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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 …
UKRAINE: Most helpless feeling
Being an American, a citizen of the most powerful nation on Earth, while 40 million freedom-loving Ukrainians’ lives, fortunes and prospects of future freedom are being crushed right before our eyes — that’s an utt…
SUPREMACISTS: Unite against hate
We read with great dismay that the Aryan Freedom Network, a white supremacist group, is having a gathering on March 12 at Hayden Lake and has said that part of their purpose is to identify “things we can do to make…
RUSSIA: Stand with Sen. Risch
My immediate family served in all four branches of the military.
ABUSE: Outrage not going away
I am a mother and grandmother and still in shock and outraged every time I think about the torture of the precious little 7-week-old girl by her monstrous parents.
COVID: Press missed opportunity
Thanks for Wednesday’s Press editorial.
TAXES: Swing harder, Legislature
For some odd reason the Idaho Legislature seems again to be tip-toeing around controlling assessed tax values of existing housing using a legislative scalpel when a sledgehammer — something like a CA Jarvis Prop 13…
INFLATION: It’s downright flaky
Last week we went to a local grocery store and purchased a large box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.
LETTER: Full of fiction
With respect to Lt. Col. Kenny Moore’s military service, his letter, “Militia,” published in Friday’s Press is full of untruths.
GOP: Anti-neighbor, now?
A recent letter published here expressed annoyance that The Press would highlight a neighborliness initiative on its front page rather than the Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Dinner.
REBUTTAL: McGeachin is bad news
Mr. Hollingsworth, your total misrepresentation of facts compelled this response.
PEAK: Good business poster child
I’ve been a member of Peak Health for 30 years now and over those years I’ve appreciated how well managed they are, both as a health club/gym/wellness center and as a business in general.
MILITIA: One version of story
In answer to Gary Edwards’ letter “Militia Bad idea for Idaho.”
POLITICS: Lower flag, remove bumper sticker
I am not naive to the fact that whatever I might write, which happens to be published, there stands a very low probability anyone would be swayed to my position that previously did not already share some facsimile …
FIREARMS: The law on mentally ill
This is just a partial rebuttal to the letter written by Gary Edwards concerning militias in Idaho.
WRITERS: First, a deep breath
As a regular reader of the letters to the editor, I have become accustomed to seeing quite a number of letters from people who seem to approach their task from a negative platform.