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.
PROP 1: Would increase voter participation and majority representation
Ranked Choice Voting and Open Primaries are on the ballot in five states and Washington, D.C., this fall. In Idaho, Proposition 1 gives all voters the opportunity to vote in the single primary election, and to rank…
WAR WOUNDS: The trauma inflicted
The Emotional Trauma that has been inflicted upon the People in a War Zone, is something they will never be able to escape. Throughout the rest of their lives; as they go about their Daily Routines, and when they t…
NIC: So-called conservatives nearly ruined it
Mr. Regan appears to be losing it! His latest column dragging up past issues, Covid, election, then throwing in how great NIC was before the so-called progressives got in and caused all the problems. Evidently, he …
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Marano
We District 4 voters can improve the quality of representation in the Idaho legislature immensely by electing Paula Marano running to be our state representative.
PROP 1: RCV complicates voting
As a concerned citizen, I urge my fellow Idahoans to vote against Proposition 1. While it’s being promoted as a solution to improve elections, the reality is far more troubling. Proposition 1 introduces ranked choi…
PROP 1: The hidden truth
If you want 4-5 Democratic Party families in charge of Idaho, vote for Prop 1. Prop 1 allows elites with money to control who will run for office. They (the elites) say that our system now is not fair to Independen…
EDITORIAL: Here comes your best voter info resource
Press will publish guide for Nov. 5 election this Saturday
PROP 1: Unpredictable costs to taxpayer
I likely had more invested in the outcome of the 1992 presidential election than most reading this paper. I worked for George HW Bush and lost my job. I credit Ross Perot for that outcome. But for peddlers of Prop …
FIRE LEVY: How much does the grant affect the bottom line?
My November 2024 Absentee Ballot is in the mail to me. One item on that will be a two-year override levy for the Northern Lakes Fire District. The Lucky 13 article mentions that a grant expires in March of 2026 but…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote Knudtsen, Durbin, Havercroft
We, the NIC board minority, would like to respond to Mike Waggoner’s Kootenai Journal article regarding the status of NIC. Mr. Waggoner states that NIC is in great condition and he gives the board majority the cred…
DEMOCRATS: They’re finished
The DNC is history. I watched most of it and it was very painful to do so. Tylenol helped. Joy and hope and hate Trump were the DNC’s main talking points. Hope and absolute joy for all in the next four years with a…
PROP 1: You shouldn’t have to join a party to vote
Having to belong to a political party to be able to vote in a primary, is exactly like having to belong to a UNION to be able to work.
PROP 1: It makes no sense
Proposition 1 boils down to this. Those supporting it won’t affiliate with the official Republican party because they disagree with its platform, values and vision.
PROP 1: It isn’t about open primaries
I have been searching desperately for a source of news and opinion in North Idaho that actually represents the generally conservative opinion of the good citizens of North Idaho.
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Knudtsen
I am writing in support of Eve Knudtsen, who is currently running against Greg McKenzie, in her efforts to support North Idaho College from losing accreditation due to the MAGA efforts of the current Republicans wh…