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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.
A little advice for my friends on the right
Let me begin by stating that I have no affiliation with any political party. I personally have an enigmatic perspective. I support many charities and am a big supporter of the food bank and those less fortunate, ye…
Here's why you can trust single stream recycling
We are writing in response to the recent My Turn opinion column, "A Dirty Story about Recycling," and the recent follow up story by the Coeur d'Alene Press, "Tarnished Trash." There was misleading and inaccurate in…
Carousel: Reaching for the brass ring
The Coeur d'Alene Carousel Foundation, a local nonprofit, owns the hand-carved 1922 Spillman Jr., 20-horse carousel, originally located at Coeur d'Alene's Playland Pier amusement park (modern day Independence Point…
When human management isn't such a good thing
What condition would our forests, lakes, rivers, deserts and oceans be in today if they were not being "managed" by the human race?
The other side of the coin
Now that Mr. Purtee and Hallock had their little laugh at the expense of the Democrats and their sick America, let's look at the other side of the coin.
The inspiring story of an Idaho school district
The New Plymouth School District has all the reasons for having low reading scores, with a high poverty rate and limited resources.
Don't judge us by our tattoos
In response to Royal K. Jensen's letter to the editor published in Friday's Press, which included remarks that "God" isn't a big fan of tattoos, and that those with "defiling marks and scars" lack good judgment and…
OPINION: A dirty story about recycling
We all like to think that we are doing our part to help the environment. We sort our trash into plastic, cardboard, aluminum, rinse it out and dump it into the big blue bin in our alleyway or backyard. When trash d…
What I'd fly on my two flagpoles
First, I would like to thank the editor for printing the letter by Jim and Tim Stiles. Growing up I always heard that we would be destroyed from within - not from without. It seems like we are getting hit from with…
Surcharge: A little history lesson
Not to be confused with the current "global warming" caused drought, California underwent another severe drought back in the 1970s. At that time, "global cooling" was said to be the culprit. Nevertheless, many of t…
Taxicabs and guns help drive freedom
It has been several months since I attended a Friday evening lecture on the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights presented at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library. The scholarly presentation was devoid of passion and…
There's more to Cd'A schools story
At the Monday School Board meeting, Trustee Dave Eubanks, speaking to the Board and the community, called for the disposal of district assets. His goal, apparently, is to replenish the district's contingency fund a…
Nothing to get incited about
Isn't it interesting how frequently items in the daily news tend to repeat previous events and happenings? (History does repeat itself.)
Save our crowned jewels
"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved Paradise and put up a Parking Lot!" - Joni Mitchell
Dems have issues with Crapo, but no candidate
While most politicians will do almost anything to attract media coverage, Sen. Mike Crapo is going in the opposite direction in the early stages of his re-election campaign.