Opinion
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OPINION: Idaho Fish and Game must evolve for the future of wildlife conservation
The challenges of modern wildlife conservation are far more complex than anything managers faced when the Idaho De…
EDITORIAL: Grizzly bear identification becoming an issue
This week in Priest River, a young female grizzly bear was mistakenly shot by a hunter who believed he was targeting a black bear.
LIBRARIES: There were not drag queen story hours
This letter is in response to Brent Regan’s Opinion piece, May 9, 2025. There are probably things that Brent Regan and I might agree on, though my world view is probably more inclusive than his, but as I read the p…
ATLAS: Lower speed limit could lead to more congestion
We have lived a couple of blocks off the Atlas/Kathleen intersection since 1986. I can well appreciate the concern of the residents living between Prairie and Hanley as the rise in traffic has become terrible with …
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Rassier
Campaign literature has arrived in mailboxes advocating for specific candidates who were recruited, vetted, and rated by select leadership in the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC).
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Lippert
I’m writing my support for Michelle Lippert for the Community Library Network Board. I have known Michelle since 1991 when we were longtime colleagues in the same department at North Idaho College. Michelle has a s…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Bauman
For newcomers to our community who have ordered a newspaper subscription so you can be informed about what’s going on in our town, don’t be alarmed if you feel confused. Not knowing the ‘history’ of the different g…
SPEED LIMIT: Raise it instead
I do sympathize that road noise is increasing. You know what causes that? The cure is not dropping speed from 35 to 25 mph. What causes noise? Tires on the road surface, speed is part, biggest factor is number of v…
HIGHWAY: Noise barrier removed
I felt bad for the guy on Seventh Street that needs the speed limit lowered (or enforced) to cut some of the road noise and danger. I know how he feels.
EDITORIAL: Moms give more than we'll ever know
Perhaps most important and best of all, spend time with. To make them feel special, because they are. Moms don't ask for much. They don't expect much. They toil and sweat over a million mundane things but to us,…
3Cs: Thank you to all
On behalf of the 3Cs Coeur d’Aleers Choir, a big thank you to all of our friends, families and groupies from our community who came to our free concerts at Trinity Lutheran church on Fifth Street on Tuesday afterno…
CLN: Parental rights and the First Amendment
Community Library Network critics assert that inappropriate and smutty books must remain available to minors. They endlessly exhort “parental choice” and claim to be “champions of the 1st Amendment.”
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Bauman
In the May 20 election there are two candidates for a seat on the Community Library Network (CLN) Board of trustees: Victoria Bauman and Michelle Lippert. Both want the CLN libraries to be welcoming, encouraging, s…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Lippert
Victoria Bauman and Michelle Lippert are both registered Republicans, but the CLN Trustee position should be nonpartisan. Focusing on their party affiliations distracts from the real issue: finding the stronger can…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Bauman
There is acrimony all over the country; crowds shouting about books in the children’s library depicting explicit sex scenes, and books which are increasingly focused on adult themes. Conservatives are riled up over…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Lippert
The CLN trustee election is not about who will protect children and who will harm them. Nobody wants children harmed.