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.
CAUCUS: ‘Don’t let the KCRCC pick for you’
Voters of Kootenai County: My opinion and questions are based on how, when, and why a presidential caucus is only allowed to accommodate a few voters when it should be voted on by everyone.
REGAN: ‘Let’s not be fooled’
George Orwell wrote, “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
CRITICAL THINKING: ‘Look for outcomes’
Critical thinking is: “The ability to interpret, evaluate, and analyze facts and information that are available, to form a judgment or decide if something is right or wrong.”
PROUD OF MOM: ‘Elections have consequences’
Back when I was going to Wallace High School in the early 1970s, my mom owned and ran The Book Barter. It was a small used bookstore in Osburn. I got a little interested in Dungeons and Dragons. Not crazy about it,…
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ALLIANCE: Farewell, with care and gratitude
After nearly six years of organizing local, volunteer-run projects, the Civic Engagement Alliance board of directors is closing its operations. As the organization’s founder and board president, my household is sta…
EDITORIAL: NIC: Look out below!
Man cannot fly on fuel paid for through an incompetence tax
CHURCH: Will look elsewhere
In a recent article, Paul Van Noy’s judgment and condemnation were very insightful. I am currently looking for a church where Christ is in the room; a church where all are loved.
REFLECTION: On change, beliefs and faith
Socrates is credited with the famous saying “The unexamined life is not worth living.” And, in many of the great beliefs, there is a phrase similar to “He who knows himself, knows his Lord.”
COMMUNITY LIBRARY NETWORK: Board actions ‘disturbing’
Here we go down the slippery slope of censorship and book banning. It appears three members of the CLN Board of Trustees want to decide for the whole community what is available to you, the taxpayer. I thought the …
SHERMAN AVENUE: Imagine the future
Can you imagine Sherman Avenue 10 years from now? For instance, 18-story high-rises lining both sides of the street allowed because of the present city and building zoning regulations. No more two- and three-story …
EDITORIAL: How to survive the worst storms
Fuel to get you through a presidential election year
OPINION: Time to turn the tide on dangerous driving
According to preliminary estimates by the Idaho Transportation Department, there were 277 people killed in Idaho traffic crashes last year, the most in a year since 2003.
SOCIAL UNREST: Tolerance needed
In light of all the racial divide in the world today, social unrest and lack of understanding in our communities of the vast differences we all have as to religion, social interaction and normal day to day activiti…
BIDEN: Administration ‘a disaster’
Moody’s economic analytics state that since Biden took office in 2021 average Americans, due to increased energy, housing and food prices, are now in 2024 spending $1,020 more a month than they were in 2020. Food p…
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