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Updated 1 month, 1 week ago

OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?

Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
EDITORIAL: To the victors go the glory — and pressure

GOP's clean sweep leaves no doubt who should receive credit or blame

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
CHRISTENDOM: America at a Crossroads

Christians sometimes are grouped into Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodox Christianity. All of these major denominational groups played a big role in the Presidential Election.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
DEPORTATIONS: Who will be sent away?

With President-elect Trump threatening that there will be mass deportations of Latino people, we all should be afraid for ourselves and for the people who may be deported. This will not be first time that our count…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
VETERANS DAY: School program was special

On Veterans Day the students at Spirit Lake Elementary School celebrated Veterans Day by inviting vets to their school and demonstrating their understanding and dedication to supporting veterans.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
HOUSING: We must provide affordable solutions

Affordable housing is the single most significant issue today. In prior times of high housing costs and high interest rates we created means to make affordable housing available. Providing financial assistance for …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
FIRE LEVY: Thanks for your support

Constituents of the Timberlake Fire Protection District, We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for supporting our fire levy. Our levy passed with a super majority in favor vote of 68.01%. Your support ensur…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
BET: Biden will pardon son, himself

I just bet my granddaughter $5 that President Biden, when lucid, will pardon his son, Hunter Biden, from all civil and criminal crimes prior to leaving office, Granddaughter says Biden will honor his commitment not…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
DEPORTATIONS: Employers should pay

In January, we are to begin mass deportations. The illegal aliens have cost taxpayers huge amounts of money. It will also cost huge amounts of money to deport them.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
EDITORIAL: Proof that some priorities unite us

Coeur d'Alene school levy offers shining example

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
MY TURN: No response required

Ethel Steinmetz Marmont, you sound like a writer of talking points for MSNBC, CNN, PBS, et.al., who’s viewership has declined precipitously due to mistrust.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
TRUMP: Act like a president

I, among others, wish to share some sage advice to the newly-elected president of our Great Nation, Mr. Donald Trump…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
RESPONSE TO MY TURN: Chicken Little disease

Oh, poor Ethel Marmont, her “My Turn” demonstrated an extreme case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME and Chicken Little disease.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
DEMOCRATS: The working man’s party

Let’s see now, Kamala’s backers included 83 billionaires so she could spend $9,532,710.28 every day for 107 days — end up $20 million in debt — AND LOSE!

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
DEMOCRATS: Deception as a useful tool

Her letter is a perfect example of why the Democrat party deserved to lose the recent election. The condescending “we know better than the voters” attitude is antidemocratic. It is a perfect example of Trump derang…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
TRUMP: Found some voters

As for the election, it reminds me of a song: “The Devil went down to Georgia looking for a soul to steel.”