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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: He said what?
John Strobel wrote a guest opinion I cannot follow. He fabricates an American socialism that none of the Founders or any politician recognized even until today. He alleges the American socialism is unrelated to tha…
SOCIALISM: Look it up
This letter is in response to J. Strobel’s Op/Ed on 2/14. No, in my opinion, “American Socialism” is much worse than what you think it is. His article sounds like he’s parroting Obama — you didn’t build this — Amer…
SOCIALISM: Cancer on society
After reading the guest opinion by John Strobel I was blown away by the gobbily goop he spewed about the great wonders of “American Socialism.” What a crock. Socialism is a cancer on any society. To compare it to b…
ROMNEY: He’s no Maverick
ROMNEY: He’s no Maverick
CDA: Urban renewal works
CDA: Urban renewal works
SUICIDE: Resent cold shoulders
SUICIDE: Resent cold shoulders
OIL: Drill deeper for reason
OIL: Drill deeper for reason
GOP: Winning at all costs
GOP: Winning at all costs
INITIATIVE: Try this redistribution
INITIATIVE: Try this redistribution
INITIATIVE: Try this redistribution
Mr. Mayville, instead of chasing signatures to push for legislation that would reduce the income of a minority segment of Idahoans, try this idea.
SUICIDE: Resent cold shoulders
Rhetoric crashed into reality this week in the Legislature’s Education Committee while considering Gov. Brad Little’s focus on youth suicide. Rep. Tony Wisniewski of Post Falls referenced taking kids “behind the wo…
GOP: Winning at all costs
Isn’t it pathetic how Republicans can’t seem to win a presidential election without lying, cheating, stealing, screwing with the voting, etc.? Why don’t they have enough faith in their own party to believe that the…
ROMNEY: He's no Maverick
To say that Mitt Romney is the only GOP member of both the House and the Senate who has the morals and/or intelligence to vote to convict is certainly selling a lot of legislators short. Maybe there is some partisa…
OIL: Drill deeper for reason
Open letter to all you guys who think we should keep drilling for oil:
CDA: Urban renewal works
Urban Redevelopment Districts work to the economic benefit of municipalities and counties across the country. That has been true in the city of Coeur d’Alene as evidenced by the Riverstone Development, McEuen Park …