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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 …
PATRIOTS: Let’s prove it
While the standard dictionary definition of patriotism reads “love of one’s country,” philosophers (beginning with Stephen Nathanson) have added flesh to that definition by saying it involves…
GROWTH: Don’t silence advisory group
Regarding your July 24 article (“Worker housing one hot topic Monday”) praising Kiki Miller’s Regional Housing & Growth Issues Partnership…
COMMISH: More than three for thee
Dear Burt Rutan, You do not compute!
OPINIONS: Grateful for writers
I started to write to the opinion page regarding “The Other Choice — The Right One” editorial.
IDAHO SATANISTS: Not newsworthy
No question this country is changing for the worst.
REGAN: We’ve heard enough
Good grief. Another Brent Regan column.
TRANSPLANT: School board meeting shocker
As a cultural refugee who recently relocated my family, I was absolutely floored with what I witnessed at the July 12 school board meeting.
JAN. 6: So help us all
Donald Trump and Mike Pence, in taking their oath of office to protect the Constitution, ended with the phrase “so help me God.”
WATER CREW: Great job, Cd’A team
Hats off to the city’s Water Department.
TRAFFIC: Let’s hear it, people
We’re seeing Highway 41 get a long-needed widening — maybe we can also get that Rathdrum/Main Street extension — west to an underpass to Latah Street (with a traffic signal) which will certainly help handle the inc…
EXCEL: Event simply outstanding
Community Members and EXCEL Foundation, On Thursday, July 29 the Hagadone family graciously hosted an event for the EXCEL Foundation at their gardens in Casco Bay.
GARBAGE: Saterfiel sets record straight
Thank you Roger Saterfiel for your informative My Turn article on the Solid Waste Department and the challenges it has faced over the years.
SCOUT: Takes a controversial stand
I am a Boy Scout of Troop 360B. For my communications merit badge, I am required to send a letter to a local editor and share or communicate any opinion.
GROWTH: No obligations
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TAXES: Thank GOP legislators
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