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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 …
FLAG: Restore Old Glory
Hi, My name is Ryle Chiono and I’m an eighth-grader at Lakeland Junior High. I walk by the Rathdrum Senior Center every morning and for at least the past couple of weeks, I have seen that their AMERICAN FLAG has be…
CHURCH: Don't lose focus
On the many Candlelight Church letters…
PLOWS: Don't block us in
With winter approaching, I would like to address an issue that affects many people in the community.
MEN: Don't fall short
Men, we must step up and be willing to be the solution to the problem which we ourselves are causing.
ACCIDENT: Blame the cop
My daughter was driving to work when a woman rear-ended her, disabling my daughter’s car and totaling the woman’s car. She hit my daughter’s car at 55 mph. She was driving on a suspended license.
VOTE: Because it matters
Lillian Moore Lind is going to skip the place for president when she votes. That means Hillary will have to get one less vote on her ballot.
GFELLER: Leader for college
I would like to put forth for your consideration, Greg Gfeller, who is currently running for election to the North Idaho College Board of Trustees. Greg exhibits top skills in leadership, upper management and engag…
DEMOCRATS: Working for you
As a registered Republican for almost a decade, I know we have tried Republican legislators as leaders in Kootenai County and our state Legislature. This year it is time for a change.
CHURCH: Sermon's key points
I, too, was in church Oct. 23 and heard Pastor Paul’s sermon about America and the need to vote. This is a very crucial time for us to test our judgment and refine it with the truths and knowledge we have learned f…
ELECTION: Your two choices
I get worried when I read about people deciding not to vote because they do not like either candidate. I would urge them to realize that one of these two people running will be elected president regardless of your …
HILLARY: Opposition unmasked
Has anyone with a modicum of intelligence wondered why the emails from the Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff are being leaked like a broken sieve, while Donald Trump’s tax returns and HIS emails are safe and sound? …
CHURCH: Don't lose focus
On the many Candlelight Church letters…
ABORTION: A campaign issue
If you have not already voted please think about these words. If you are pro-choice and believe in partial birth abortion then please go to the polls and vote for Hillary.
RELIGION: Think for yourself
The pastor at Candlelight Church needs to take a lesson from a very wise educator. Lynne Wild, my best friend who passed away in 2003, was the most spiritual person I have known. Lynne also taught at CHS.
NAMES: Respond appropriately
All of us have been called offensive names by rude or immature people. Determining how to react to name-calling is generally learned as a child. If the name is ugly, why should there be a reaction at all — unless t…