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My Turn
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MY TURN: AI writing and beyond
Last week, I wrote 269 words for the back cover of a book I recently completed. After some edits, I thought it was…
My Turn: ITD open house observations
Some thoughts on the Idaho Transportation Department open house on Aug. 22 regarding Interstate 90 improvements, both in "design phase" and "being studied."
MY TURN: Stemming global warming begins at home
Aug. 14 was an historic day. Amid local scorching heat, nearby wildfires and smoke, 16 young people in Montana prevailed in the first ever climate trial. They showed that their constitutional rights to a “clean and…
MY TURN: Common sense solutions to community problems
Housing: Spokane is doing a wonderful job of repurposing buildings from commercial to residential. The Ridpath hotel was repurposed into apartments. Also, some cities are allowing ‘mother-in-law’ houses to be built…
MY TURN: Response to Regan
Response to Brent Regan’s Opinion, Friday, Aug. 11: America’s strength is tied directly to its equity and diversity. Equality of opportunity does not exist without equity. If you doubt this, consider the struggle t…
MY TURN.... No evidence to support water scarcity claim
High-yielding wells plentiful in North Idaho
MY TURN: How low-income families survive
Low income families in the Pacific Northwest face a number of challenges that significantly impact their daily lives and overall well-being. From financial str…
MY TURN: What about 'Lord Biden'?
I thought Carolyn Mattoon's "My Turn" was a long and hateful 500 words, but Ethel Steinmetz Marmont's "guest opinion" July 27 is hateful rhetoric once again, the subject, "Republicans." Both guest opinions were obv…
MY TURN: Regan’s ridiculous redux
Reading Regan’s ridiculous Trump redux of July 14, one can see just how hard he’s trying. Perhaps he believes that if he screams “Hunter Biden’s Laptop” loudly enough into his “My Pillow” it will turn out that ever…
MY TURN: Elected officials with courage needed
I read with interest and a certain sense of pride the article by Dave Oliveria in the Sunday Press regarding the attempt to place commercial construction on the top of Tubbs Hill in the early 1960s.
MY TURN: Library budget and property taxes
Library Trustee Hanley asked the question, “What is the core mission of the CLN?” Apparently, he hasn’t found the time to visit the Community Library Network’s website or look at the top of the numerous agendas for…
MY TURN: VP selection and the consequences
The importance of selecting a Vice President and the consequences of it.
MY TURN: Theft by any other name is still theft
Skipping right past the U.S. and Idaho Constitutions, the Kootenai County Commission’s public hearing went as scheduled to vet the Coeur D’Alene Tribe’s demand…
MY TURN: The Fourth of July
Poetry by Michael Paul
MY TURN: Stop the KMPO
"Globalist organizations pushing for an expensive traffic management center will tell you it’s to keep us safe by observing traffic or to aid with congestion. Might the real reason be to establish a control grid to…
MY TURN: Regan wannabe Republican
Mr. Regan wrote in his recent My Turn: “George Orwell notoriously observed that language controls thought and thought controls action. If you can control the w…