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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 …
KTEC: Student wins - and loses
Our grandson, Tyler Ranney, just graduated from Post Falls High School. He was enrolled in the carpentry program at KTEC the past two years. He competed in the Idaho State Skills USA Carpentry competition in Nampa …
Hayden ROADS: When work hurts business
From August 3 through August 14, the city road department closed off 4th Street from Reid to Miller to replace the bricks in the street that were recently installed. The recent road construction was extremely detri…
FLOWERS: Just wait 'till next week
I have enjoyed seeing the flower pictures submitted by local gardeners; they have been spectacular. I hope we will see them entered in the Kootenai County Fair next week. Entries begin on Tuesday — check the websit…
BAYVIEW: Water board warning
I am writing in regard to David Cole’s article in the Aug. 8 Press about the Bayview Water Board. I resent the comments made by Stephen May and Sharon Meyer insinuating that the board had not been run properly in t…
CONGRESS: Great mystery solved
For the longest time I have analyzed in my mind the question, “Why can’t Congress ever get it right or done?” Then all of a sudden as I was watching a nature program the other day I finally got the answer I have be…
PARENTS: Tribute to two of the best
Ken and Connie King: Happy 50th anniversary to my wonderful parents, married August 28, 1965. Thanks to these two good, good people, I grew up in a beautiful area where I was able to witness them working very hard …
GAY: Approach issue biblically
God loves people from all walks of life, even the “gay community,” and in His eyes one sin is no greater than another. Sexual perversion is no worse than lying or stealing. All sin stems from one “mother sin”: IGNO…
VETS: Panhandlers, they're not
It always amazes me how companies and corporate entities can advertise and claim they support our troops or our veterans (and these companies know who I am talking about). This is politically correct and good adver…
SHREK: A beastly good show
I had the pleasure of seeing “Shrek the Musical” last Thursday evening at the Kroc Center. I knew it would be a fun show for the kids, but I was surprised and pleased that I laughed more than they did. It’s not jus…
STRIFE: Clean it up, society
Wow, people playing the black/white card and anti-police/and are offended by normal make me sick. Some opinions should be under a rock.
ALBRIGHT: Brings history to life
My wife and I always look forward to reading Syd Albright’s history articles in the Sunday paper. We particularly liked last Sunday’s article about World War I and the Idaho hero. We are presently listening to the …
TRAFFIC: Controls are out of control
Well, Wes Alderson, you’re the one who’s sad in your Aug. 14 letter to the editor regarding Douglas Weir’s “My Turn” article. Mr. Weir’s statements were right on and I wholeheartedly agreed with him regarding that …
HEALTH CARE: Ask the right question
In exploring a critical issue, columnist Chuck Malloy and the leaders he quotes ask the wrong question. The fundamental quandary our society faces is not whether health insurance is a right, but whether health care…
FETUS: Sorry, they're not human
Observing an unborn baby develop is fascinating! From a single-cell eukaryotic animal, to a stem-cell sponge-like blastocyst, to an embryo with re-absorbable tail and gill ridges and herbivore eyes on side of head,…
HUNTING: That's not what this is
All the hoopla over the killing of Cecil the lion, a giraffe and a warthog seem to me to be missing the point. Hunters hunt. It is what it is. The problem, as I see it, is that the hunters aren’t actually hunting. …