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: North Idaho Republicans are the real conservatives
Now might be a good time to mention that the conservatives who care about Kootenai County are represented by the North Idaho Republicans, NOT the Kootenai County GOP (KCRCC).
MY TURN: Another modest proposal
I read with some sadness and resignation the My Turn by Ms. Lippert. Then, I consulted my property tax bill and noticed the number of school bond levies on the…
MY TURN: Spotlight on social work this month
March is Social Work Month, and the 2023 theme is Social Work Breaks Barriers. The theme “Social Work Breaks Barriers” resonates because social workers are on…
MY TURN: In defense of libraries and librarians
Your public library is being challenged by a small number of people in the community who believe the library is "blatantly sexualizing and grooming children." And that the library "encourage(s) the flow of erotica …
MY TURN: A plea to the NIC trustees
When I ran the Cd'A Area Chamber of Commerce from 1980 to 1987, when good folks and community and business leaders such as Bob Bemis of Northwest Timber, Harry Perry of GTE and Frank Henderson, past mayor of Post F…
MY TURN: Cd’A School District levies deserve your support
If you are new to the Coeur d’Alene area, you are probably wondering why there is a Supplemental Operations levy for our schools every two years. At first glance, it certainly seems to be excessive. Truth is that…
MY TURN: Coeur Terre: Let’s take our time
The Coeur Terre project has raised concerns about the impact to neighborhoods directly east — Orchard Lands, Woodside, Indian Meadows and Northshire (OWIN for …
MY TURN: PF levy needed to keep kids safe in schools
In the current political atmosphere, there seems to be very little agreement. I dare say that there are two issues where all citizens of Kootenai County would find agreement. Our children need to be safe in their …
MY TURN: Our future
This article is to everyone in our community.
MY TURN: Cd'A School District needs your support
Friends and neighbors, we need to say what paid school officials can’t: The Coeur d’Alene School District needs your support on March 14. On that day, local vo…
MY TURN: State needs to step in at NIC
North Idaho Dysfunctional Board Of Trustees — I have Zoomed in on the last two years of board meetings, Jan. 18 was a ray of sunshine, a glimmer of hope.
MY TURN: Rare Disease Awareness Month is February
There’s a quote which goes like this: “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” It means you look for what is normal, not the unusual. This is wh…
MY TURN: Public education — a personal perspective
With all of public education’s complexities what has always been a given is that we could pretty much guarantee every 5- to 18-year-old in our last hundred plu…
MY TURN: Cd'A is under attack
Recently Trustee Banducci whined that it’s hard holding the position and that both he, personally, and his business are suffering because of it. The solution is staring you in the face Toddy. Quit. And take your…
MY TURN: Our public schools
2023 will mark 20 years for me as a local public school educator. I have worked in various positions (classroom teacher, administrator) at three different scho…