My Turn
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MY TURN: In times of division, community unity is a health issue
We often think of health in terms of checkups, prescriptions, and clinic visits. But health is also about the worl…
MY TURN: Vote yes for Lakeland levy
On behalf of the kids at Lakeland I write this to you. Because I am not 18, I asked my mom to post this for me. I hope you might take a few minutes to consider my thoughts in this letter to you.
MY TURN: Have you no decency?
Have you no integrity? Have you no humanity?
MY TURN: Medicaid, a stronger Idaho: Finding hope and common ground
Idaho just took a big step toward protecting Medicaid and strengthening healthcare with the advancement of House Bill 345. Policies and budgets matter, but wha…
MY TURN: Did you know
To reduce reading confusion, I will refer to the Cooperative Information Network (CIN) in this article as the "co-op."
MY TURN: Seven powerful words
My hat is off to David Stoltz, for his perfect Feb. 13 My Turn title. Succinctly, his seven words excite emotional response. Using “Our way of life,” suggests that every citizen adhere to one set of beliefs and est…
MY TURN: KCRCC Town Hall melee
Mere minutes ago, I left the KCRCC sponsored legislative town hall meeting (Saturday, Feb. 22). My departure was abrupt and abbreviated by an unwillingness to …
MY TURN: School days, golden rule days
“This country was built on American respect for education” Ronald Reagan. Thomas Jefferson warned that government “tyranny” would emerge unless “the people at …
MY TURN: A sheriff's betrayal of public trust: When power enables violence
In a disturbing display that has rightfully drawn national condemnation, Sheriff Bob Norris demonstrated yesterday that his conception of law enforcement extends only to advancing personal ideology, not protecting …
MY TURN: Big brother? Local autonomy or state control?
A short survey. Do you want the Federal government telling the state how to do things? How to conduct their business? If not, do you want the state telling the…
MY TURN: Our way of life is under attack
The recent onslaught of hit pieces by the North Idaho Republicans and, most recently by Joy Richards in particular, reminds me of the continuous attacks and resistance of those Democrats, pseudo-Republicans and the…
MY TURN: A new billboard in Coeur d'Alene
Last Tuesday evening may come to be seen to be a watershed moment in local history if a new billboard project is seen through to completion.
MY TURN: Legislatures: Vote yes for Article V
On Jan. 25, 2025, Mr. Green of Coeur d’Alene wrote an op-ed titled “MY TURN Just Say No “which raised several concerns about convening an Article V Convention, which is currently under consideration in the Idaho St…
MY TURN: Cd'A district policy fails students
A board policy that does not restore the improved grade that a student achieved after retaking a failed class is a punitive permanent policy. This policy punishes a student who has motivation, commitment, persisten…
MY TURN: Public schools through the centuries
Contrary to the thought that public schools were devised to ensure the stability of a republican form of government as espoused by Mr. Regan in his “The Right …
MY TURN: Medicaid expansion isn’t broken
The legislature is back in session and putting the Medicaid Expansion back on the chopping block. We know the voters approved it, many of our legislators don’t…