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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 …
SENTENCE: Honor dishonored
Let me get this straight … This punk coward, William Robertson, beats a completely disabled young man so badly that he needs stitches AND has to have a testicle removed, and all he gets is a lousy 10 days in jail a…
CRIME: Exceeded punishment
Judge Anna Eckhart, as the parent of a child with special needs, I am appalled and saddened by your sentencing of William JP Robertson Jr. to 10 days in jail for the brutal beating of one of our community’s vulnera…
GOP: Town Hall FYI
Thank you Sue Morgan for your kind suggestion and your interest in KCRCC-hosted Town Halls. I take responsibility for the notices of the April 8 Town Hall. There were several other line ads sprinkled into sections …
BANQUET: Embarrassing typo
Timberlake girls basketball coach Matt Miller was named Female Coach of the Year for 3A-1A. Are you kidding me? Where is the proofreading?
COPS: Count your blessings
We are blessed and so fortunate to live in such a beautiful place called North Idaho. I could use more sunshine, but have learned over the years to think of the positive and be thankful.
PROTEST: Citizenship questioned
I noticed there were 300 (that’s not the same as Spartan 300) at the anti-Trump rally Saturday. I wonder how many are actually true citizens of North Idaho, or just anarchists or part of the San Francisco movement …
GRIDLOCK: Time for Turbolax
It appears to this concerned citizen that the entire bunch back there on the hill in Washington, D.C., are more than a little bound-up, unable to get the job done. Perhaps a simple solution to this major problem ma…
SUPPORT: For Citylink
Citylink is a need in our community for people who cannot drive for various reasons (such as disability, lack of income, age, etc.). I have taken Citylink many times. I see students going to North Idaho College, yo…
AUTISM: Awareness, and love
Panhandle Autism Society is a great resource for families and individuals dealing with Autism. April is Autism Awareness Month. In my house, every second is filled autism awareness. One in 68 children are now affec…
CITYLINK: A great commodity
Citylink has been so good for me. I use the bus to get me where I need to be and I take the bus every weekday to get to my job at Kootenai Kids.
FARR: For hospital board
We are fortunate to have Teri Farr running for election to the Kootenai Health Board of Directors. Teri spent 25 years working in the community health field, including 12 years as president of the Kootenai Health F…
EASTER: A poem
You captured me as a beautiful soul,
SLED: Gliding down memory hill
The guest columnist Diana Braskich brought back many memories. I was on Cherry Hill long before she was — 1948 through early 1950s. My little sled was wooden and only my torso fit on it. I rode on my hands and knee…
SCHOOLS: Hiring precedents
The current campaign of hysteria that suggests sexual predators are pervasive in our schools reminds me of the FAKE NEWS that was part of the recent presidential election.
KUDOS: To Bill and Diana
Thank you for adding enjoyable reading to the paper, specifically the Consumer Guy by Bill Brooks and the recent column by Diana Braskich about sledding on Cherry Hill when she was a child. The Consumer Guy provide…