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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 …
RESPONSE: On future fears
I am old enough to have been retired for several years, and have gone through MANY presidential elections, and have NEVER seen one where so many people have complained so much about a president-elect destroying the…
RESPONSE: Obama opened door
My thanks go to Carol Sherman for her rant against Donald Trump. She does not realize that she helped put him in office. When she voted for the extreme leftist Obama, she paved the way for Mr. Trump.
CELLAR: Law and disorder
Being new to the area, we’ve only been to The Cellar restaurant once but we eagerly awaited a return. Now we read in The Press that they are closing because they can’t get their liquor license due to a small limite…
MLK: Very much something
Sunday in Rann Haight’s “Tomorrow Is…” illustration, it was listed (for Jan. 16) as “nothing happened.” Martin Luther King Day is nothing? I seem to remember Idaho was slow in declaring it, but this seems a grave m…
SCHOOLS: Seatbelts wrong priority
The Coeur d’Alene School District has elected to spend $100,000++ on seatbelts in buses. This focus on safety is surprising, as they don’t currently provide safe transportation.
CELLAR: Liquor license lunacy
I was dismayed to read about the closing of The Cellar on Sherman. Another empty building on our main street in town that was a tax generator and job creator is disappointing. Further disappointing, the reason they…
OBAMA: A friendly tip
If President Obama wants to leave office with a great Legacy, he needs to hurry down to his local Subaru dealer and buy one.
TICKET: A final word
In response to Dave Tolle and Michael Quinn, it was my son who received the ticket for his rear license plate being covered by snow. He called me while he was pulled over and waiting for the ISP officer to run his …
THANKS: To great neighbors
Verbal “thank yous” don’t seem to be enough so I want to publicly thank my neighbors, Jack Harmon and Dave Dorosh. Their kindness and helpfulness of many times plowing snow from my long driveway was a godsend. I am…
PUTIN: Hold the anchovies
In regard to Russia or Putin hacking into our election process and whatever else, we have thousands of military spy satellites in orbit, watching over our friends and adversaries. We can read a newspaper on the gro…
OUT: But not down
Last Saturday I was shopping at Sowers Christian bookstore when a young man came in and stated that he had nowhere to go. He was wearing a thin windbreaker jacket and had no hat or gloves. He explained to me that h…
ISSUES: Seek to understand
Advancing your knowledge and awareness in world affairs is not only the responsible move, but an obligation you hold as a citizen of your community by staying mindful of the issues that transpire and understand how…
TRUMP: Disaster unfolding
I am in disbelief of what we are seeing take place on our national stage. The person we have chosen as the leader of this great country is on a path to destroy everything that we have ever stood for, ever worked fo…
CDA: None better
I have been fortunate to keep in touch with Coeur d’Alene via my column, “Ask Me Anything,” and articles I’ve written for the Coeur d’Alene Press. While some readers might disagree with what I’ve written, I’ve lear…
SCHOOLS: Belts a bust
I will tell you this. When you come down Bonell Road and make a left on Yellowstone, if you make the turn from the wrong side of the road and you cannot see either way, you’ll understand why we called it blind man’…