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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.
EDITORIAL: Expecting the unexpected is a privilege
A friendly reminder that North Idaho's weird weather is a blessing, not a curse
BILL: Sponsor shuns many Idaho families
Mr. Alfieri, you have just left out many families living in Idaho with your resolution, and I would bet even some of your colleagues in the Legislature. I won’t even try to name those, what you would call “a nontra…
SHERMAN: A solution for better weekends
I was running late and missed the St. Patrick’s Day parade this year. In the aftermath of the parade, as I was sitting outside Studio 107 with a glass of wine, I noticed how unusually pleasant it was. The reason wa…
NOISE: Look up for worst offenders
Noise ch. 10.8 needs to cover planes/helicopters: that prohibits operation of any vehicle or engine that’s excessively disruptive, annoying or of reasonable sensitivities.
PRIMARY: Sifting through some nasty lies
Brent Regan has used his column no fewer than seven times since the start of the year to tell North Idaho Republican voters how great the recent Republican caucuses were for them, and how much the average voter was…
EDITORIAL: Thankful for a juicebox full of joy
It's grand to stop, breathe and share.
GOP: Chaos ends up hurting everyone
In a recent My Turn, Art Macomber argues that Republicans in North Idaho should stop doing the splits. This is one of the few things that Macomber and I will agree upon. Chaos in the Republican Party harms Democrat…
BILL: Best step to school safety
During the current Idaho State Legislative session there has been a guns in schools bill (H415) that is actually very irresponsible. Thanks to Sen. Jim Guthrie (District 28), Chair of the Senate State Affairs Commi…
RULING: Still waiting for an apology
Here we are over three years later… Kootenai County Community Planning & Development, run by David Callahan, was forced to acknowledge they were wrong in my variance case which has since been approved. But not befo…
CAUCUS: Original source is key
I was a caucus captain at the recent Idaho Republican Presidential Primary Caucus, and I personally witnessed a good example of why you should do your own research — beginning with the original source. There was so…
‘ILLEGALS’: Media covering up facts
Watching the news on FOX 28, Morgan Ashley did a clip of the state trooper who was killed by an illegal while he was parked on the side of the road. The illegal just plowed into the trooper’s patrol car, killing hi…
EDITORIAL: Three big reasons for health, happiness
Residents enjoy Triple Crown of health care
OPINION: Precinct by precinct, take back your party
Take part in this critical primary election
SOTU: May you rest in peace
I was about to start this letter with “back in the good old days” but then I realized it likely would not make it past your first screener. So I will start it with my view that it would be a very good idea for the …
LEGISLATORS: Shooting at the wrong targets
The excellent column by Evan Koch gave this old Republican cause to feel a boat load of shame about what’s going on in Boise orchestrated by radical Republicans in the Legislature.