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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 …
LIBRARIES: Column tells the story
Katie Blank’s My Turn opinion on “Here’s what public libraries really are” in the Jan. 22 paper is so well written and spot on.
ABORTION: Limits on pro life
A big thank you to Douglas Wells for his Jan. 22 My Turn concerning abortion.
TAX CUT: Working class stiffed
Once again the middle and working class go to the back of the line.
VOTING: Offering a hand
Hi Folks, I am Ron Dayton, a 40-plus year taxpaying resident of Kootenai County.
INSANITY: Signs of our times
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
VOTING: A primary proposal
In regard to HR439, I think if the parties want a vote for their primary candidates, they should hold, and pay for, a party specific ballot, six months before the state primary.
JAN. 6: Peaceful my foot
My son worked for the Sergeant at Arms office for 10 years.
ER: Glimpse behind scenes
After 9 hours in the ER with a glowing EKG and clear chest X-ray, it was obvious I was too sick to call it a cold.
FEE: Pay for growth
Tired of the tax burden for all these new home developments?
COMMUNISM: It’s never worked
Does anyone in this country ever stop to think about what this socialist Democrat Party could have accomplished if they hadn’t spent the last six years trying to destroy it?
MLK: Words to pray by
To quote Martin Luther King…
NIC: Respect for Williams
Interesting things have occurred over the last couple of years at my alma mater NIC.
ISSUES: Four kudos
Thumbs up to…
ARPA: Council didn’t listen
“Truth be Told” but not listened to at the Jan. 18 City Council meeting regarding accepting the American Rescue Plan Act funds.
NIC: Routes to success
My friends Trustees Ken Howard and Christie Wood have served long enough to remember what a premiere, nationally-ranked athletic program NIC used to have.