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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 …
KCRCC: You’re being vetted
As a longtime Republican and military veteran, I have the same rights to ask the KCRCC and Brent Regan questions similar to the questionnaire they sent to potential NIC board members.
MASKS: Our dog-gone rights
I noticed in the story of the masked dog Riley that the dog has a somewhat blank stare as he gazes into the camera.
POSTAL: Support this service
The Postal Service is again under attack.
TRUMP: Avoid that comparison
Mr. Sanders compared President Trump to Hitler/Nazis. Hitler established concentration camps: Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Buchenwald, Dachau to name a few.
SPECTRUM: Doesn’t value customers
As NFL football started last week, I decided to check on NFL Red Zone, only to find out I had lost that channel.
FUNDS: Should be used for tax relief
I am appalled at the recent action of the Kootenai County Commissioners.
BRIDGE: Doesn’t add up
The recent article by Madison Hardy on a proposed vehicle registration was excellent.
POLITICS: The ‘reverse it’ crowd
Back in the late 1970s, Ron Forsell, a sports announcer, would give us a rundown of what a computer forecast was, regarding upcoming football game winners.
SUNDAE: Look at it this way
During an interview I was asked, “If you could be any part of an ice cream sundae, which part would you be and why?”
LETTERS: Positivity positively lacking
I recently read the Sunday paper (Sept. 6) and discovered five editor letters with a lot of negative response.
CONSTITUTION: Now hear this
Most Americans know very little about the Constitution.
PRESIDENT: Prayer best approach
Instead of badmouthing our president, have you ever thought of praying for him?
LEN: Count us in!
I am the son of a career Air Force Officer (Lt. Col.) who was a highly decorated World War II veteran having flown 24 missions over Germany as the Navigator/Bombardier in a B-24 Liberator.
BLM: Just a coincidence?
Am I the only one who wonders if Black lives matter so much, why are there so many Planned Parenthood clinics in Black neighborhoods?
NIC: Attempted partisan takeover
It has been my incredible privilege to serve on the North Idaho College Board of Trustees for the past 16 years.