My Turn
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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.
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…
MY TURN: June is for gratitude and humility
One of the ironic consequences of the promotion by politicians and educators of their version of diversity, is that our cancel culture has abandoned the beautiful and many-faceted history of our region in particula…
MY TURN: To the people of the Silver Valley
I am writing today as the CEO of Heritage Health, deeply moved by the recent events in your community. My heart aches for all that you have endured, but I find…
MY TURN: Unity in diversity: A plea for understanding
As a proud resident of North Idaho, I feel a profound bond to this community, a bond that's resilient and rooted in the shared love we all carry for our home. …
MY TURN: Betrayal of our military codes and creeds
While there has been considerable conversation correlated to the United States abandonment of the Afghans in 2021 there is astonishingly little attention to the betrayal of the volunteer U.S. Citizen Soldier, Marin…
MY TURN: Changes taking place
I am a 40+ year resident of North Idaho, a transplant from Montana. It has been a wonderful place to live. People generally have had a respect for God, America and each other. However, I have seen changes taking pl…
MY TURN: School choice is our future
Education choice is in our future, and it will be at least partially funded by tax dollars. The only question is how it will be structured. Choice options are popular with the public and the legislature will respon…
MY TURN: Social contract fails
Are you troubled by the political climate in our community? If so, you are not alone.
MY TURN: It's not common sense
“It’s just common sense.” Apparently, not. Brent Regan’s Opinion: Too Clever by Halfwit, The Press, May 26, 2023, would indicate that Mr. Regan, with his head cemented in sand to avoid the obvious, clearly isn’t fi…
MY TURN: 'Have you no decency?
In 1954, after years of successfully smearing innocent people, ruining lives and careers, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy launched a new attack against an un…
MY TURN: IDeal’s may match offers a jumpstart to saving for college, training and apprenticeships
As someone who has worked in education for more than 25 years here in Idaho, I have always looked forward to the high school graduation season and the sense of…
MY TURN: Freedom to read
.As a licensed psychologist specializing in pediatric mental health, it is concerning to see our society in such high distress, with seemingly ever-increasing escalation in anger, hate, conflict, anxiety and divisi…