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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 …
FEES: Atlas shrugs (again)
I was surprised to see in The Press that the average student fees for college in Idaho increased by 34 percent from 2010 through 2017. Every year I receive a notice from my county retirement plan showing how much i…
HILLARY: A lasting legacy
In December 2003, American and British intelligence and weapons experts were given a tour of Libya’s arsenal. After showing them 10 nuclear-related sites, a British official said that while the country had not manu…
POOCH: An unsavory strap
Pegasus Auto Recycling: Please remove the strap around Tony the junkyard dog’s snout. Poor guy looks pitiful in your ads.
CLIMATE CHANGE: God is in control
I’m aware we need to protect our planet and be good stewards of what the Lord has given us.
TAXATION: Fair and balanced?
I’m thinking of the “fair and balanced” news station, and suddenly transferred the idea to the taxation issue. What is more fair? The working person has always been taxed by the supposedly fair “income tax”, on his…
Net Neutrality: An open letter
As someone who has founded and/or led numerous companies in the regional telecommunications industry for more than 25 years, who recently had dinner with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Pai in Wash…
IDAHO: Washington student asks for help
I am a student at Cascade Christian Schools, and I am writing a report on the state of Idaho. We are responsible for gathering as much information as we can about your state. If any of your readers would like to he…
STEINLE: Case's sordid side
Hello Bob,
MUSLIMS: Difficult to be a Christian
Replying to Jim Jones’s guest opinion article regarding Muslim-bashing from our President hurts American interests:
HEROES: They help heroes
All businesses who honored veterans this past Veterans Day are to be commended! My father, Ralph, now 96 in assisted living, is a World War II Fighter Pilot Ace who lost a front tooth crown and received dental work…
SERIES: Needs right sources
I just read part one of Kevin Richert’s series on the push to get more Idahoans “college” educated. It will be interesting where he goes with this and how many school counselors he spoke with to develop this story.…
MUSLIM: 'Tiny minority' myth
Jim Jones' “President's Muslim-bashing hurts American Interests” Op/Ed article (Dec. 8) perpetuates the myth of the Muslim religion as peace loving and tolerant. And wants us to believe only a tiny minority of Musl…
SIGNS: Squirrels say thanks, too
I would like to thank whoever had the idea to install solar-powered check speed limit signs on 15th Street and Fourth Street. I am (shame-faced) one of those drivers who may fudge on the speed limit on those two st…
STRANGER: Bears timely gift
I went to Winco Friday to get some groceries. I couldn’t access my bank app to see how much I had in my account due to the latest iOS download draining my battery so quickly. I thought I had plenty of money availab…
TAXES: The education imperative
As a senior citizen I too am frustrated by ever-increasing property taxes due primarily to school levies. Likewise, I don’t have kids, or grandkids, attending Kootenai County schools. Nonetheless, I don’t begrudge …