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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 …
SOCIALISM: Another perspective
I read Tom Lawrence, Lagonda McDonald and C.R. Becker’s well-written but not thought-out opinions about how John Stobel’s article was full of “Obama goobily goop lies” about how our system of governance is socialis…
CONSUMER GAL: Fine ambassador
Recently, I had occasion to speak with Terri Dickerson, your Consumer writer.
STEWART: All about character
Dave Stewart has been an acquaintance and a friend for more than 30 years, as has his family. He is a professional with high conservative ethics and character — once a quality builder, a fiscally responsible and fa…
ADLER: In a word, wrong
ADLER: In a word, wrong
COP: Term undermines enforcers
COP: Term undermines enforcers
DEMOCRATS: Poem in perpetuity
DEMOCRATS: Poem in perpetuity
ADLER: Scholar or soothsayer?
ADLER: Scholar or soothsayer?
NAACP: Why Idaho?
NAACP: Why Idaho?
DIALOGUE: Goes well with facts
DIALOGUE: Goes well with facts
URBAN: Cd'A doesn't qualify
URBAN: Cd’A doesn’t qualify
COP: Term undermines enforcers
Doug Miller, in his Feb. 12 Op/Ed, is correct in his assessment of Ms. Zielinski’s awareness and knowledge of our local men and women in “blue” and her use of the word “cop.” Very unprofessional on her part.
NAACP: Why Idaho?
The NAACP is part of The Marijuana Justice Coalition urging Congress to reform marijuana laws with emphasis on racial justice. The Marijuana Justice Coalition is to advocate for federal marijuana reform through a r…
DIALOGUE: Goes well with facts
For several years, I have written LTEs to the Coeur d’Alene Press that have been printed and replied to many LTEs online. In both cases, I have criticized many conclusions that were presented because they were not …
DEMOCRATS: Poem in perpetuity
This poem was published in the New York Daily News on Nov. 4, 1949. The Democratic Party platform has not changed in the past 70 years.
ADLER: In a word, wrong
I always become suspicious when a liberal, self-proclaimed Constitutional “expert” praises a Republican as David Adler did by praising Mitt Romney in the Feb. 12 edition of the Coeur d’Alene Press. Liberal commenta…