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OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
TOWN HALL: A democracy if we can save it
Last week, the Republican Central Committee sponsored a legislative town hall meeting. As our representatives do not come around often, it was welcome. It opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then a prayer was …
FULCHER: Must stand up for retirees
Dear Editor, as a retiree, I worked my whole life and paid into Social Security and Medicare, expecting them to be there when I needed them.
SOCIAL SECURITY: Program is at extreme risk
Another day and another reckless act by the Trump regime. We know that his actions are more supportive of Putin than Americans, and we’re sick of it. We are just fed up. In the last few days DOGE has axed (fired) t…
EDITORIAL: Government overreach turns to voting
In the name of "election integrity," the Idaho Legislature is considering House Bill 139, a measure that would drastically curtail access to absentee voting for thousands of Idahoans. Despite its well-intentioned p…
DATA CENTERS: Take action now
A big Thank You to David Callahan for protecting our community.
TOWN HALL: Koch’s description is wrong
As an attendee at last Saturday’s town hall, I am compelled to share observations in rebuttal to Evan Koch’s description of the event.
TOWN HALL: Do we deserve any less respect?
As an attendee of the recent legislative forum at Coeur d’Alene High School, I can say without hesitation, there is no “mystery” about what happened there.
ROADWORK: Consider shifting whole freeway
How can IDOT consider the ‘issues’ of U.S. 95 in the future without knowing if the Huetter Bypass/Alternate to 95 North -South Route is constructed and in what configuration? Certainly the 95/I-90 intersection is n…
TRUMP: Handled Zelenskyy well
On Friday, in the Oval Office, the world had the opportunity to see a genuinely unscripted conflict between two world leaders. I am so very proud of President Trump for caring enough to deal fairly and speak truly …
TOWN HALL: An essential First Amendment forum
Brent Regan’s recent commentary paints a misleading picture of the chaos surrounding the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC). He describes the recent “town hall” as if it were overrun by gangsters …
DOGE: Farthest thing from efficient
Under the guise of “cutting the budget” and “increasing efficiency,” the current administration announced the mass termination of “probationary” employees this past holiday weekend across our National Parks and Nat…
REALITY GAP: Nobody seems concerned
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either — but right through every human heart.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
TOWN HALL: Act like real men
The video of the recent KCRCC town hall was absolutely appalling. Three men, who were not police officers, manhandling a woman simply for exercising her first amendment rights. All because someone at the town hall …
NIR CONFERENCE: No one was threatened
On April 20, 2023, the North Idaho Republicans called a news conference in Coeur d’Alene to announce the establishment of their new organization. The group was formed in response to a growing frustration of area Re…
TOWN HALL: Deescalate how?
Regarding your editorial of Feb. 26 concerning Sheriff Norris’ removal of a protester at a recent KCRCC meeting. You first layout the steps sheriff’s department took in trying to get Ms. Borrenpohl to act responsib…