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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: Time to grow back the Cd'A schools' tree
School means so much to me. It always has. I’ve lived in Coeur d’Alene for over 10 years and have gone to school in this town since preschool. School has always been a safe and stable factor in my life–five days a …
MY TURN: Concerns over airport project
This letter specifically concerns me about the Airport Project which can involve China as a potential lender. Here is why. Their primary weapon of choice to conquer the world is finance.
MY TURN: Time to return to individual thinking
The CDA Press informative five-part series on social media was a most accurate description. The writer, Mr. Black, asks if we should be concerned that we are v…
MY TURN: From crisis to crisis with no loss of enthusiasm
For more than two years, Kootenai Health has been in a state of crisis management; first with the COVID-19 pandemic response, then (and still) with a health ca…
MY TURN: Levy supports safe, operational schools
The words reasonable and responsible keep coming to mind as we think about the School Safety and Deferred Maintenance levy on the August 30 ballot. All five…
MY TURN: 'And then they came'
The 1946 Holocaust poem "First They Came" by German Pastor Martin Niemöller was the genesis for the foregoing words. His poem's a chilling reminder of the dangers of failing to confront extremism. It echoes down th…
COMMENTARY: Justice building expansion deserves support
In 2000, just under 109,000 people called Kootenai County home. Eight total judges served the county’s courts, including one whose position was created just tw…
MY TURN: Reproductive Health
Protecting women’s access to reproductive health care is imperative. Let’s start with the definition of reproductive: life-giving, procreative, reproducing. Antonyms of reproductive are the destruction of life-givi…
MY TURN: KCRCC supports and pays 'antisemitic' white nationalist
Brent Regan and his Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) have twisted the truth yet again. They say they do not support him, but they selected avowed antisemite and white nationalist David Reilly as…
MY TURN: Post Falls School Safety Forum
The Uvalde school shooting is the most recent school shooting; but, unfortunately, will not be the last.
MY TURN: Killing women will never be pro-life
This weekend at a state party convention, the Idaho Republican party has resoundingly voted to sacrifice our daughters, our wives, and our mothers to protect a political concept: absolutely no abortions in Idaho.
A lot to be thankful for in beautiful Kootenai
After what seemed like a longer-than-usual spring, summer is here
MY TURN: A measured response
Cd'A represents all residents
MY TURN: Green future will likely include renewable resources
New ways of storing energy emerging all the time
MY TURN: Camp Lejeune victims still awaiting justice
Camp Lejeune Justice Act will provide reparations for effects of toxic water