old River Road.
GAS: Looks like price gouging
I’m curious why gas prices in the area jump 20 cents a gallon instead of a smaller increment like most locales. Of course I also wonder why the price of gas in Wallace and Kellogg as of June 11 is 60 cents a gallon…
DIFFERENT: Is not wrong
It seems the world presents us with qualities we desire and some we don’t, with features we understand and some we don’t, and so on. Contrasts exist and the world around us seems not tailored solely to our personal…
THIRD-PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: Sununu and Manchin a good choice
In normal times, a third-party presidential candidacy would be doomed. These are not normal times. A very significant proportion of the American people do not want either Joe Biden or Donald Trump to run. They beli…
FIRST AMENDMENT: This is what it means
In response to a Readers Write letter by Sylvia Woodall posted June 4: While the current political climate is unfortunate as in regard to the incivility on both sides of the equation, The Press has done a good job …
BAKER: Kudos for column
Great My Turn article from Mike Baker. We all need to treat one another with kindness and respect regardless of our differing opinions and backgrounds.
DIVERSITY: Get involved with KCRCC
Great My Turn by Mike Baker in Saturday’s paper. Well said, Mike. I think a lot of us just sit around and figure the other guy will fix the problems. KCRCC, NIC and the vetting system that KCRCC uses and the people…
BOOK BANNING: Conservatives don’t support it
In response to Reid Harlocker’s letter of June 11, “book banning” is not on the agenda of IFF, KRCC or the parents who have been protesting the penetration of gender and racialist ideology in the public schools, in…
BIBLE: Does not include graphic details of sex acts
I am responding to a letter written by Wes Alderson on June 2. While it is true that those stories are in the Bible. A more careful and complete reading will allow one to realize two things: These stories are not s…
MORE WISDOM: Parents would do well to teach our kids
Don’t judge folks by their relatives. When you buy cheap products, you get just what you pay for. Sometimes you get, sometimes you get got.
LARSEN: Farewell and ‘Take care of this place’
Idaho is definitely in my blood. My roots run deep with both sets of grandparents settling here in the early 1900s from the Dakotas and Italy. I know the nooks and crannies well and because I’ve been here so long I…
DURFEE: Said it best
The June 8 My Turn Article by SGM Stephen Paul Durfee is well done.
BE LIKE BOISE: Make downtown Cd’A quiet and safe
Congratulations to Boise, Idaho. The City Council said “enough is enough” and made amendments to three Boise City Codes to calm downtown traffic, lower noise and deter certain dangerous driving behavior.