Opinion
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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.
EDITORIAL: Presence in an always-connected age
There's a quality to teenage life that seems unchanging across generations – that feeling of being suspended between childhood and adulthood, where every moment feels both fleeting and endless.
TRUMP: What, me worry?
Within just a few very long weeks into the Trump presidency, 1st, from The Wall Street Journal: “The dumbest trade war in history.”
BIBLE: God raises up nations
In college I wrote a poem, and it goes like this, “Reality, a pause in space, to fill the gap a human race, now watch it all from start to end, a flickering then space again.” The Bible explains such an event. Gene…
EDUCATION: So much for lowering taxes
The Federal Government is planning to shut down the Education Department to save money. Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke says this would impact Idaho schools, but that Idaho property owners would likely pick up more of the tab.
BUDDE: Not true Christianity
Mr. Koch’s recent column is indicative of how a progressive mind can be mired with contradictions. Isn’t one of the progressive battle cries “Separation of Church and State?” Yet Mr. Koch invokes religion into the …
CIVIL RIGHTS POLICIES: Legal and ethical concerns
We, the undersigned, wish to express our support for the Constitution, the rule of law, democracy, and our system of checks and balances. We have observed several actions by the current presidential administration …
TARIFFS: Punishing our friends
Am I hearing correctly? We are taxing goods from our friendly neighbors to the North and South at 25 percent. China, a nation which has been identified as the greatest threat to the USA, will receive a tax rate of …
BRIDGES: Another headache for the new administration
The former administration and Congress has left President Trump another headache for him to deal with in the near future. That being, is the poor condition of our bridges.
SNOW: Thanks, Street Department
Want to thank the street dept on their excellent street snow removal today.
EDITORIAL: Strengthening our state while honoring veterans
Idaho has an opportunity to honor our veterans while strengthening our workforce. House Bill 40, sponsored by House Speaker Mike Moyle (R-Star), would expand income tax exemptions for military retirees – a move tha…
COLUMN: Thanks, Mr. Buley
Yes, thank you for sharing the truly inspirational story of Eva Plimmer! (Press Feb. 1). I don’t often expect to open the paper to read such an account about the REAL world — the world that will last forever.
BIBLE: No absolute authority
In a recent letter to the editor we are admonished to avoid cherry-picking the Bible for verses to support a particular point of view. In this I agree with the author, who then proceeds to cherry-pick the Bible to …
STEER CLEAR: Make Idaho drivers courteous again
Forget dog poop. Getting cut off on 95 today put me over the edge. Time for a long-overdue rant about Idaho driving: I moved back home in 2018, and after many serenity prayers, I’ve adjusted to the garish houses an…
MEDICAL CENTER: North Idaho is fortunate
Recently my companion underwent extensive surgery involving a hip replacement at Kootenai Health. She had been there a few years ago recuperating from a minor heart attack.
BISHOP: Showing the president true Christianity
Ms. Sharon Alwin claims the audacity of Bishop Mariann Budde’s inaugural prayer; pleading our new leader and his cabinet to remember to look out for those in society that are marginalized.