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OPINION: The Trump impact gets real
When an emerging problem starts affecting your neighbors and friends, you know it’s starting to get real.
OPINION: Little is not the education governor
Last Tuesday, the Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Scholarship Breakfast. More than 200 of our area’s best and brightest students gat…
OPINION: Protestors demand a return to the rule of law
Twice in just four weeks, local citizens have protested along Coeur d’Alene’s busiest thoroughfare. A thousand turned out on April 5th. Hundreds showed up in t…
OPINION: We thrive when civic involvement is joyful and people exercise their rights
One of the most powerful moments of the national Hands Off protests happened in Coeur d’Alene. Demonstrators lined Highway 95 and, in a striking act of unity, …
OPINION: A million points of light
On Saturday, more than a million people across America participated in a living petition.
OPINION: A living petition
Marching in the streets has a long history in American Democracy.
OPINION: Take action
Now is the time for every American who truly cares about our country's future to act. That was the message former Congressional Representatives Larry La Rocco …
OPINION: Let’s meet. Let’s talk
Former Congressmen Richard Stallings and Larry LaRocco invite all residents of Idaho's five northern counties to attend a public Town Hall from 2:30-4 p.m. Sun…
OPINION: Democrats are leading real town halls
Dissent and disagreement have existed in politics since the beginning of time. The push and pull of ideas makes us better. Much like a kite, the American exper…
OPINION: Should we be protesting?
Following last week’s Republican Town Hall debacle, many Democrats are clamoring to speak out against the violent injustice that was visited on Dr. Teresa Borr…
OPINION: Abusive power
Saturday started with high hopes. More than 400 people filled the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium, optimistic about the opportunity for a Town Hall-style …
OPINION: The story of sacrifice: Whose greater good?
It’s becoming increasingly clear that one fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats lies in their views on the federal government’s role in serv…
OPINION: Questions for Republicans
The drastic measures being orchestrated by Elon Musk and his DOGE operators are a coup attempt.
OPINION: The intersection of religion and politics
In the 1960s, clerics led powerful movements to protest human rights violations and war. It was their religious devotion that motivated them to step into publi…
OPINION: With malice toward none; with charity for all
In the spirit of working together to build something bigger than ourselves — a more perfect and bipartisan union — the Kootenai County Democrats are reaching a…