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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 …
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…
ADLER: Scholar or soothsayer?
The Alturas Institute can now add a third post nominal to their leader’s name — David Adler, B.A., Ph.D., Clairvoyant.
URBAN: Cd'A doesn't qualify
I’ve said before that Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls are not urban by any stretch of the imagination. Spokane at 200,000-plus is urban, but Coeur d’Alene around 50,000 is basically a largeish village.
TAXES: This would be fair
TAXES: This would be fair
WAKES: Time for solution
WAKES: Time for solution
RE-ENTRY: Property value killer
RE-ENTRY: Property value killer
POEM: Snow Birds
POEM: Snow Birds
STEWART: Fiscally conservative
STEWART: Fiscally conservative
KIDS: Hold on tight
KIDS: Hold on tight
VALENTINES: Music to her ears
VALENTINES: Music to her ears
PEACE: Should be top priority
PEACE: Should be top priority