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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 …
ART: Public review wanted
Sholeh Patrick’s column of Nov. 21, “Art’s value includes some pain,” was quite eloquently written. A song writer’s art, the singer’s art, paintings of art all evoke feelings of some kind. Street art in any specifi…
ART: President would approve
On Nov. 18, I went to Riverstone Park to view Marker No. 11. All I could find was a bare concrete slab with an orange traffic cone on it. Darn, I wanted to view it in person.
ITD: Interchange concerns
On Wednesday, the Idaho Transportation Department held another meeting about their “almost final” design of the interchange at I-90 and U.S. 41. I suspect it is final but they need to go through another round of re…
ART: Oversight recommended
I’m writing concerning the actions taken by supporters of the Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission at the last City Council meeting and the column written by Sholeh Patrick titled “Art’s value includes some pain.”
WARS: Take a stand, Congress
Last weekend, I joined more than 400 delegates from 47 states in Washington, D.C., as representatives of the Friends Committee on National Legislation to lobby our senators and representatives to repeal the 2002 Au…
RE-ENTRY: Address bigger issue
Listening to the fear-based arguments against a proposed prisoner re-entry center in Kootenai County, I came to this conclusion: It’s time to decriminalize mental health. Instead of building a release center, a men…
VINDMAN: Uniform question answered
Why did Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman wear his army dress uniform to the congressional hearing on Tuesday? Some Republicans on the committee, along with some conservative talk show hosts voiced a strong opin…
LETTER: Right on target
Mr. Shawn Youngman, I want to first thank you for your service and second thank you for your well-written letter regarding the disparaging remarks written by the Liningers and published Nov. 13.
TRAINS: Listen before buying
This is in response to the article about train noise in Post Falls. I have to laugh and feel sorry for the people who buy or rent homes near airports or railroad tracks. The noise issues were there when they moved …
TRUMP: The evidence mounts
Former Republican Rep. David Jolly assessing his Republican colleagues: “These are, in today’s Republican Party, spineless politicians, rotten to the core. Without virtue, without any level of human integrity. Devo…
PETS: Keys to domestication
Stephanie’s column in Saturday’s Coeur Voice, “Careful before adopting a Malinois” breed of dog — which applies to many of the dangerous, er, to be PC “bully” dogs, was an excellent way to approach the controversia…
NRA: Backing up facts
Doug Hayden said I was devoid of facts and challenged me to provide some (Coeur d’Alene Press, Oct. 4). Here they are.
HEARINGS: Fake news alert
Nov. 21, Coeur d’Alene Press page 3, “Trump directed quid pro quo, key witness says.” “Ambassador Gordon Sondland declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani expli…
TRUMP: Careful with comparisons
The audacity to compare Trump to Jesus on the cross is beyond comprehension. Trump is the antithesis of a fisherman to the masses. He is a Modern Pharisee, all about tearing asunder and cashing in.
NRA: Return to roots
Ms. Charbonneau’s “My Turn” column describing the MOMS organization, Mr. Edelbrock’s rebuke and topped off with yet another school shooting highlight the difficulty of reasoned discourse around guns. I struggle to …