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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: Airport director departs; good riddance
As an almost 20-year Coeur d’Alene Airport (KCOE) hangar owner, instrument-rated private pilot, Coeur d’Alene Airport Association founding member and Kootenai County tax payer, I received the news of Airport Direct…
OPINION: It’s not what you think it is: IFF files, Part 2
Last year, we were up in the majestic mountains of Idaho, in a tiny town way off the beaten path. We were attending a Republican event with several speakers. T…
MY TURN: Questions about the Cataldo Water District
What is going on? At this point, a small group of Cataldo Water District Customers have gone through two separate boards in the past two years.
MY TURN: The problem with gun violence
The problem with rapid fire assault weapon violence is pretty straightforward: by the time we identify who is going to misuse the technology too many people are dead.
MY TURN: Public funds for public schools
Public funds for public education, that was always given. Some legislators want to use those funds for private schools. We shouldn’t be surprised. The move toward vouchers has been promoted for years, most of the t…
MY TURN: Open letter to NIC Trustees
An open letter to Todd Banducci, Greg McKenzie, Mike Waggoner and Art Macomber…
MY TURN: Ranked choice
A consistent theme in the Left's push for power has been their attempts to remake election processes. No-fault absentee voting. "Nonpartisan" redistricting com…
MY TURN: Grassroots politics or 'astroturfing?'
In his recent Jan. 13 Coeur d’Alene Press opinion piece titled “Grassroots Politics,” Kootenai County Republican Central Committee chairman, and self-proclaimed “common sense” man, Brent Regan, brazenly trumpets th…
MY TURN: Obscene materials in libraries
On Jan. 27, the Coeur d'Alene Press published an article about the Jan. 25 Coeur d'Alene Library board meeting where I and other citizens gave public comment about incendiary kids’ books — not just passively includ…
MY TURN: School levy, taxes and choices
The funding of schools is to the betterment of the community. That is why we as homeowners contribute annually.
OPINION: Yes, workers can be hurt by a minimum wage hike
Raising the minimum wage is one of the many policy ideas peppered with tradeoffs, but one of the few that have such a direct impact on businesses and employees…
MY TURN: Rampant, uncontrolled growth in Cd'A
Why is the Coeur d'Alene City Council insistent on sacrificing our neighborhood on the "altar of more dwelling units at all cost?"
MY TURN: Why does the Post Falls School District need a voter-approved levy?
The Idaho funding system changed in 2006, leaving K-12 public schools with gaps in basic funding. Since the change, Post Falls School District has filled these…
OPINION: Fraudulent 'Freedom:' The IFF Files, Part 1
The Idaho Freedom Foundation started back in 2009 with the noble intention of helping beleaguered legislators who have little staff and even less time to resea…
MY TURN: KCRCC to blame for problems at NIC
North Idaho College is in trouble ever since the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee decided to politicize local boards including school boards, city councils and the NIC Board of Trustees.