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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 …
COUNTY: Frustration isn’t optional
I’m frustrated that the Optional Forms of Government Study commission has removed the opportunity for me to have a vote on the Kootenai County administrative structure!
NEWS: How to keep up
North Idaho politics and the situation at NIC: These are important concerns in our community. Voters must inform themselves — and vote.
COUNTY: ‘Hoodwink’ bid fails
Mr. Brooks, in response to your characterization of the citizens of Kootenai County who attended the meetings of the Study Commission as THUGS bemoans your credibility and understanding how our government works.
NIC: Understanding the crisis
I would like to respond to Chris Sullivan’s April 14 letter to the editor.
McGEACHIN: Should lead Idaho
Servants of progressive activists, BLM, Antifa and other anti-American groups, Christie Wood and Wood and Ken Howard survived the Recall, but it took the genius of Todd Banducci and Greg McKenzie to force their sur…
BIDEN: Buck stops there
The White House is trying to convince us that a) inflation and cost of gas is all due to “Putin Price Hikes” and; b) that the southern border is closed.
HIGHWAYS: What a mess
To all the so-called educated folks who run the state highway department, the Lakes Highway District and the county highway system, I guess that’s why they carry their diplomas on their dashboard — so they can park…
ENDORSEMENTS: A not-to-do list
I have seen the Kootenai County Republican Central Committees (KCRCC) primary sample ballot in the Coeur d’Alene Press.
WOOD: Behavior unbecoming
As an outsider, I was flabbergasted at Christie Wood’s intolerance toward a member of our community at the City Council meeting on April 5.
COUNTY: Transparency issue arises
In the April 14 article, “Optional Forms struggle looks dead,” Bill Brooks was quoted calling citizen attendees of the commission study “thugs.”
COUNTY: Ignore special interests
It is my understanding that until the Board of County Commissioners takes a vote to decide what to put on the November ballot regarding the form of government for Kootenai County, nothing is firm on just what chang…
VETERANS: A rousing homecoming
In April ’65 at Ft. Benning, Ga., a group of young men graduated from Officers’ Candidate School (OCS).
PEOPLE’S PEN: One more ‘p’ word
Anyone else receive a copy of the Goebbels Gazette in their mailbox?
EVENT: Message goes too far
In case you didn’t catch it. In the most recent issue of “The People’s Pen” Volume 1, Issue 4.
PROBLEMS: Blame loose borders
I’m a Wisconsinite living in Montana and come to the Athol area quite regularly; I do a lot of shopping in the Hayden, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane areas.