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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.
CLN TRUSTEES: Last two should be removed
I can only add one thing to Michelle Lippert’s letter about the library board and that is “recall.” It is the process of getting rid of an elected official that is not doing the job he was hired to do.
EDITORIAL: Four legislators owe voters an explanation
Kootenai County Republican foursome side with
RESPONSE: Miller got it right
I want to thank Doug Miller for addressing this awful problem concerning our children. The Press assuredly is part of the problem. They do not have the moral compass that conservatives have as with all liberals. Th…
RESPONSE: Groups chose competence over ideology
In response to James Patterson’s letter to the editor stating he is sticking with the KCRCC recommendations…
LESS TRASH: And better project planning needed
I am wondering what we can do as a community to clean up along the freeway, I-90, especially between Coeur d’Alene and Stateline? Traveling back-and-forth repeatedly, I have noticed it looks horrible. Trash, trash,…
DISCOURAGING AGGRESSION: ‘Mere words…not always enough’
The USA could learn from the history of the Maasai tribe (Kenya, Africa).
GRATITUDE: Ice rink brightened Cd’A
I would like to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to all those involved in the ice skating rink at McEuen Park — CDA On Ice.
EDITORIAL: Soapy water and sliding toward anarchy
Acts of violence against elected officials are never justified
CLN: Blueprint for disaster
How to destroy a library, in seven nefarious steps. 1. Create a fake crisis. Using out-of-state money and resources, declare the library is providing pornography to children and librarians are essentially groomers.
U.S. 95: Needs attention by legislators
Sen. Doug Okuniewicz who is the chair for the transportation department in Idaho? It seems as though now I am on his do not reply list because he doesn’t want to deal with situations that I approach him with. This …
CREDIBILITY: It matters
Whether we bestow it or want to have it, credibility is relevant regarding input sources. So, what determines credibility? Degrees from uppity Ivy Leagues or from a practical state college? Abundant gray hair? (Mil…
GLOBAL WARMING: Government hypocrisy
If you can believe it, the global warming-too much CO2-green house gas emissions dooms-dayers have moved the goal posts … again.
PLASS: ‘Try harder’
This letter is in response to CLN Trustee Tim Plass requesting Director Eccles to “try harder” in opening the Post Falls library while water mitigation is happening.
EDITORIAL: Censorship: Same book, different cover
Not all library assaults come from the right.
OPINION: Hope & Freedom vs. Anger & Power
Ronald Reagan described America as a “shining city on a hill” and his farewell address exclaimed our best days are ahead. Ignoring the “America is in decline” …