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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…
Climate: Big guns sometimes off target
One has to appreciate what Bill Irving shares; after all he is quoting the big guns. Surely they know what they are talking about.
Salmon: Their story of survival hinges on dams
Shortly after taking office as Idaho Attorney General in January 1983, I took a crash course in the life-and-death struggles of Idaho’s anadromous fish. The U.…
Local group seeking help dealing with climate impacts
On Jan. 14, the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, announced it was ending investments in coal-fired power plants and would begin asking clients to disc…
Jan. 22, 1973: Two fateful Supreme Court decisions
As we mark the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which resulted from the Supreme Court’s apparent discovery of a “right to privacy” in the U.S. Constitution, it may interest readers to know that on the …
Honor King, not conspiracy theorists
When I read the article in the Coeur d’Alene Press on Jan. 8 entitled “Embattled Shea a Guest Speaker at 2nd Amendment Rally in Cd’A,” I was concerned. Why wou…
Honor King, not conspiracy theorists
When I read the article in the Coeur d’Alene Press on Jan. 8 entitled “Embattled Shea a Guest Speaker at 2nd Amendment Rally in Cd’A,” I was concerned. Why wou…
Time to move the needle on workforce preparation
Carrie: Happy 2020! It’s a great time to look ahead. It’s also a good time to examine previous goals.
Re-entry center: Look hard at merits
Weighing in on the debate about whether or not Kootenai County should accept an Idaho Department of Correction re-entry center, I am on the “pro” side. As a te…
Let's make 2020 a year to remember
For tens of thousands of Idahoans looking to get ahead, the 2020 legislative session may come down to two issues: the future of Medicaid Expansion and educatio…
Interesting but inaccurate: PC pundits get it wrong again
This is in response to the Coeur d’Alene Press notation (Jan. 3, 2020) about the comments on Joe Biden’s remark regarding American culture. His statement has been characterized by many people as racist. Here is wha…
Signs of hope for the future
What a perfectly wonderful start to the new year! The Jan. 1 front page of The Press shared many opinions/resolutions about our future from local “young” peopl…
Let's talk about what ails the public education system
One of the first lessons we learn as small children is: Honesty is the best policy. Yet, in 2019, my unvarnished assessment of public schools — that government shouldn’t be in the education business — wound up bein…
Re-entry alternative: Ship them to Arco, ID.
I am opposed to a pre-release facility in Kootenai County. We already have Spokane right next door and that is more than enough of a criminal activity generato…
Backup on I-90 was sure no holiday
This is in response to the Press article by Devin Weeks on Saturday, Dec. 7 regarding the westbound I-90 lane closure at mile marker 63 on Dec. 5. I do not kno…
CHS: The water is blue!
I started this letter over a year ago … soon after the dedication of the new competition gym at Coeur d’Alene High School in 2018. I put my issue on hold to se…