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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 …
AIRPORT: Let's think big
Ron Dayton here of Sunwood Fjords & Carriage Co., also Sunwood’s Cowboy Bar-B-Q. After attending an event at Coeur d’Alene Airport Tuesday night, I have a few thoughts on the future of the airport and the clubs and…
HOSPITAL: Smooth sailing now
On July 6, I underwent unplanned surgery on the lower spine at Kootenai Health. The care I received was nothing short of fantastic. However, upon leaving the hospital, I discovered a torture gauntlet of speed bumps…
TRUMP: Now, about Junior
First of all, how are my “moronic ramblings” any different then Trump’s hateful and lying tweets? I guess The Press is just following the First Amendment by printing my letters. You should know there is more to the…
TRUMP: Listing the detractors
Who exactly is against President Trump? Well, let’s count heads:
PRIEST: Fish for thought
Since the 1990s, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been killing the lake trout in upper Priest Lake. Tons of fish are wasted each year by the fish and wildlife at a cost of millions of dollars. Why! For the et…
CHRISTIANS: Rally around this
It is uncomfortable for nice people to contemplate the reality that they have enemies. Peaceful people don’t want to live in a reality where there is nothing they can do to stop others from hating and fighting them…
PARTY: But no celebration
The Democratic Party has offered no programs to help improve the lives of voters. Instead they are the “Hate Trump Party.”
LUBED: A veteran's lament
Your readers might be interested in hearing about my recent experience with Fastlane, Inc., a Quick-Lube type business located at 484 Bosanko Road in Coeur d’Alene.
RATS!: The rodents are winning
Truth is at least some of these bodies we have scurrying about are just lab rats, part of a study having to do with overcrowding. The socio-economic and psychological consequences of it, etc. At least that’s what I…
DEMOCRACY: A great test
Our democracy is being tested in a way that it has not been tested since the McCarthy era. The current drip-drip of suspicious behavior on the part of elements of the Trump administration will eventually get to the…
NARCAN: Choose life
I felt compelled to respond to Michael Murphy’s objection of the Post Falls PD now carrying Narcan spray to help save the lives of those who overdose on substances such as heroin. His complaint is that essentially,…
NOISE: Enforce law or quit
I would like to congratulate Mr. Marty Meyer for speaking up about the ongoing noise problem in our once relatively quiet town. Too long the majority (that term still means what our forefathers meant it to stand fo…
GORE: One big polluter
In response to Daniel Gressler’s letter, Daniel, you said, “So what if Al Gore is making money? At least he is trying to save the world from human-caused global warming. This also includes 19 other countries trying…
SCAM: Grandparents, beware
I received a phone call yesterday from my “grandson.” He sounded like my 20-year-old grandson. His opening line was Hi Grandma, I just wanted to call you because I feel so sad. He said his friend, Kevin, had been k…
THANKS: For restoring faith
I would like to recognize two Good Samaritans who live in Newman Lake, Wash. On July 4, we were shopping near the state line, and I lost my wallet. In a panic, we rushed home to look for it. Sheila and Alisha were …