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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.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: A national crisis
Our Panhandle, a rather unique shape, is a beautiful part of this world. One of the primary reasons is our people who call this land home. My experience living here since 2001 is that folks are glad to be right her…
ADVICE: For newcomers
Have your ever heard the old folks from around these parts use the word “pukers.” It’s what we affectionately called the privileged folks who always need to speak to the manager. It describes the look on their face…
THANK YOU: For defending Pastor Van Noy
Albert Reynaud, Barbara Nolan and Pastor Stuart W. Bryan, Thank you very much, Albert and Barbara for writing such great letters to the Coeur d’Alene Press on Feb. 2 that fairly corrected Mr. Saunders in your lette…
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: An experience with local legislators
I recently wrote to our representatives in District 4: Alfieri, Price and Toews to express some concerns I had regarding legislation. I wrote that many OB/GYN doctors are leaving the state because of legislation ma…
RESPONSE: To Ralph Shay (Love Lives Here member)
Love Lives Here is a group of Coeur d’Alene folks who think that writing kind notes to people in February spreads ‘love’ around. I once paid $200 to learn Transcendental Meditation. I was assured that my meditation…
OPEN PRIMARIES: Veterans group supports initiative
There is a cadence song I used to sing with my fellow female airmen as we marched along in perfect formation, “Momma, Momma, look at me, look what the Air Force has done to me. Took away my loving man, and now I sl…
EDITORIAL: He left N. Idaho far better than he found it
Tribute to former NIC president who died in Iowa at age 86
LITTLE: Has something changed?
Just a question. Was Brad Little an original member of the Aryan Nations or has he just joined recently with his MAGA party?
VOTING: ‘I’ll stick with the KCRCC’s recommendations’
In a town with one newspaper, it’s said, “Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.” They have the privilege to be the only voice. Last election cycle, rather than endorsing candidates themselves, The P…
FOOD BANK MANAGER: Grateful for community support
I am writing to express my deep gratitude to the incredible Kootenai County community for their immense generosity and support over the past year.
SECTION 230: Repeal it
I watched the Senate hearing with five big tech CEOs. Of the five, only two showed up voluntarily, the others had to be subpoenaed. The CEOs were from Discord, Snap, TikTok, X and Meta. I had never heard of some of…
EXERCISE EXPLORER, MD: Good work, Dr. Emry
I look forward to and enjoy Dr. Emry’s chronicles of his exercise life. Motion is the great elixir of life and perhaps one of the single greatest tools in his little black bag.
OPEN LETTER: To CLN Director Alexa Eccles
This letter is not intended to be disrespectful. My understanding is that books chosen for the CLN are screened through what you refer to as a “Selection Process.” This policy implies “Examination.” Books not selec…
RESPONSE: To Atlas and Mr. Berns
Thank you for the clarification on the Atlas Brown field site. I attended the same workshops and handed on the collective vision to the council as part of Planning and Zoning at that time. The workshops could have …
EDITORIAL: Separate voter fact from fiction on Feb. 18
Event will explain primary election initiative, ranked-choice voting