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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: Trump: For Whom the Bell Tolls
The death knell is sounding. It was heard when the GREAT RED WAVE splashed timidly on our shores.
OPINION: The troublesome, increasing cost to fuel food production across our region
Harvest and fall groundwork are concluding for western farmers, and tractors and equipment are finally resting for the season — a much needed relief to farm fu…
MY TURN: Public lands disposable at any price
Why was a $250,000 study of federal lands paid for by our legislature?
MY TURN: Discernment
Do you cultivate discernment? I discovered many don’t when a group of “liberty” minded people on a Facebook page stated how they decided who to vote for in …
MY TURN: The Idaho Legislature should invest directly in Idaho students
On Sept. 1, the Idaho State Legislature wisely set aside $410 million in a lockbox for education.
MY TURN: More Idahoans now have access to affordable health coverage
Health insurance allows you to live in the moment and be prepared for the unexpected.
MY TURN: Workforce housing — getting past the brick wall
What has for decades made Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum and Spirit Lake so desirable to call home was a living and lifestyle that allowed all inc…
OPINION: Clarifying a few things about urban renewal in Hayden
As the chair of the Hayden Urban Renewal Agency, I feel that I need to respond to clarify and respond to several items in Mr. Regan's opinion column published …
MY TURN: Restoring some faith in K-12 public education won’t be easy
The results from Tuesday’s election continue to ripple through state legislatures and school boards across the nation.
MY TURN: Bars and Stars
When you fly the Bars and Stars it means you support these ideas that every person has the freedom of their life and the liberty to pursue happiness. And if happen to see Old Glory out in the wild, then you know th…
MY TURN: Voters, don't be fooled
Kootenai County residents. Beware and be smart. Please.
MY TURN: Little being mischaracterized, maligned
Campaign ads being disseminated for the gubernatorial race have finally prompted me to write about some of the inaccuracies taking place.
MY TURN: Macomber column deceptive
The recent My Turn by Art Macomber, and the reprint of his column as a full-page paid advertisement by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, is disturbing on numerous levels. Macomber states he reviewed…
MY TURN: Time for something different at NIC
NIC needs some major changes. The governance of the college needs to change. Idaho Code needs to change. The board of trustees a political nightmare needs to be abolished. As evident by the taxpayers of Kootenai Co…
MY TURN: Saving NIC from its "friends"
As a practicing attorney and former NIC adjunct professor, I am dismayed at developments at NIC.