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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 …
CRASH: A team effort
Over the past six years we have had the honor of hosting the Mock Car Crash and Assembly for the Lakeland High School Senior Class.
CLIMATE: Yes, there's consensus
There was a recent letter asking where the 96 percent consensus amongst climate scientists came from, proudly stating the author’s certainty that there was no consensus and that questions had not been asked of the …
THANKS: Volunteers step up
A group of about 40 volunteers from Real Life Community Church just completed a couple of service projects at Lakeland High School this morning. We can’t thank them enough for their help in improving our courtyard …
BILL: Needs your backing
I urge you to support H.R. 454, the “Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act,” sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina. This legislation would change the law for the survivors of a military retiree who are t…
DRIVERS: The yellow plague
In response to Joseph Esteph’s letter “Pedestrians: Please be alert” (May 27):
TRIBE: Thanks for support
I read an article in the Coeur d’Alene Press (June 2016) with the headline “Tribe announces $1.37M in education donations.” The article stated that the Coeur d’Alene Tribe has made cumulative donations to Idaho sch…
HOSPITAL: Don't forget St. Jude
If I may offer a correction to an item in the June 1 Press. In the article “North Idaho Ninjas” the Shriners hospital is not the last one in this country that will see kids “whether they can pay for it or not.” St.…
KITTENS: End abandonment
I’d like to confront the moronic, socially irresponsible jerk who dropped off in my neighborhood recently several half-starved kittens. If this coward had simply taken the mother cat and her kittens to the Kootenai…
LEARNING: Nurture the love
An education is more than learning colors, shapes and numbers. It exceeds calculus and world history. True education nurtures a love for learning. It makes pathways to the unknown and creates something different, a…
GRADS: From one to another
From a graduate of 2014 to the Graduating Class of 2016, Congratulations!
CHURCH: Disappointed member
A week ago I wrote about the lack of common sense in regard to the LGBT community. Well common sense left our church today.
KUDOS: Great fifth-graders
In May the Fairgrounds welcomed 752 students from the Lakeland and Post Falls school districts from the fifth grade to participate in the Farm to Table Program. I wish to compliment the students on their behavior.
FOUNTAIN: An unwise investment
A memorial fountain is planned in downtown Coeur d’Alene. $750,000 for a fountain is far too much to spend, even though it is private money.
HILLARY: A thoughtful choice
Regarding “The lesser of two evils”: I have to disagree with some I hear referring to their choice of Trump as a lesser of two evils. The most glaring difference in our choices is the assertion that they admire Tru…
STATS: Back 'em up
The figure 96 percent has been used by Obama, Biden and a number of congressional committees with regard to the overwhelming acknowledgment within the scientific community that there is climate change. Of course th…