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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: Stick to your mission
I was extremely disappointed when I received the Community Library Network’s Pride Edition Newsletter.
INFRASTRUCTURE: Impacts us all
I have grown weary of the do-nothing Congress.
FLAGS: Don’t mix these two
I was bothered on Memorial Day seeing people driving around with the American and Confederate flags displayed together.
RADICALS: Here’s who they are
Thank you Darrell Kerby for the timely and well-written “My Turn” on June 1 about the radical GOP takeover of Idaho politics.
LETTERS: Think before writing
It makes my week to be able to read at least one letter every week, oftentimes several, that lack cognitive reasoning.
WORKERS: The vanishing server
What is mind-blowing about all of this North Idaho expansion is that we are a tourist industry. There is little logging or mining industry left anymore.
DALTON: No shutdown, no way
What a difference truth makes! The Dalton Gardens Council meeting of June 3 stands in stark contrast to that of May 24.
HARRIS: Seeing changes believing
We all know what being objective means: Basing an opinion on information, facts, logic, etc.
TRUMP: Bring him back
I was a freshman in high school when President John Kennedy was assassinated.
NIC: Let state control it
I sure hope NIC loses its accreditation.
NEW FRIEND: Why we live here
On Thursday I was shopping at Super 1 Hayden and realized after the checkout clerk had run my purchases through that I didn’t have my wallet with me.
FLAG: Saluting standard bearer
I don’t know who puts the flag up on Fourth of July Pass, but I think it’s awesome.
JAN. 6: Lots being done
Liberals are complaining about the failure of Congress to set up a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
VACCINE: Kindness requested
To Warden Jay Christensen: I’m a non-violent inmate housed at Idaho state COVID central (Idaho State Correctional Center).
CONFEDERATE FLAGS: Let them be
I read Chris Shelton’s My Turn opinion — well written and full of facts!