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OPINION: Idaho’s role in preserving the Electoral College
Tuesday, Dec. 17, marked a historic day at the Idaho State Capitol, as the state’s four electors cast their votes …
WALMART: Stop blocking the aisles
Is it just me or does anyone else find that the Walmart “personal shoppers” must be trained to solely focused on the job, not to care if they block the aisles or yield at an intersection and pretty much aren’t awar…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Durbin
For longer than I can remember, there has been a popular saying among people raised in our area: Don’t California my Idaho. It basically means keep Idaho great by not letting it become California via adopting their…
CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM: It’s a hoax
INRE Opinion/My Turn column, Aug. 26, Deborah Rose. Another sad hit piece against American Christians under the guise of exposing “Christian Nationalism,” Democrat’s/Socialist’s latest talking point. ...” If they p…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Havercroft, Durbin, Knudtsen
Hoping to end the dysfunction of the NIC Board, I am not voting for Brent Regan’s “partisan” picks. Instead I am voting for whom I feel are the most suited candidates. Mary Havercroft seems by far the most suited h…
EDITORIAL: Quite simply, there are no better neighbors
Tribe honored by region's human rights organization - and earns every bit of appreciation and respect
POLITICIANS: Vote person, not party
I would like to respond to why Betty Stone votes Democratic because of accomplishments formal Democrat leaders have made.
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Havercroft
“It’s just common sense” is a phrase that KCRCC chairman Brent Regan often touts. And I have to say, this time I agree with him. It’s just common sense for me to vote for Mary Havercroft for NIC board instead of Mi…
HOSPITAL: No info on breach
I remember when Kootenai Health decided to convert from a hospital district to a nonprofit. Critics of the transition cited that there would be no more open meeting and public disclosure requirements.
PROP 1: Vote yes
I am hoping and longing for the return of the days when all eligible voters in Idaho, no matter which party they are affiliated with (or not), can vote in our primary elections.
KCRCC: Does not support our military
Absentee ballots have begun to arrive in the mailboxes of Kootenai County residents. If you are a registered Republican like me, you will likely get a post card the exact same day from the KCRCC local party bosses.…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote Knudtsen, Durbin, Havercroft
In the last two years we have seen NIC trustee G McKenzie and minions hire incompetent and inexperienced legal counsel; fire a president for no cause; hire a president on a ‘temporary basis’ for an expensive contra…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Durbin, Knutsen, Havercroft
Thank you to all the candidates at the KROC Center willing to sit in the Hot seat and answer difficult questions regarding Board Governance and their viewpoints. It is not easy to be on point under extemporaneous a…
LIBRARIES: Book choice should be a personal choice
Anyone who suggests Conservative Moderate Liberal and Flaming Liberal Democrats all have the same goals has been spending too much time on Fantasy Island.
EDITORIAL: Rating/Vetting giant casts tiny shadow
Republican official pulls back curtain on flawed process
CLN: Parents should decide what is right for their families
During the Sept. 19 library board meeting, it was revealed that 9,235 parents support their children having full-access minor cards, which is significant.