Page A13 Action: Tired of waiting for the Legislature to act, six Idaho cities have passed ordinances that prohibit discrimination against citizens in housing, hiring and public accommodations based on sexual orientation. … 24

Page A13 The Obama administration’s policy on Syria is a strategic disaster that undercuts its entire foreign policy from the Middle East to Asia. If you think I’m exaggerating, read on. Bashar … 4

Page A13 Thanks for bringing to our attention (June 9) the hard work and sacrifice of Dave Randolph as he directs his crew to beautify and maintain Riverfront Park. Dave clearly serves … 3

Page A13 I want to thank you for the coverage of the Skagit River bridge collapse. I have traveled that bridge many times. I had the same questions about the assumption that … 4

Page A13 I’ve raised my family in the Logan Neighborhood for the past 20 years. It’s a great place to live near Gonzaga University, the Spokane River, the Centennial Trail and the … 8

Page A13 The geography of Eastern Washington has experienced a dramatic change in the last couple of years. Hideous arrays of tall, three-blade electric-power generating windmills have been put in place on … 58

Page A11 In the weeks before the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of Obamacare, the country trembled with anticipation. No such eagerness is evident now – yet the court is again … 4

Page A11 The state budget may sunset June 30, but not the lodging tax that promotes or sustains many of tourism-related events and facilities in Washington. The Legislature has already overwhelmingly approved, … 1

Page A11 There is a reason why the nurses of Sacred Heart Medical Center were on the streets in protest. Although The Spokesman-Review reported Sacred Heart nurses were offered an “average pay … 112

Page A11 The editor of your paper who creates headlines for letters gave little thought to “Selling kids disgusting.” Webster says “disgust” is: “be sickening, repulsive or very distasteful to.” 3

Page A11 Kent Rinne’s May 30 letter, “McMorris Rodgers the problem,” deserves a rebuttal. He’s under the impression that Americans want Obamacare, but the opposite is true. From the beginning, every one … 96

Page A7 See if this makes sense to you: For years, I’ve argued with certain African-American people about their insistence upon using the so-called N-word which, to my ears, is, inalterably, a … 197

Page A7 Right now in Europe, lobbyists from companies such as Facebook and Google are pressuring the European Union to soften its laws on privacy. One of the proposals has been known … 6

Page A7 Cartoonist Michael Ramirez recently portrayed President Obama as the villain abusing our privacy via the National Security Administration. It’s not unusual to find Ramirez’s cartoons biased and distorted, but I … 19

Page B8 Community Health and Providence Health Care are squaring off over the $58 million medical park the latter is building in Spokane Valley. Normally, Providence would need a Certificate of Need … 4

Page B8 At a party a few years ago, a young reporter bounded over to my cluster of social nodders and, with the breathlessness of a born tweeter, chirped: “What’s the new … 3

Page B8 Add the fatal South Hill confrontation on June 6 to the list of controversies that would’ve been easier to clear up if law enforcement officers wore body cameras. Initial reports … 10

Page B9 The WWAMI program, offering medical education for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, was ahead of its time from its start more than 40 years ago. The idea behind WWAMI … 1

Page B9 The June 12 article, “Valley Hospital contesting Providence center,” stated that Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center did not pay taxes on its net income. This could give the impression that … 6

Page B9 The article in the June 9 Spokesman-Review real estate insert, “The economic and emotional value of homeownership,” makes some good points. Unfortunately, it has been the emotional instead of economic … 6

Page B9 As the cornerstone of the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment has not been “largely ignored for most of our history,” as James Ramsey asserted June 8. 84

Page B9 If Gary Crooks had done a little research, he would have known that I have publicly urged the Coeur d’Alene City Council to broaden the so-called anti-discrimination legislation. 38

Page B9 On Memorial Day, President Barack Obama reminded us that our nation “endures because it has always been home to men and women who are willing to give their all … 20

Page B9 Last month, Monsanto won a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court found that a farmer infringed upon Monsanto’s patent for Roundup Ready soybeans. In this case, the farmer … 4

Page B9 Five years ago, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo organized the Clearwater Basin Collaborative (CBC) to develop a plan for future actions on the Clearwater/Nez Perce National Forests. The CBC gave Crapo … 3

Page B9 In regards to Joseph O’Shaughnessy’s June 5 letter about abortion, I’ll make this very simple: The sentence he wrote twice to make sure it was clear is incorrect. 74

Page B9 I would like to add my name to the list of citizens who are outraged by Gail Gerlach being charged for manslaughter when he was trying to stop a thief … 107

Page B4 One of the strangest artifacts of American culture is the spiked heel as a symbol of female power. Many waitresses at America’s casinos feel otherwise. From Las Vegas to Atlantic … 6

Page B4 The Northwest may soon find out whether the across-the-board sequester of federal agency budgets will hold harmless the region’s forests. Last month, secretaries Tom Vilsack of the U.S. Department of … 9

Page B4 Thirty-five years ago in United States v. Choate, the courts ruled that the Postal Service may record “mail cover,” i.e., what’s written on the outside of an envelope – the … 10