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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 …
MANN: Sincere condolences
To Randy Mann: I was stunned Monday morning to read your article and learn your wife, Sally, had passed from cancer. I am one of many who can relate to the struggles you both had gone through and those that are ahe…
GIRLS: More power to 'em
Will the aged men please stand down?!? Because the only honorable response to your recent realization of having mostly young women take home the local high school academic awards would have been a STANDING OVATION!
BULLETS: Clean-up a success
In regard to Ralph Bartholdt’s recent article “BULLET HOLES AND TRASH” where he interviewed Bob Baiser, a longtime native. I would like to agree, the Hayden Creek range is an eyesore of trash which needs to be kept…
BOYS: Academic victims ?
And yet they will go on to dominate the political and business world and make 1/5 more than a woman doing the same work.
CHEERS: To fine schools
A decade or so ago, as our boys were entering the big new world of public school, we looked ahead at an uncertain future filled with the challenges of homework, peers, sports, teachers, levies, first days, first ca…
CLIMATE: Step up, America
Two of the values that we share are personal responsibility and investing in our children. We are accountable for our actions. We build better lives for our children. We don’t ask others to do our work for us, or t…
ANGELS: I met two
On May 23, a fairly hot day, I was sitting on Neider and U.S. 95 about six cars behind a red light. A young person tapped on my window to say I had a flat tire! No choice but to cross the road and find a safe place…
POEM: On a carousel
Hurrah, Hurrah, it's opening soon…
NATION: Come together
It’s time we Americans stop feeling as if the other political side of the aisle is ignorant, uninformed, hateful because we don’t agree.
OMBUDSMAN: A hearty thanks
I can say thank you a hundred times to Mike Patrick, managing editor of The Press, but sometimes it just needs to be in print for others to see. So, thank you, Mike, for being so accommodating and caring. You are d…
HELP: Follow Alex's lead
Alex Knoll is one of the many reasons Post Falls is blessed. What a giving heart this young man has. To think of others is so against what we do. Our first thoughts are always about us and what we want and I get it…
HEALTH: A sick solution
Health care is at a crossroads. Will this nation choose a path that discards our most vulnerable citizens — women, children and elderly — while giving tax breaks to millionaires? Or will we choose a path that valid…
FLAG: An American poem
With Flag Day coming June 14, I hope you will print this for the benefit of those who choose to denigrate our beautiful flag.
VOTING: Mail would help
An excellent way to better serve postal customers would be to implement a nationwide Vote by Mail system. Idaho currently has an Absentee Ballot system to make it more convenient for voters although not everyone us…
GRIPES: Make 'em count
I can’t help responding to the letter about how the serenity of our great city is being compromised by a helicopter. You people are babies. I have lived here practically my entire life and I can’t recall a single d…