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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: CDA Council supports investigation
Mayor Woody McEvers and the Coeur d’Alene City Council are united in our support of equal protection under the law for every citizen. We set a clear expectation that the laws of the state of Idaho and the U.S Const…
OPINION: My favorite legislative town halls
Though I am now retired, during my 8 years in the Idaho Senate serving the Coeur d’Alene area, I participated in close to 30 public Town Halls events. I loved …
EDITORIAL: New housing solutions vital for Idaho's growth
Idaho's economic engine has been powered by growth and migration for years, creating prosperity here in the Gem State. Yet as economist Sam Wolkenhauer recently warned, high housing costs and mortgage rates are now…
TOWN HALL: Many constituents felt unheard
I attended the KCRCC’s Town Hall on Saturday, Feb. 22, but was disappointed that the event was anything but that. By definition, a town hall is a meeting during which attendees are allowed to voice their opinions a…
HB 93: Welfare for the affluent
I’m mad about Idaho’s big spending and giveaways! Most of us pay for highways, State police, and costs of government in Boise. But Idaho’s HB93, just passed by both houses, say some people won’t pay a nickel. If a …
CLN: Why talk down to constituents?
Hanley told his constituents at the library board meeting on Feb. 20 to “suck it up and deal with it” when they expressed concerns about what the board is doing.
TOWN HALL: No right to disrupt meeting
The young lady screaming and being disruptive at the KCRCC meeting on Saturday was removed because of her loud disrespectful speech.
EDITORIAL: A bright future for the Museum of North Idaho
But museum supporters had a grander vision than the decades old 4,000-square-foot structure that lacked air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter. And that vision included saving a key part of the city’…
BOE: Each region should be represented
My name is Avery Dix and I am 13 years old. I am writing to express my opinion on one of the subjects that is printed in the Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls Press.
TRUMP: Where are the Republicans?
In one month, Trump and Billionaire President Musk have managed to fire as many people as they could from as many agencies as possible…
mRNA BAN: Protect the right to access and refusal
I am shocked to learn that the Idaho Senate is considering a bill that would outright ban mRNA vaccines in the state for 10 years. Banning mRNA vaccines would make the COVID vaccine unavailable to people, like my w…
BUDGET CUTS: Who wouldn’t want to save taxpayer money?
Many Democrats are against budget cuts, why would that be? You see them screaming on TV. Who in their right mind does not want to save taxpayer money?
TOWN HALL: Silencing dissent crosses a line
For all intents and purposes, Kootenai County and the state of Idaho have crossed a line, sending our supposedly democratic institutions on a path toward a police state. This was demonstrated Saturday afternoon whe…
TOWN HALL: The world is watching
Nice plan KCRCC. Bait them. Berate them. Remove them.
LETTER RESPONSE: Let God be the final account
Carol Shemanski asks who has decided that they know better about your body than you and your doctors? Who is dictating what you and your children can or cannot read? Who has determined who you can love? Who says wh…