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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 …
ISRAEL: Heed history's lessons
In June 1936 the Emperor of Ethiopia came before the forerunner of the United Nations, the League of Nations, to plead for help in protecting his people against the murderous killing of his people by a run amuck Mu…
POLITICS: Vote for Netanyahu
If you missed it, it would be well worth your while to see the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, address the U.N. on Oct. 1.
GRIZZLY: Punish the shooter
A grizzly bear that had already been radio-collared and relocated to Montana, in an effort to increase the grizzly population in the Cabinet Mountains, found its way to the Silver Valley most likely in search of fo…
TRAINS: An insider's view
I have lived in the Bonners Ferry/Sandpoint area for 30 years. While now living in Sandpoint I am close enough to hear the engines and whistles as well as the clacking of wheels on the rails. Having worked for the …
HALLOWEEN: No lights, no candy
It’s time — again — to speak (write) about Hallow’een and Trick or Treat.
HORSES: Treat them better
I was horrified to read the letter about the 4-H horse leader, who instructed one of her club members on a trail ride to dismount and “beat the crap out of her saddle horse” who shied at something along the trail.
CRISIS: Center for humanity
Kootenai County is in the midst of an expensive humanitarian disaster, but help is on the way. Currently, those who are in mental health crisis are being warehoused in our jails at taxpayer expense. This practice i…
RECORDS: This one is broken
I am writing to show my frustration with the way Idaho bureaucracy works when increasing costs for public requests and how they neglect to inform citizens of those changes. I had a baby at the end of May. In the mi…
HORSES: Matter of discipline
Discipline from anger/frustration is certainly the wrong springboard I agree. However, no discipline breeds chaos. Proper discipline makes wholeness in humans and horses. Without guidelines for behavior you begin t…
NOISE: Please keep it down
I feel Dalton Gardens is on the right track with a noise curfew ordinance, like 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Most people still think this is still the norm. What we need is a county-wide noise curfew ordinance. We can and sho…
HEALTH CARE: A challenge for Idaho
Disagreements between parents end when the needs of a child are manifested. Mature couples put their differences aside to meet that child’s needs.
INSPIRED: Obama deserves credit
While reading all the news out of Rathdrum, just last week alone, I was inspired. In the Coeur d’Alene Press, the mayor of Rathdrum, Vic Holmes reminded us all that Rathdrum would not be buying land if this were 20…
SEXUALITY: God's perfect plan
Storms rage in hearts of men, hasn’t improved since the world began. Back in the reign of Herod, Herodius’s daughter did a dance, before Herod she did prance. He offered her whatever she desired, up to half his kin…
WRITER: Questions are brewing
Why is there a brewery being built on the corner of Spokane Street and First Avenue in Post Falls?
WAGES: Downside to some raises
There has been considerable discussion lately in the national and local press about raising the minimum wage. I think it is important to point out that raising the wage always benefits the person who receives it, b…