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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 …
GIFT: An unexpected delight
It is a great honor to know there are people who will do a good deed for people they don’t know. While attending a recent breakfast meeting, one of our club members greeted a restaurant guest and his children and h…
TOELLE: Forgive and move on
When my husband and I heard about Dr. Toelle’s felony charges, we were very upset. Dr. Toelle has taken care of my husband since 2001. That saying — it only takes one bad choice and it can change your whole life — …
TOWN HALL: Neighbor citizens
In regard to Mr. Kinne’s accusations about the recent town hall meeting with our absent representatives. It wasn’t an anti-Trump rally, but an open town hall for all to ask questions and express their concerns to t…
TRUMP: Right about Obama
“Obama tapped my wires.”
BILLING: Errors hit home
Reading the CDA Press Consumer Guy article “Medical billing code errors,” coupled with a letter to the editor last week regarding a wrong billing code sent to PAML by Kootenai Clinic for lab work that should have b…
COLUMN: Travel with wisdom
Sholeh’s column about denying a travel Visa to the USA for the professor from South America is a sad testament about the growing negative attitude toward “the others,” whoever they are. As a nation, we have made th…
USA: Time for two nations?
We are at a tipping point in this country.
FATHER: No justice for son
I am the father of Clint McDonald, the young disabled man who was severely beaten by William Robertson Jr. Clint is autistic and non-verbal. Clint is not capable of defending himself and can’t tell anyone who hurt …
EASTER: Deserved better tribute
I would like to compliment Sholeh Patrick for clearing up Easter and tying it into the pagan holiday it clearly is. In eight short, blithe paragraphs she ties up in a nice bow what connection Easter has to goddesse…
LAWSUITS: Waiting to happen
We’ve all seen the “For Sale” signs on wooden posts placed in yards of homes for sale.
BEATING: Courts, get tough
Milestone Decisions, a “care” facility for “vulnerable” adults, hired William Robertson Jr. after doing a background check; or not, to care for vulnerable people. Then he “accidentally” hit Clint McDonald in the mo…
TWETE: Excellent commissioner
The upcoming election for your highway district elections are important for your local roads. I would like to endorse your incumbent Highway District Commissioner, Rodney Twete. As your Commissioner for Lakes Highw…
VETOES: Another alternative
Sen. Steve Vick had an opinion column in the paper April 15 in which he suggested that the best way to deal with the governor vetoing a bill after the end of the legislative session would be a Constitutional Amendm…
BEATING: Here's a suggestion
In the paper April 15 there was a man who was disabled, beaten by his caregiver at a Coeur d’Alene facility. The attacker caused a deep laceration to the man’s face that required stitches and also removal of one of…
IRS: Ending a nightmare
In April 2016, we sent a significant check to the U.S. Treasury Department to pay our 2015 tax bill. Unfortunately, we misaddressed the letter. The government cashed the check, but our payment was lost in the burea…