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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 …
CIVILITY: Nastiness, begone
I’m wondering why people don’t express their opinions without getting hateful. That’s one of the reasons this nation is such a mess! Why can’t people share their thoughts in a nice and decent way? “Nasty” is my fir…
TRANSIT: Center a home run
I was thrilled to get a sneak peek a the new transit center last week. Transportation is one of the real keys to economic development for the area. If we give people the opportunity to access jobs or educational op…
TRUMP: Critic's residence questioned
Over the past several years, I’ve had the occasion to read some of Cecil Kelly III’s submissions and paused to scratch my head wondering why/how someone can become so bitter. On Sept. 15, he submitted commentary ti…
CDA: Support Elaine Price
I like political outsiders and Elaine Price is a political outsider who can bring new ideas, new approaches and a new wind to our city government.
LOTTERY: Slap in the face
Is the Idaho lottery so money hungry that they have to disappoint those who pay their wages? Is it necessary to market scratch tickets in a way that people will assume they can win the big one on any given ticket t…
GUNS: Democrats reveal strategy
So now Beto has finally expressed in Prime Time, the dark fantasy that the Democrats have been expressing in not-so-secret for years. They’re coming for the guns. No matter that gun owners were, and still are, call…
RATHDRUM: A newcomer rejoices
As a newcomer to Idaho and Rathdrum I have been delighted to have found a similar lifestyle and many of the same values that I was so blessed and privileged to have grown up with. I was born in a small town (one bl…
MEDICINE: 'Kidnapping' concern
So, what is really going on with this newer phenomenon that some have called “medical kidnapping?”
GUNS: Simply, two sides
Dear Sue Morgan, I sure hope that when you read your clip in The Press you realized just how dumb your statement was. There are only two sides to the given debate — Pro or Anti — that’s it. Those are the two sides.…
GUNS: Control is the real killer
Mass shootings occur in gun-free zones. They occur in schools, churches, shopping centers and in other gun-free public areas rather than at gun shows or around police stations where large numbers of firearms — and …
TRUMP: Savior? Not so fast
God Trump has decreed death to sick immigrant kids by sending them back to their shithole countries. This is after sending Christian Arabs home to be killed by Middle East religious zealots. This is after demanding…
SHARP: Tears of joy, pride
Jeffery, maybe if you knew a bit more about the sacrifice wounded warrior Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Sharp made for our country, you would come away with a better perspective about what was taking place the day traf…
WILDLIFE: Nature abounds in N. Idaho
Dearest Jeffery Coulter,
RIGHTS: Choice of arms is ours
Mr. Don Flemming is correct, it’s all about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Read the preamble to the Bill of Rights. Most states were not going to sign until the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) we…
HAYDEN: Clarifying deputy request
In response to Mr. Coppom’s letter on Sept. 1, I would like to make a few clarifying comments.