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.
OPINION: Bad California ideas are infiltrating Idaho
Bad California ideas are coming to Idaho through the Trojan horse of open primaries, and Republicans in the Gem State need to wake up.
HIGHER ED: Republican Party shows hypocrisy
Recently I read that the Idaho Republican Party platform does not support public funding of higher education. And yet, they chose to have a meeting in the Schuler Performing Arts Center Auditorium on the campus of …
BIDEN: Needs to withdraw candidacy
If Jill Biden has a modicum of compassion and decency, she will gather her dysfunctional “family” and collectively persuade President Biden to withdraw his candidacy for re-election. He doesn’t appear to have a lot…
DEBATE: Who do you choose?
Did not like it, The debate was disappointing. To their credit, I thought both moderators did a good job and did not see any bias to either candidates.
EDITORIAL: Cities take strong steps with growth issues
Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene city councils focusing on the right things
FUTURE OF THE FAIR: Please attend town hall
There is nothing more important to me right now than making sure our fairgrounds remain in their current location and we, as a community, can plan for its future. Our fairgrounds are a North Idaho Gem for sure, and…
CLOCKS: Who’s got the time?
Did every business and bank in Kootenai County resent the few pennies it takes to run a battery-operated clock that they had to remove all of them? It is insane.
COMMUNICATION: Value love and compassion
In the June 22 Coeur Voice, I read the interesting article by Devin Weeks regarding Stu Cabe and his programs to increase student communication.
LIBRARIES: Democracy shelved at CLN board meeting
At the June 24 special meeting of the Community Library Network board, trustees debated filling the vacancy left by Trustee Katie Blank — as if her depth of knowledge and commitment to the community could ever be r…
BATTERIES: Oil is dangerous, too
Re: Lithium Batteries Aren’t Safe! Dear Mr. Moore Kenny, I have a VHS tape of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill if you want to remind yourself about things going wrong.
ELECTION: Vote for this country’s future
For many years, it was so subtle and was only seen as a far in the future threat to this country’s future. Over the last few years, it has become more prevalent. I will try to give an account of the Modus Operandi …
EDITORIAL: 3, 2, 1… It's lift-off for graduates
All educational eyes on inaugural Idaho Launch.
LITHIUM: Batteries aren’t safe
Spokane sponsored the Lime Scooters program (powered by lithium batteries) to provide quick, short-term travel in the crowded downtown area. But in 2023, more than 275 Lime scooters had been dumped into the Spokane…
SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Let’s show some gratitude
I would like to say first how glad I am that Linda Kent was found. I am sure there is nothing more frightening than to have a family member missing. It would seem however that the family’s anger is somewhat misdire…
TEN COMMANDMENTS: New law brings back memories
Recent news of Louisiana’s law that every classroom in the public schools must display copies of the Ten Commandments reminded me of my first year teaching sophomore English at Coeur d’Alene High School in 1961.