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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 …
COLUMN: Not so, sir
I am writing in response to Rich Loudenback’s column published on June 21 titled “The Unrelenting Con-Con.” Mr. Loudenback’s column issued a series of incorrect statements relating to an Article V convention. I am …
BOATS: That sinking feeling
About the Atholite bargain boat buyer’s boo hoo letter...
DIVERS: Deserve recognition
I would like to recognize the two young men who dove numerous times to try to save the gentleman who later drowned in Lower Twin Lake. My son and I were fishing when we were flagged down by the occupants of the boa…
AIRCRAFT: A lethal weapon
How many shots from firearms killed those 3,000-plus innocent people on 9/11/01? Not one shot!
GUNS: Rights vs. 'control'
Let’s examine some English. NRA implies, rather INSISTS that gun rights is the opposite of gun control. Since when? Is freedom the opposite of law and order? Is liberty the opposite of license? Is free will the opp…
RIGHTS: Apply to everyone
The Liningers’ letter on June 24, decrying “liberals” for only caring about LGBTQ community members who are murdered while claiming that Christians who are shot are ignored, could not be further from the truth.
GUNS: Here's an idea
In 1996, in Australia, Martin Bryant killed 35 people and injured 23 with an AR-15. Bryant had referred to his AR-15 as “a sweet little gun.” Within 12 days comprehensive gun-control legislation was agreed upon in …
POLITICS: Know these words
There are two words that describe today’s world and no one seems to know the meaning of either. Here is a short definition of each:
SAT: Be very concerned
I would like to respond to the article about the average SAT scores in the Cd’A school district. I was shocked to read the quote from the Director of Curriculum and Assessments that says he is “not concerned that o…
POSTAL: Keep carriers working
Even in these challenging and unpredictable economic times, letter carriers are dedicated bringing the mail to you in the safest and efficient way possible because we believe it is important to you.
POEM: A personal tribute
A portrait of you is framed,
GUGGEMOS: Rest of the story
Twenty-five summers of music and entertainment. Two and a half decades. One quarter of a century. This has been the vision of one individual with a passion for music, who wanted to offer the public an opportunity t…
OUTDOORS: Keep it beautiful
Parents and grandparents please read! I am writing to you the parents and grandparents of the children who will be using Tubbs Hill and our beautiful lake.
FIREWORKS: Enforce the law
Fight Flames With Brains — excellent title that recently was published. Last summer was a horror that no one would wish to endure and with the Fourth of July fireworks, would it not be wise to be just that…wise?
POEM: Tribute to Art Manley
Conservation fueled the engine