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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 …
GONZAGA: Been champs before
On Dec. 31, sports writer Steve Cameron was lauding the qualities of this year’s Gonzaga basketball team.
TRUMP: No trophy for you
Boy, you Trump fans are really something.
BUSINESS: How we can all help
What a time to own a business.
CLIMATE: Op-ed rebuttal
Ella Erwin wrote an op-ed recently, “A Call to Mitigate Climate Change.”
CORTES: A Mexican’s perspective
I’m Mexican and really enjoyed seeing that the newspaper had an article on Hernan Cortes.
VACCINE: Priorities askew
For a year now we were told by the CDC, local doctors, the news, and our local government that the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions were at greatest risk to contract the COVID virus and die.
RIOTS: Just one word — sad
I’m at a loss for words to describe how sad I am for our country that I spent 31 years defending.
NUCLEAR: Key deal details
If President Biden is to strike a nuclear deal with Iran or North Korea, it must provide for inspection of suspected sites without a waiting period.
GROWTH: Time to act now
Have you tried to cross Government Way from a side street to go the opposite direction lately?
RESERVE CORP: Already on the job
To answer Deborah Douglas, the writer who suggested that we activate the Idaho Medical Reserve Corp to help vaccinate against COVID-19, the MRC has been in action against COVID-19 since March.
AIRPORT: Beware expansion efforts
I can’t help but get extremely concerned whenever Airport Manager Steve Kjergaard states that improvements to the airport are required by the FAA.
RIOT: Make America sane again
I was appalled by the many pictures and videos of Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol of the United States of America.
STUDENTS: Lesson worth re-seeing
I suggest we reshow the story of the high school kids on Saturday morning detention.
TAXES: Two things that work
For new construction, California had two good ideas, one was called Mello-Roos and the other Proposition 13.
ELECTION: Trump won
Enough is enough. Put simply here are two clear facts…