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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: Being a mother is not easy
Being a mother is not easy. For when you become a mother you willfully make a choice to allow your heart to walk around outside your body. A mother laughs when her child is joyful. A mother cries when her child is …
MY TURN: Idaho's child care crisis: Rising costs force health care workers out of the workforce, impacting businesses and families
Recent findings from the Idaho Department of Labor reveals that Idaho's overall workforce is significantly affected by the escalating cost and limited accessibility of childcare, with a particularly strong impact o…
MY TURN: Legislative District 4 Republican Central Committee: Why we unanimously support the Fire Public Safety Bond
On May 20, 2025, the voters of Coeur d’Alene have a critical opportunity to strengthen the safety and resiliency of our community. As Chair of the Legislative …
MY TURN: Truth over spin: Setting the record straight on the KCRCC town hall
I’m writing in response to Brent Regan’s recent opinion piece, “The truth will keep you free.” I read it with a mix of disbelief and concern — not just as a resident of this community, but as the person who recorde…
MY TURN: Norris should be held accountable for his actions
By now, everyone has heard about the assault on my good friend Teresa Borrenpohl at the KCRCC town hall on Feb. 22. Everyone has heard about the charges brought against the six men who assaulted Teresa and several …
MY TURN: In times of division, community unity is a health issue
We often think of health in terms of checkups, prescriptions, and clinic visits. But health is also about the world we live in, how connected we feel, how safe…
MY TURN: 'Supplemental' levy?
Public schools are the foundation of our nation’s democracy. Article IX Section 1 of the Idaho Constitution requires the state to “establish and maintain a gen…
MY TURN: Michelle Lippert’s fabrications and fantasies
In her “My Turn” opinion piece in the CDA Press on April 8, Michelle Lippert leveled numerous spurious accusations against the Community Library Network (CLN) …
MY TURN: Library metaphysics
On May 20 we are having a consolidated election in Kootenai County.
MY TURN: Editorial only covered one side
Sunday’s Editorial in the Coeur d'Alene Press is the result of hearing only one side of an argument. Senate Bill 1403, to which the Editorial aims misguided commentary, does exactly the opposite of the author’s arg…
MY TURN: What happened after the town hall should alarm every honest Republican
The February 22 town hall hosted by the Kootenai County GOP made headlines when a woman was dragged out and charged with trespass and battery — charges later dropped “in the interest of justice.” But what came afte…
MY TURN: CLN board is not controlling CIN
I am compelled to respond to the Michelle Lippert opinion published on April 8. As an elected Community Library Network (CLN) trustee, I wish to clarify my int…
MY TURN: Preparation for Easter
During these days before the annual Easter Holy Week, Christians around the world have been observing the Lenten Season.
MY TURN: Accountability in law enforcement, Part 2
Reference The CDA Press article of January 16, 2025, front page headline: Illegal fireworks hard to stop. CDA Police Chief Lee White finds humor in saying, “If our biggest issue is fireworks, we’re doing pretty goo…
MY TURN: The flaw in education
The acknowledged difficulties in education state-wide and nationally may seem impossibly complex, but most are from a fundamental choice gone wrong.