ARTICLES BY JULIUS PEKAR

Election process could use some reform

Earlier this year I attended a lecture at the Coeur d'Alene Library conducted by constitutional scholar Dr. David Adler and sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Press. Dr. Adler's presentation focused on the escalating unconstitutional power that has been implemented by our Presidents since the Cold War. Authority, Dr. Adler asserted, …
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A challenge to those who are well off

It is an acknowledged truth that most of my fellow Americans are the most giving people on Earth. This wonderful melting pot of countless nationalities and faiths gives more to charity than most of the other countries in the free world. However, I have discovered that in the pot, one …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

There but for the grace of God ...

On a freezing dawn a couple of weeks ago, I wrenched my old body out of bed to attend a doctor's appointment in Hayden. After the task on the icy morning was accomplished, I stopped at a local drug retailer to purchase my prescription. As I entered the parking space …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Honesty recalled, years later

One sunny afternoon last week I was relaxing at one of the many beautiful areas along Lake Coeur d'Alene ... reading The Press and enjoying the combined symphony of the gulls, splashing surf from the passing boats and the muffled sounds of children playing down the path. I was reading …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Honest people come from all walks of life…

One sunny afternoon last week I was relaxing at one of the many beautiful areas along Lake Coeur d’Alene ... reading the Press and enjoying the combined symphony of the gulls, splashing surf from the passing boats and the muffled sounds of children playing down the path. I was reading …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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