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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 …
BIDEN: Who’s in charge?
We have all heard that press questions are submitted in advance, so the president can adequately answer them.
NIC: Board wrong on MacLennan
I have been a financial supporter of North Idaho College for many years.
VRBO: Rebuttal rebutted
On Lorri Erickson’s rebuttal to my opinion piece “VRBO, Nightmare to Some, Dream to Others,” she quotes William Shakespeare saying, ‘Me thinks thou dost protest too much,’ and concludes that I am hiding my real age…
MASKS: Big Pharma plot
Masks are about as useful to stop the COVID virus as putting up a chain link fence to stop an infestation of misquotes.
BROOKS: Recall letter illogical
Let me get this straight, Norma. Are you saying that all people who support Bill Brooks are trespassers, thieves and tyrants?
AFGHANISTAN: Where blame belongs
I am amazed and befuddled by the response to the withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan — the tragedy that has unfolded.
OPINIONS: Press should fact-check
Certainly, the Coeur d’Alene Press factually reports the news it prints in accordance with journalistic standards.
BIDEN: Seven months, two disasters
The Biden Administration has brought about two major disasters in just seven months.
NATION: The mess we’re in
Does America really have any idea how much trouble our country is in?
PHD: Help wanted — no, needed
Dear Medical Reserve Corp Volunteer…
SB 1110: An egregious mistake
On Aug. 23, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Senate Bill SB 1110, authored and championed by Senator Steve Vick along with his numerous Republicans-In-Name-Only colleagues in the 66th Legislature, violated the fundame…
WAR: Take proper responsibility
An Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) was signed in 2002 to allow President George W. Bush to strike Iraq in retaliation for 9/11.
NIC: No mask, no MacLennan
The North Idaho College Board of Trustees did the right thing voting to rescind the mask mandate.
THANKS: A bouquet of gratitude
I’d like to send a big Shout Out to the Coeur d’Alene Garden Club for its continuous generosity to our Hayden Meadows Greenhouse project.
LETTER: Message off-target
Duane Martin: Hashtag … I agree Joe is a puppet, but consider the alternatives — Harris or, God forbid, Pelosi.