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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: Thinly veiled bigotry
Wow! “Virtue signaling.” All one has to do to let the world know how virtuous you are, whether an individual, or a company, is to select your target group and castigate them. There are 5 million NRA members and mil…
FEMINISM: A male's view
Feminism = Hatred of men. Gender Studies is Feminism pretending to be a science to hide the fact that it’s just hatred of men.
WALKOUT: For positive change
When it comes to what Stan Olson said on the topic of school protests, I would like to say I completely agree and think this is a positive thing to see.
GRAHAM: A gift from God
The Reverend Billy Graham, the Bible, which he loved, governed how he lived his life both in public and in private. There was no distinction between the two, as each ought to live our lives.
RENT: Prices too high
I am writing in regard to the article in the March 4 paper, “What $1,500 Gets Renters.”
VIOLENCE: Numbed by repetition
According to the A.C. Nielsen Co. (a statistics gathering company), the average number of violent acts seen on TV by the age of 18 is around 200,000. CNN Annalist Mark O’Mara claimed in July 2014 that “by the time …
COLUMN: Uplifting words
My spirit was lifted reading Larry Frei’s My Turn column on March 3. I read it shortly after reading the depressing rant against Dave Johnson and the government by Paul Banducci. Mr. Frei’s erudite and balanced ana…
GUNS: Then and now
I’m deeply saddened when I think about 17 school murders recently taking place. Many have thought “How could this happen in America?” Well, in my opinion, it started a long time ago.
URAs: Kill them all
The My Turn article of March 2 is right on the money. Urban renewal agencies are, at best, a poor use of TAXPAYER monies. Yes, some projects work, but Coeur d’Alene’s Midtown project is an example of failure that r…
NIHC: Replace the board
I have been following the sordid mess of the North Idaho Housing Coalition. By all newspaper accounts, there is theft, embezzlement, forgery, conversion, and a loss of taxpayer funds close to $500,000. I have yet t…
ISENBERG: As I see it
As a nearsighted person myself, I have just one question for the alleged embezzler whose husband is missing…
SCAM: Not my grandson
I want to advise your readers on another scam. Received a phone call Friday, caller ID just showed a bunch of numbers, so I answered the phone and he said “hello grandpa how are you?” I said “fine, how are you doin…
COLUMN: Heed own words
Larry Frei’s My Turn column on March 3 titled “A cure for what ails us” is interesting until the last three paragraphs where he confirms that he is a member (follower) of one of the very tribes he described in the …
ALMOST 100: Admiring Elia
I am the honored person who greets Elia Kubiista every morning at age 99. We have a lovely conversation and she is a smart lady. I tease her that she is on her way to her 100th birthday on March 5 and in her New Yo…
GUNS: Fewer bullets, more lives
In regard to these mass shootings, the one item each had in common was to be able to shoot as much in as short a time as possible.