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My Turn
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MY TURN: AI writing and beyond
Last week, I wrote 269 words for the back cover of a book I recently completed. After some edits, I thought it was…
OPINION: JESSICA MAHURON — Here’s what’s needed for a great election
Nationally, we are facing an election fraught with challenges to ensure all eligible citizens can vote safely. For months, nonpartisan voting, civil and human …
OPINION: SHELLY BLANK — 10 thoughts on the actions of a disgruntled customer
1. All people are not ALL people. When you use the word “ALL” with regard to a group of people, it implies that you are including ALL the people in that catego…
OPINION — Voter fraud: Research shows it’s basically a myth
As the social media has evolved less reliable or unsubstantiated information has exploded on the internet. This erroneous information is posted by unknown or l…
OPINION: CHUCK MALLOY — Insulin users can’t wait for long-range fix
As a wise fellow once told me, “You turn 70 only once.”
For Dorothy, keep history alive
My good friend Dorothy Dahlgren, the director of the Museum of North Idaho, is taking a well-deserved retirement after a long 38-year career. I have known and …
Better options than mail-in voting
There is a critical difference between mail-in voting and absentee voting, and that difference is like night-and-day when it comes to the safety of elections a…
How can we help?
The pandemic has hit nursing homes hard all across the country, leaving illness and death in its wake. Even though the number of assisted living and nursing ho…
OPINION
The angst many educators and parents have surrounding whether students should return to the classroom or learn online is not surprising, given the news we rece…
OPINION: JIM JONES — Anti-maskers might give Biden boost
The coronavirus has uprooted life in the United States like no other single cause in recent memory. Serious conflicts have arisen among our people as to when a…
OPINION: CHUCK MALLOY — Bipartisan cooperation? There’s hope
In the Gem State, we have the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s “freedom index,” which attempts to sort out the true conservatives from the RINOs while driving some legislators nuts in the process — particularly those Rep…
CDA schools, don’t subject students to this
As a parent of two school-age children and having worked in social services, educational environments and mental health facilities, there is an important persp…
Support fine work of PHD
In the early 1980s, the National Institute of Medicine did a study of Public Health in America. That study defined public health as “What we, as a society, do …
OPINION: SEN. JIM RISCH — Protecting Idaho’s forests and communities
Summers are beautiful in the Gem State. Idaho’s mountains, rivers, lakes and trails are beloved by the people who live here, as well as the millions who visit …
Virus: More data, more good decisions
After reading Jennifer Drake’s “My Turn” article Aug. 1, I felt compelled to respond.
Well said, Kootenai Health
I tip my hat to the recent COVID-19 news article provided by Kootenai Health. It was a no-nonsense explanation of the current health concerns. It answered in simple terms all the myths and conspiracy theories that …