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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 …
NIC: Snow days needed
My name is Hope Allen and I am a student at North Idaho College. The last snow storm we had, despite 76 school districts closed due to “inclement weather,” NIC stayed open. Despite the roads being extremely hazardo…
LEVY: How to effect change
Idaho’s constitution states “It shall be the duty of the legislature of Idaho to establish and maintain a general, uniform and thorough system of public, free common schools.”
PAVING: Upon further review
My email dated Feb. 1, 2019, to Kootenai County regarding the conditional-use permit request by Thomas Tallent and Coeur d’Alene Paving was provided before I received additional information from a meeting in Athol …
NIC: A sports bias
Once again Al Williams has shown his lack of concern of any other sport besides men’s basketball. In Steve Cameron’s column on North Idaho College exploring a new gym on National Women in Sports Day, Al Williams po…
TRUMP: Positively positive
After three-plus years (that we know of) during which Trump and his associates have been illegally spied on and two-plus years of a conspiracy by the Left and Deep State to remove him from office, Trump delivered t…
TRUMP: Re-election assured
Two years into the Trump presidency and Democrats are still in denial. Mueller and his henchmen are turning over every rock and not a Russian to be found!
YOUTH: Sins and stupidity
When I was in my psychiatry rotation, I was required to attend two Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings. The first meeting I attended was at the Long Beach VA Hospital in Long Beach, Calif. That evening nearly 100 pe…
SCHOOLS: Levies aren't luxuries
School levies are a hot topic in our community. As adults, we pay taxes, plain and simple. If I must pay taxes, I am happy that part of those dollars go toward supporting schools, our next generation, and our gross…
SPORTSMANSHIP: Missing in rival game
I was attending the game between Coeur d’Alene and Lake City High School. I was sitting there watching both sides. I couldn’t believe how the coach from Lake City was allowing the girls from the basketball team to …
CONSUMER: Praise for Dickerson
Wanted to let you know what a jewel Terri Dickerson is. Your Consumer Gal gets back to you promptly with a concise answer or help, not to mention courtesy. Be proud to have her on your team.
ENGLISH: A job well done
I read in the paper that Dan English is retiring. He will be missed. There aren’t many people like Dan who serve without expecting to be served in return.
ABORTION: God rules otherwise
The ruling in New York to legalize abortions after 24 weeks is another indicator of how far we as individuals, and a collective society, have fallen from God and His design for our lives, as outlined in His Word.
NORTHAM: Moral vs. political
It appears that Gov. Northam of Virginia has a problem. While the medical school yearbook photo has caused an understandable racist uproar, a much larger issue is the controversy between life and death.
SCHOOLS: Unfair tax burden
After reading Sunday’s editorial, I have to give a rebuttal to a “recommendation in North Idaho, imported perhaps by newcomers from California, calls for senior citizens to be able to opt out of paying property tax…
NIC: A perilous precedent
It appears the investigation and termination of Pat Whitcomb, Head Wrestling Coach at North Idaho College, has uncovered more questions than answers. Why in this critical stage of the wrestling season would NIC dis…