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Updated 2 days, 16 hours ago

MY TURN: North Idaho College is proof voting works

There will always be a need to safeguard the gemstone of our community.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
MY TURN: NIC dropping the ball in athletics, too

It has come to my attention that the North Idaho College Chair of the Board of Trustees is set to propose the addition of a womens’ wrestling program to the At…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
My Turn: Capital Sun series left gaping holes

Rebuttal to series on covid and misinformation

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Keeping in touch year round

The charitable ladies with 3Cs have made life better locally again in 2021.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Christmas is more than a day

Christmas offers opportunity for a new life.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
State, keep an eye on NIC

Dear Members of the State Board of Education…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Op-Ed: Change is good: Opportunities await NIC

Former faculty members says focus should be on exciting future for community college.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
One more time: CRT not taught here

CDA school district once again clarifies what it does - and does not - do.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Sinking a boaters' paradise

Lack of boat launch access angers this angler.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
God would approve of library protest

Pastor defends protest at public library.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
MY TURN: Open letter to Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra

Dear Mrs. Ybarra, I feel I have no choice but to write to you.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Barnes must resign from NIC board

As a non-resident, trustee should step aside.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
What's behind distortion of reality

What's happening in Kootenai County is happening coast to coast, too.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Health care workers and vaccines explained

On Nov. 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers in a wide v…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
C1 My Turn: KCRCC can and must do better

Error in questionnaire reporting hurt candidate and organization's credibility.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
MY TURN: Measuring ET with satellite data is an important tool for water management

The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) was pleased NASA recently announced the availability of a new open-source satellite-based tool (OpenET) that cal…