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.
VOTER GUIDE: More info to support choices
Thanks Coeur d’Alene Press for the Voter Guide. Not that I hadn’t made my mind up already, but I learned even more, all supporting my choices.
ELECTION: Vote for Dan Gookin
I highly recommend Dan Gookin to be re-elected to the Coeur d’Alene City Council. Dan has worked hard over the years to save tax dollars for us. I live downtown and see the price of housing go up and our property t…
ELECTION: Vote for McAndrew
For the past eight years it has been my honor to serve our community as the Zone 2 representative on the Coeur d’Alene School District Board of Trustees. I am keenly aware of the opportunities and challenges facing…
ELECTION: Vote for Davis, Saterfiel and McAndrew
I am voting for Alan Davis for Hayden mayor, Roger Saterfiel, Hayden city council and Jimmy McAndrew, Coeur d’Alene School District trustee Zone 2 as they have proven to me they have the experience and best interes…
EDITORIAL: Pathway to paradise, one step at a time
High-density haters, now hear this
OPINION: Community colleges and NIC
What was once a place of learning has been hijacked into a playground for politics. Many of us have watched with disappointment as the drama surrounding North Idaho College has played out. This has been a case stud…
ELECTION: Vote for Gibbons, Griffin, Schroeder or Cassidy
Many Shoshone News-Press readers will remember my wife and I as longtime residents of Kellogg and the Silver Valley. Five years ago, we chose to move from Kellogg to Coeur d’Alene due to health care concerns and ot…
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Solutions suggested
Could there be any greater warnings than the status of our Kootenai County public schools? ‘Something is wrong with the System? (Sept. 26 in the Coeur d’Alene Press) Presently, a large percentage of our kids ‘gradu…
ELECTION: Vote for Tenbrink
This weekend I met Heather Tenbrink, a conservative, who is running for Coeur d’Alene Public Schools trustee in Zone 3. Ms. Tenbrink was articulate and focused on the needs of our schools and community. Heather is …
ELECTION: Vote for Griffin, Schroeder and Gibbons
Do not let our School District be held hostage to the political divisiveness we’ve seen in West Bonner County School District and the NIC board. I have lived in the Silver Valley for 50+ years. I support our public…
IDAHO LEGISLATORS: Are doing what is right
Ethel Steinmetz Marmont’s article of Oct. 21 regarding abortion is stating that women’s reproductive rights are at risk, suffering inequality and is a form of violence against women.
ELECTION: Vote for Houser
We’ve had a front row seat to witness Pam Houser’s dedication and commitment to the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Commission and to the citizens KCFR serves.
EDITORIAL: Which board is worse? It's a toss-up
NIC, CLN boards both blow big bucks
OPINION: Protect taxpayers by putting supermajority for tax increase requirements in state constitution
If there’s one thing Americans can still agree on it’s that tax policy is one of the most consequential decisions our government makes that impacts our economy and family budgets.
PERSECUTION: Or projection?
Does this sound familiar? “We won’t wear your masks!” “No vaccines for me!” “You’re not taking away my freedom!”