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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 …
THREATS: Media atop list
Who is the biggest threat?
SCHOOL: Reminder on roles
According to The Press (Wednesday, Feb. 7), Rep. Don Cheatham, R-Post Falls, has introduced a bill in the Idaho Legislature allowing students to have an excused absence from school to play taps at a military funera…
WARRANTIES: Value questioned
Enjoyed Bill Brooks’ column in Monday’s Press. Sorry about the frustration that he’s gone through with Sears and their servicing. We recently spent months trying to get a GE range repaired as that company also has …
SELTICE: Lookin' good
I want to applaud the city of Coeur d’Alene, ignite cda, Welch-Comer Engineering and T. LaRiviere Equipment and Excavation Inc. for the great job they are doing on Seltice Way. I saw the contractor racing against t…
PHONES: Rules for all
In response to the recent school board decision on cellphone use in our schools. I am wondering if this decision will affect the teachers’ use of cellphones as well? I ask this as I have children in both middle sch…
PARKING: Downtown dilemma
I work in downtown Coeur d’Alene. If I leave my place of employment and pick up a child from school, take my kid home, then return to work and park in a totally different parking space, I should not get a parking t…
HEALTH CARE: Beware Idaho plan
In the article, “Idaho says no Obamacare needed for some new insurance plans,” we learn a great deal about Idaho’s plans to allow insurers to offer “skimpier” health care options to their residents, despite federal…
CAMERON: Missed Trump facts
Stopped reading Mr. Cameron’s articles a while back, but on Feb. 1, the headline of his column caught my eye. Having an interest in politics, I decided to give him another chance.
SCHOOL: 'Fixed Mindset' questions
I read the article about “Fixed Mindset” at Ramsey Elementary. What exactly does this entail? Would it be called a “fixed mindset” that must be changed into a “growth mindset” if one happens to be Christian? I’m su…
FULCHER: Best of the bunch
There are six Republicans running for the First District of Congress. While they all may sound good, Russ Fulcher is more qualified than all the rest.
GOP: On road to you know
The recent Republican train wreck is a metaphor for the actual train wreck that occurred when the party won an election that doesn’t like government and doesn’t know how to govern.
DEMOCRATS: On road to ruin
I am so tired of liberals whining and complaining about President Trump. Guess what? It was their anti-American behavior that assured his victory.
LOGGING: Comment on proposal
St. Joe District Ranger Mat Davis proposes to log 3 square miles in the Theriault, Kelly, Williams and Sewash Creek drainages, a few miles south of Avery. The Idaho Panhandle Forest plan has identified much of thes…
TRUMP: On road to ruin
Periodically, I have become somewhat impatient with the stodginess of our government, especially the presidency. When Donald Trump started to challenge some presidential behaviors I actually thought it could be a b…
MEDICAID: Expansion imperative
According to a Coeur d’Alene Press article, 25-year-old lung transplant recipient Alex Heisel and her family are trying to raise $500,000 in medical costs not covered by her insurance. The entire medical procedure …