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Updated 6 days, 18 hours ago

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 tur…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
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, …

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
OPINION: A million points of light

On Saturday, more than a million people across America participated in a living petition.

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
OPINION: A living petition

Marching in the streets has a long history in American Democracy.

Updated 1 month ago
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 …

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
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…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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…

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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…

Updated 2 months ago
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 …

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
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…

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
OPINION: Questions for Republicans

The drastic measures being orchestrated by Elon Musk and his DOGE operators are a coup attempt.

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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…

Updated 3 months ago
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…

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
OPINION: Peaceful, not passive

Two distinct occasions collided on Monday: Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. One event marked the peaceful transfer of power, and the other remi…

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
OPINION: Presidents Day in Coeur d'Alene will be noteworthy

One month from now, we will celebrate Presidents Day. For one day of the year, we remember outstanding American presidents and their most important contributio…