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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: Law, order and respect are important
I want to offer a different opinion regarding the recent, now-viral, KCRCC meeting that was disrupted by a woman who is now the recipient of more than $200,000 from a GoFundMe account.
TOWN HALL: Every meeting will end up in chaos
In response to the outrage over someone interrupting a public meeting, being asked to stop, being asked to leave and then being removed, let’s take a look at the situation.
DOGE: Nothing efficient in their actions
Most Americans will now agree that the only nonessential federal “employees” are the president and his “lap-DOGE.”
TOWN HALL: Politics not allowed on school property
Couple things: 1) I thought the school district has a no political anything within 100 feet of school property policy.
ROVE: Put him back on the shelf
Karl Rove…never brilliant, a Bush loving political manipulator who dreamed of being the “architect of the Realignment of the Republican Party.” He has never gotten over the fact that the person who succeeded in rea…
EDITORIAL: Fresh challenges for revitalized Silver Lake Mall
The Knolls took on what seemed a long shot: Get people to put down their laptop, get off of the couch and spend money at the mall. They wanted to bring back the entertainment experience to brick-and-mortar retail.”
SURPRISE GIFT: I’ll never forget the kindness
I recently was hospitalized with COVID over my 82nd birthday.
I-95: What happened to the plan to reroute it?
Looks like we are looking at another Band-Aid fix for our North-South highway. Now they want to spend 10 to 20 million to fix one intersection and you know it will end up costing twice that much.
CITYLINK: Should have service to Spokane
“CITYLINK” Coeur d’Alene needs a bus route to Spokane. Many people live and work in both states. This also would save on the amount of traffic and pollution.
TOWN HALL: Stranger Danger!
We recently read of the goings-on at the recent KCRCC town hall (yes, we’re still keeping tabs), and when we read that Ms. Borrenpohl may have bitten her assaulter, we thought “good for her.” We taught our daughter…
CULTURE WARS: A distraction
There’s been a lot of talk about making America great again. What could we do that would make America “great?” Is it bullying our neighbors? Is it threatening other nations while cozying up to authoritative regimes…
DISSENT: The foundation of progress
At the town hall on Saturday, Feb. 22, the KCRCC’s bully-in-chief Ed Bejarana, said the quiet part out loud: “Your voice is meaningless.” That sentiment has become the foundation of the KCRCC’s echo chamber, where …
WWAMI: Change would be roadblock to education
The Sunday Op-Ed in The Press is the basis for this letter.
TOWN HALL: Lots of money raised
Well, Dr. Borrenpohl certainly made out well financially after her traumatic incident. Over $134,000 in donations for her “legal fund.”
LEGISLATURE: Plenty of bills to be aware of
Bills, bills, and more bills. If you weren’t aware, the Idaho Legislature has been in session for seven weeks. There have been almost 500 bills introduced so far, and there’ll be many more to come. Before I woke up…