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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 …
MOVIE: Worth your while
We just returned from the theater. The movie being shown was “CREATED EQUAL.” This movie should be rated one of the best in American history. I highly recommend it. However, if you go to the theater solely for ente…
TRUMP: Here he goes again
So, in the process of committing a crime with too many witnesses, Trump got caught, was impeached, then promptly acquitted by his accomplices in the Senate (that ol’ senatorial finger raised to the rest of us, thou…
DECENCY: Let it go viral
The following inscription is carved into the fireplace below the mantel in the State Room in the White House, our White House, at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.
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Electric cars, windmills and solar panels are emission-free, but strategic metals to make them such as aluminum, antimony, copper, lead, rare earth metals must be mined and refined, leading to air and water polluti…
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There are numerous reasons to vote against the other candidates in the race for Kootenai County Sheriff, but I’m here to tell you why I support and will vote for John Grimm.
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We just returned from the theater. The movie being shown was “CREATED EQUAL.” This movie should be rated one of the best in American history. I highly recommend it. However, if you go to the theater solely for ente…
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We are writing to endorse the reelection of Bill Brooks to his Kootenai County District 1 Commissioner seat.
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It seems both political parties in the House of Representatives and the Senate have been acting like groups of children playing king of the hill. Their main goal seems to be on top and keep the other party down by …
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So, in the process of committing a crime with too many witnesses, Trump got caught, was impeached, then promptly acquitted by his accomplices in the Senate (that ol’ senatorial finger raised to the rest of us, thou…
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In response to the March 2 article “Boom times in Idaho”:
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The following inscription is carved into the fireplace below the mantel in the State Room in the White House, our White House, at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.
VIRUS: Don’t make it political
As a retired nurse, I am so disgusted with Democrats politicizing the coronavirus epidemic. I do not understand why for once they can’t put aside their political ideology and work together. Their actions show that …
MEETING: Advisory vote huddle
The meeting at the library for the health corridor URD on March 5 at 5:30 is a vital meeting for all the citizens of Coeur d’Alene and county residents of Kootenai County by the NWPOA.
MOLSTEADS: Local history heroes
Thanks to Richard and Marjorie Molstead for sharing your family history with the rest of us. I encourage everyone to write their family history too and share it. And don’t forget to leave a copy for your great-grea…
TRUMP: Crisis clobbering him
Donald Trump to attendees at an African American history month reception at the White House regarding the coronavirus pandemic, “It’s going to disappear. One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”