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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.
INFORMATION: Don’t trust ‘corrupt media’
Great synopsis on Communism April 17, Keith. Thank you!
HERNDON: In one word…ick
One of the creepiest exchanges in Idaho history occurred in January 2023 and Idaho needs to know about this before the primary election: Idaho State Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow asks Scott Herndon (curren…
HEADLINE: Reader takes issue with wording
Words matter. The words chosen for last Tuesday’s headline “Supreme Court lets Idaho enforce transgender care ban” makes it sound like the big bad Supreme Court has allowed Idaho to abandon the care of children who…
ARTICLE: Key questions unanswered
On April 12, The Press published an article based on a press release by Panhandle Health District. The article states that in 2023 PHD tested 292 individuals for lead in the bloodstream “that live within the bounda…
POLICE: Thanks for being here
Dear Coeur d’Alene Police, It’s us again, Children’s Village. Dispatch said we need you, again. I know what you’re thinking that it’s annoying. We completely agree but thank you for showing up again.
CONVENTION: Call for true conservatives
Idaho is supposedly a conservative “Red State.” Thus many non-conservative folks run as “Republicans” but vote very differently.
EDITORIAL: Trustees push NIC closer to big plunge
Waggoner, Banducci and McKenzie continue to exert bad governance
EDITORIAL: More like an ad for NIR
Was this “Editorial” entitled “Before you vote, please do this” [Sunday, April 14] in reality a plug for the North Idaho Republicans?
CDA: No longer welcoming place
My family is from Coeur d’Alene. My maternal grandfather served on the Coeur d’Alene police force in the 1930/40s. I was born at Lakeside Hospital. I spent many summers with my cousins on Stanley Hill and learned t…
ZAO: Best choice for Dist. 5 senator
On May 21, the voters of Idaho Legislative District 5 will have a clear choice for senator. They can choose a senator with a long history of serving the citizens of Kootenai County, first as family physician and th…
NIC: Trustees’ ‘stupidity or insanity’
The NIC trustees voted 3-2 to contract with Stanley Freeman of the firm Eversheds Sutherland, based in Washington, D.C., “to provide legal services to the college in regard to accreditation matters.” The firm is an…
TAX AIDE: Another good year in the books
TAX AIDE is a free tax information and preparation service staffed by volunteers in Coeur d’Alene, Rathdrum and Kellogg. This past tax season, TAX AIDE volunteers prepared over 4,500 returns for local residents, re…
VETERANS: These legislators let you down
It is primary time, and if you are a veteran or the family member of a veteran it is vitally important to think about your choices.
MOOSE: Helping local libraries
The Well Read Moose Bookstore continues to be a wonderful asset to our community. Most recently the owner of the Moose, Melissa DeMotte, helped with our PEO fundraiser (PEO provides scholarships to women continuing…
COMMISSIONERS: Support Eberlein and Duncan
Marc Eberlein and Leslie Duncan both bring experience to the job of County Commissioner. I have served with both of them, Marc as a commissioner and Leslie, as chairperson of the Aquifer Protection District.