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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…
Irresponsible lawmakers and an irresponsible law
The Coeur d’Alene Press published two articles about the Idaho State Legislature passing H.B. 194 (Sept. 25 and 26). Without providing associated funding, which could be considerable, the lawmakers decreed that pub…
Communist Party ambition has no boundaries
Part three of three
Dystopia in the East
Second of three parts
Dystopia in the East
The first of three parts
Sales taxes: Don't tread on me
I’d like to address some unfair sales tax practices.
Beware of for-profit mental hospitals
I recently attended a meeting of 15 to 20 homeowners in the Avondale area to discuss what could be called the invasion of for-profit residential mental hospitals. Three of these businesses are located in walking di…
Riding the road to bike safety - together
I am concerned about Douglas Rivard’s sentiment in a letter to the editor on Aug. 14. I grew up in Kootenai County. On bikes. I used to ride my 10 speed to Bry…
Congress returns to pleas for more gun laws
Do something.
What went way wrong with NIC athletics
The CDA Press and its letters to the editor have provided a primer regarding NIC’s highly damaged athletic program but, as in most controversies, there is much…
Education: Unleash free-market power
At the end of the last century, something remarkable happened. The internet simultaneously exponentially increased the availability of knowledge and reduced th…
17th century system fails 21st century students
Second of three parts
OPINION: Education funding out of whack
Why don’t Idaho teachers make $216,000 a year? It is a valid question as Idaho spends about $7,500 a year per student, supplemental levies add about $1,500 per…
The road to better education starts here
A quarter of a century is very long time. Unless you’re a road. Or a school. Twenty-five years ago this month Coeur d’Alene got a new one of both.
Lake CDA: We're all in this together
What is a homeland? What is needed to preserve a homeland? Our ancestors have always said water is the lifeblood of everything. Whatever came in or through our…
Home, sweet, small-town home
Remarks at 50th Year Class Reunion Coeur d’Alene High School — Aug. 17.