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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 …
GRAMER: Column dead wrong
Unfair?
GOVERNOR: To really help…
As part of the declared state of emergency in Idaho, Governor Little needs to immediately suspend for 90 days all residential rent, mortgage payments and utility billings for anyone unemployed as a result of COVID-…
LIBRARIES: Curbside requested
In this time when people are stuck at home and needing things to fill their time, I am questioning why the Coeur d’Alene and Hayden libraries don’t stay open for people to pick up books.
REMINGTON: Lives at stake
Dear Rep. Remington, I respect your opinion regarding the right for citizens to assemble. My 70-old-year wife, a retired MD, who has both asthma and diabetes, is in the ranks of those who are at high risk if she co…
REMINGTON: Follow Paul’s lead
Following the excellent example of Pastor Paul Van Noy of Candlelight Church, the Church IS up and running! It is up and running in a wise, responsible, temporary way of tending to his sheep.
CITIES: Acted unconstitutionally
In the name of safety, our current city administration has ordered the closure of public places such as restaurants without any cause other than political correctness. I had hoped that North Idaho leadership (Hayde…
TRUMP: A citizen’s request
Dear Mr. President,
VIRUS: The ‘I’ of the storm
Decisions are hard, and rarely do decisions come without criticism — rightfully earned or politicized.
ESSENTIAL: Bullets and booze? Really?
I applaud Governor Little’s courage and wisdom for issuing a stay-home order to flatten the curve and save lives.
RESOURCES: A national disaster
I want to know why our community is being asked to make gowns and masks for our health care providers.
CALENDARS: Please check yours
Did you know that, on March 28, 2017, President Donald Trump signed legislation to enact the “National Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017,” establishing the National Vietnam War Veterans Day that will be …
LIBRARIES: Kudos, Steve Cameron
The Community Library Network Foundation wants to send a huge “Thank You” to Steve Cameron and the Coeur d’Alene Press for their support of the Library Network Foundation as the nonprofit selected in the recent Pig…
NATURE: Black swan events
As the coronavirus migrates the globe, we checked on our neighbor. As we hiked her long driveway, a herd of deer fled while two bucks, still with their antlers, watched us.
VIRUS: Use universal testing
I cannot understand why our government is not using existing technology to detect the airborne coronavirus. I work for a subcontractor for the Department of Homeland Security that had a program called Biowatch. Ess…
VIRUS: All together now
I was born six months after Pearl Harbor. At age 3, my dad moved from the Navy to the Merchant Marines and began hauling troops and goods to Europe on a freighter called the “Frederick Funston.”