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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 …
WARD: A friend and mentor
Don Ward was on guard duty that night. He was nervous. The Korean War raged.
FEES: Answer to growing pains
Sometimes I go back to read things that upset me the first time around.
SPEECH: Let it be free
I’d just like to confirm that the Human Rights Education Institute of which Jeanette Laster is Executive Director is the same Human Rights Education Institute at which Rachel Anne Dolezal (aka Nkechi Amare Diallo) …
BIDEN: Treat him like Trump
It is with pleasure to congratulate Biden on his victory.
MASKS: Tired of the topic
The debate to wear a mask or not.
MASKS: Give mandate teeth
It seems the Post Falls City Council regards the health of city employees more than the people who live in the city and who pay their wages.
TRUMP: Recognize the winner
The light is being shown more on the Democratic Party’s clawing for power at any means necessary.
MASKS: Act like Christians
“All things therefore whatsoever you would that man would do to you, do you also to them.” (Matthew 7:12)
DEMOCRATS: No monopoly on morality
So, Evan Koch proclaims that the Kootenai County Democrats have a very big tent and they welcome and respect people who hold values that are different from their own so long as they are morally sound.
ABUSE: Prosecute it fully
I read in the paper this morning (Dec. 1) that another perpetrator of felony domestic violence was pled down to lesser crimes that absolve his record of any hint of domestic violence.
MASKS: Few in this store
Panhandle Health District recently imposed a mask mandate for North Idaho.
SCOTUS: A deadly decision
In the worst traditions of military intelligence since SNAFU (Situation Normal All F*ed Up), the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has chosen to reaffirm the most cynical excuse for institutional murder s…
DALTON: Leave deer in peace
I just have to answer the “dilemma” of the Dalton Deer situation.
ZINN: Needs full exposure
Thanks to the letter writer who responded to my suggestion that readers look up Zinn Education Project, a curriculum used in some Coeur d’Alene schools.
DRAFT: There’s a difference
Trump and Biden both had deferments, but when drafted Biden was not eligible due to having asthma as a child, and more than likely had some lung damage. Trump had sore feet.