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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 …
GUNS: Play substitute game
Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke called for confiscating assault weapons and the gun fans went berserk. There’s even been letters in the Coeur d’Alene Press claiming gun ownership is “a God-given right.” Strang…
HAYDEN: Support more deputies
As a resident of Kootenai County for more than 44 years and a resident in the Hayden area for the majority of that time, I’ve firsthand experienced the growth in our region. The city of Hayden has always been a bed…
SENIORS: Hayden center deserves coverage
I write here in appreciation of the Hayden Senior Center. They recently have expanded to include a beautiful new area for exercise, games, bingo and rental space for meetings, as well as their usual twice weekly de…
DALTON: Keep it rural, voters
The current Dalton Gardens council continues aggressive promotion of their Fourth Street project. Why? The answer is obvious; this project is the cornerstone of their agenda, creating an urban Dalton Gardens, in st…
HISTORY: Inclusion vs. exclusion
In his prepared statement regarding hate speech (Coeur d’Alene Press, Sept. 19), Coeur d’Alene Mayor Widmyer stated that “The United States of America was conceived based on the principles of inclusion and toleranc…
DEMS: Aiming at wrong targets
Despite the fact that communism, socialism and fascism have been the cause of death for millions of innocent people, we currently have a dozen or so candidates, of Democratic persuasion, running in their primary wi…
RIGHTS: S. 1993 is wrong
The Patient Right’s Act, S. 1993, now in Senate committee, will thwart abortion, POLST/Advanced Directives, and Assisted Aid in Dying. It will force hospitals to push advanced technology (Full Code) from conception…
TRUMP: To tweet is sweet
Tweeting — I’ve heard many Democrats and liberals complain about Trump’s tweets. They think he rants, raves, boasts and makes remarks not fitting for a president. They proclaim “Why can’t he be more presidential li…
TRILLION: Darn right it's a lot
I thought Mr. Ray Goddard’s letter on the national debt was interesting — but very alarming. A number of years ago, I found a perspective on just how much a trillian is, and have kept it posted on my wall.
CLIMATE: Hop off bandwagon
Weather cycles regularly. “Climate change” activists are demanding government action to prevent disastrous weather changes. Some have a political agenda, some are just politically correct, some join the bandwagon t…
IMPEACHMENT: Don't go there, Dems
An old adage goes, “If you ignore the lessons of history, you are doomed to repeat it.”
EDUCATION: Put parents in control
Brent Regan nailed it! Change in the way we educate our children is long past due. Let the marketplace pick the winners by having educational dollars follow the student. Competition between methods and institutions…
GOOKIN: Wrong on urban renewal
Coeur d’Alene Councilman Dan Gookin has baled a lot of political hay by bashing urban renewal and its local supporters.
PRESS: Divorce FB comments
Some time last fall I wrote to Editor Mike Patrick about my opinion on The Press’s association with Facebook and the ability of we citizens to contribute comments on the Letters to the Editor online section. It see…
PRESS: Constitutional kudos
It is important to read the Constitution to our youth of today. I have found that when I ask the youth why these men found it important to have a Constitution, they could not answer.