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.
TRUMP: Two choices for Republicans
Over the last few weeks, it has become clear that the rhetoric and the overt deception of the Trump campaign is accelerating as election day approaches.
EDITORIAL: Time to prove you support your first responders
Northern Lakes Fire District seeks affordable - and essential - funding support
ENDORSEMENT: Vote Havercroft, Durbin, Knudtsen
To preserve North Idaho College and protect its accreditation, please vote for Mary Havercroft, Rick Durbin and Eve Knudtsen as trustees.
ABORTION: Choose life instead
In a recent Opinion piece, Evan Koch, chairman of the Kootenai County Democratic Party, takes on the role of an apologist for the multi-billion dollar abortion industry. He states that abortion is a “life saving pr…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Marano
Having lived in Coeur d’Alene for over 50 years, I feel privileged to have known of the Marano’s for almost that long. Judge Marano was fair-minded and ruled with consideration of the best outcome for both the plai…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for school levy
Adeline Smith is your reason for supporting the Coeur d’Alene School budget vote Nov. 5. She, at 17 years, brings everything a voter could wish for a high school student. Her efforts co-founded Growing the STEM, a …
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Knudtsen
As I am preparing to retire in the next few months, it has given me cause to reflect upon my career and the many people I’ve had the opportunity to work for and with over the past 45 years.
AQUIFER: Preserve this gift we call home
Water, H2O, what we are mostly made of and required to live. Let’s not do the hokey pokey with our aquifer and promote word salads with facts sprinkled in. Major wastes of drinking water: Silverwood, golf courses, …
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for the Democratic ticket
Never in my lifetime have we had a clearer picture of our choices for November. On one side we have hope and progress. The other side has fear and regression. From the top down, federal to local, we are given the c…
EDITORIAL: Teamwork helps build Idaho election security
Working together, local, state and federal officials bolster voter confidence
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Knudtsen
Both my wife and I, as well as all three of our children, have attended North Idaho College. We know first hand the value and opportunity this gem provides our community!
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Marano
When was the last time a political candidate asked you what you wanted? I recently met Paula Marano, candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives district 4B. She not only listened but also presented an actiona…
WALMART: Stop blocking the aisles
Is it just me or does anyone else find that the Walmart “personal shoppers” must be trained to solely focused on the job, not to care if they block the aisles or yield at an intersection and pretty much aren’t awar…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Durbin
For longer than I can remember, there has been a popular saying among people raised in our area: Don’t California my Idaho. It basically means keep Idaho great by not letting it become California via adopting their…
CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM: It’s a hoax
INRE Opinion/My Turn column, Aug. 26, Deborah Rose. Another sad hit piece against American Christians under the guise of exposing “Christian Nationalism,” Democrat’s/Socialist’s latest talking point. ...” If they p…