February 16, 2019 at 5:00 am
Greetings from Boise! This past Monday, I introduced a bill offering six elements of protection and enhancement to the new Medicaid Expansion law in Idaho. My intent, and that of the others who worked with me on the bill, is to get the conv...
February 15, 2019 at 5:00 am
I find it necessary to respond to Mike Bullard’s “My Turn” article on climate change and the promises of free carbon dividends, which was published in the Cd’A Press on Feb. 9. I commend him for his community service in those adverse weathe...
February 09, 2019 at 5:00 am
Thank you, Gov. Brad Little for the courage to come out and admit what a lot of people see but deny. “Climate is changing.” The governor’s observation made no claim about the cause or the cure and proposed no elaborate regulations. He just ...
February 08, 2019 at 5:00 am
As Planning and Zoning commissioners in Coeur d’Alene we see many unique challenges that have a huge impact on life on our roads, waterways and even schools. So when our commission followed the letter of the law and insisted an entire garag...
February 08, 2019 at 5:00 am
From the very beginning, expanding Medicaid in Idaho was a grassroots effort. Ultimately, thousands of volunteers from every corner of the state worked to pass Prop 2. Expanded Medicaid access is now law in Idaho. This is a big deal. For si...
February 02, 2019 at 5:00 am
I’m writing on behalf of Save Dalton, a growing group of concerned citizens leading the recall of the mayor and city council of Dalton Gardens. We hold no animosity toward the Streeter family or any of our elected officials. We simply have ...
February 01, 2019 at 5:00 am
D-Day at the beaches of Normandy, Iwo Jima, Vietnam, The Battle of Fallujah. When we are asked what it is to be masculine often images of these historic trials in battle come to mind. One only need look closely at these battles, and the her...
February 01, 2019 at 5:00 am
In reference to the Cd’A Press article by AP writer Keith Ridler on Tuesday, Jan. 22, “New Idaho wolf trap rules” may be misleading. It’s true that our traditional institutions are coming under fire, and trapping is one. The primary reasons...
February 01, 2019 at 5:00 am
An editorial in the Coeur d’Alene Press regarding a height variance generated letters to the editor. The problem is when roof trusses were placed on a structure, the building was 10 inches too high. When the builder realized it, he contacte...
January 26, 2019 at 5:00 am
The NIC Board of Trustees does not routinely respond to articles in the press but we understand our athletic programs are very important to our community, as they are to us. We wish to clarify policy, and dispel recent falsehoods made about...
