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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 …
FLAGS: Get yours from Post 143
American Legion Post 143 has an active flag sales program which supports the donation of new flags to every school in Post Falls as needed. We also provide all of the flags that are displayed on veterans graves in …
PLOWS: Missing in action Monday
Driving around Monday, I did not see one snow plow anywhere in CDA in the morning or afternoon. It was not until 10:09 p.m. that I saw four on Northwest Blvd. going southbound, which brings me to my questions:
MUSLIMS: Obama wrong - again
Mr. Obama says that the increase in Muslim immigrants “is justified by humanitarian concerns.” For a president who browbeats Americans about the federal government having separation of church and state, he sure is …
DEER: Pretty - and destructive
This is in response to the February 14th letter by Jeanne Stone Helstrom about the merits of deer in our yards at Dalton.
GOVERNOR: Just follow the money
This has been eating at me for a little while now. I wasn’t sure I’d read it correctly the first time. So, last night, I dug through the old copies of the paper and, sure enough, there it was, in the Feb. 1 edition…
SPEED: Too much is too dangerous
I completely disagree with the Idaho Senate idea of increasing the speed limit to 80 mph. We are at present experiencing too many out of control accidents. I also don’t agree to our present 75 mph speed on I-90 eas…
SCHOOL: Common Core opposition
American children shouldn’t be tracked, monitored and educated from D.C. And parents should have a voice in their child’s education.
PRESS: Spotlight academic stars
At Kootenai Alliance for Children & Families we love to see positive stories about the youth in our community. We love to see them recognized, and hear their stories. When reading The Press recently we saw the phot…
HISTORY: Thanks to Syd Albright
Your articles in the Sunday paper on the early history are just excellent! Your articles are always the first I go to and read. You really do a lot of research and we appreciate it. I enjoy reading about the Indian…
RELIGION: Bigots, business don't mix
There has been much discussion lately about religious freedom. If our religion forbids members from eating chocolate, then don’t eat chocolate. Your religion shouldn’t force or encourage you to discriminate against…
CRIME: One way to keep it down
Several years ago when we resided in north Seattle (Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace), the crime, as everywhere, had escalated greatly. We residents were sick and tired of local authorities slapping the juve…
GUNS: Editorial on right track
Friday’s edition of The Press is most thoughtful on the part of the Editorial as well as the cdapress.com comments. As one who started teaching use of force training in 1985, when gun carry permits were still issue…
EDUCATION: The funding is there
Testifying at the Feb. 14 JFAC public hearing on the state budget, I said that, as a member of the governor’s education task force, I don’t see how Idaho will reach the goal of 60 percent of high school graduates e…
PRODUCT: One unhappy customer
A year ago a friend convinced me to try Magic Jack — just $29.95 a year. It worked great for a year, then about a month ago we started having problems; we could not dial out and could only receive incoming calls. I…
KNIT: Yarn story keeps on growing
Thank you to Maureen Dolan and the article she wrote in January about the Knit Wits and our need for yarn.