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MY TURN: North Idaho College is proof voting works
There will always be a need to safeguard the gemstone of our community.
The human cost of Idaho's Medicaid gap
The time has come to shift the argument about Medicaid beyond the dollars that would be saved with expansion to the ongoing human tragedy occurring in our state.
Less suffering would lead to a safer world
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris have rightly stirred the Western world. The response to this violence fails to address long-term resolution. The terrorists have had the hoped-for effect of promoting fear. In …
Looking back on a 1653 pilgrim home
John Alden gazed beyond the deck-rail of the ship, MAYFLOWER. The time is December 1620 and the ship is anchored in the New Plymouth harbor of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. Directly in his sight is the cold, uninhab…
Science tells bigger story on Silver Valley remediation
“Let Science rule over sentiment.” Press editorial providing concerns of contamination that the Bunker Hill Superfund site is contributing to Lake Coeur d’Alene.
Government's role in refugee issue
Americans are a people of immense charity, eclipsing all other nations in the speed and degree of our willingness to help others. Like a lifeboat in a turbulent sea, we offer salvation to those in desperate need. B…
Giving thanks for the Givers
The holiday season usually provides the time and inspiration for us to reflect on and appreciate the good fortune in our lives. We may donate money, food, or toys to a local charity; we may post daily expressions o…
What environmentalists miss in forest health debate
The recent “My Turn,” authored by Janet Torline and captioned “Forests threatened by federal proposal,” would have been more accurately captioned “Forests threatened by Kootenai Environmental Alliance.” I lost most…
How to preserve the great outdoors
Stan Myers raised a number of interesting questions in his letter of Nov. 1 about the Scotchman Peaks. Some of these questions are more about recreational or wildlife management than wilderness. I’d like to offer s…
Forests threatened by federal proposal
Did you know that you own almost 190 million acres of forest land across the United States? It’s true! This is the amount of land that has been placed in the public domain through our 155 National Forests. This is …
Debating Hillary's accusers like wrestling giant jellyfish
Jon Keith’s My Turn published on November 12th reminded me of something L. Sprague de Camp wrote, “Arguing with them is rather like wrestling with the giant jellyfish Cyanea: the substance is too soft and slippery …
How to help addicts - and society
Recently a young woman, who had just turned 21, died of a heroin overdose in Hayden. Nearly 44,000 people die every year in the U.S. from drug overdose. That i…
Maddow loses credibility in critical gun discussion
Caught the Rachel Maddow Show the other Monday. Her guest was Gavin Newsom, Lt. Gov. of and candidate for Governor of California. He was explaining his proposal for background checks for ammunition, in California. …
Free speech in jeopardy thanks to liberal activists
How’s this for irony? The liberals, in their never-ending quest to oppose conservatives, are now well on their way to putting an end to free speech.
Here's what's wrong with a Hillary presidency
Mrs. Bill Clinton is the leading Democrat candidate for the 2016 presidential race. As a man of nearly 62 years and a student of American history, Geopolitics and the Bible, I am astounded, yet amused, that this pe…
Diocese responds to N. Idaho abuse case
Those who follow the news out of North Idaho and Eastern Washington have likely heard of the arrest and criminal charges against Mr. Kevin G. Sloniker for lewd conduct with children under the age of 16 and one coun…