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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.
GRATITUDE: For Sen. Risch’s staff
I would like to thank Charles Adams with Sen. Risch’s Washington, D.C., office and Elizabeth Coppess with Sen. Risch’s Coeur d’Alene office for helping me with Social Security problems that stretched to 13 long mon…
PRIMARIES: Should be closed
One potential pitfall of the open primary system is that it enables party crashing. Party crashing is a form of political sabotage that occurs when members of one political party take part in the primary of the opp…
USA: Some items missing from list
In response to USA: More than one disruptive man, I felt compelled to point out a few items that were missing: Did you ever think an American president would work so hard to destroy the very fabric upon which this …
CDA: You can have it
I give up and will move back to San Francisco this week. I sold my home in S.F. for a little over $800,000 and moved to Coeur d’Alene during the COVID epidemic during the winter. I rented an apartment near the Kroc…
EDITORIAL: Pay attention to your taxpayer investments
Movement to pay police extra to use them growing across country
OPINION: Legislature atmosphere
In the 1980s, I had the honor of serving as an Idaho State Representative. It was truly an honor. I gained some lifelong friends and learned much about our diverse state and issues most important to its regions. I …
Marty and Max: How To Ensure You Are Insured
Home values and building costs are rising. How can I ensure my home is protected so if my home burned to the ground I can afford to rebuild?
COVID-19: Ginorio expressed ‘liberty and logic’
Sigh. So, in spite of the facts presented by numerous physicians, including Dr. Fauci about the ineffectiveness of masking against COVID, Ms. Mattoon seeks to go after Mr. Ginorio. The truth is out there, madam. It…
COACHES: Teach mental skills as well
Students return to school soon. Fall sports begin, and millions of kids nationwide will be participating in fall sports programs. Coaches are busy teaching and refining multiple athletic skills necessary for their …
NIC: More than just a college
Where is the outrage? Even if you have never attended North Idaho College or don’t expect to ever have kids attending, you should be outraged over the three majority board members who continue to drive it into the …
USA: More than ‘one disruptive man’
Please think about the USA before an autocratic hopeful-to-be-dictator came upon our political scene.
EDITORIAL: Open Meetings violator should know better
AG sues Ed Board for allegedly violating law he violated
OPINION: Students call for attention to environmental issues
Since 1881, the Coeur d’Alene Public School District has been providing high quality education to members of the larger Kootenai County area. The district has …
OPINION: Mission field politics
A few years ago, I did an experiment. I had 10 people review different policies about key issues facing our state. There was one condition — they couldn’t see …
WATER USE: Rental property owners pay high price
I find it very interesting in this article (“Five Billion Gallons and Counting”) in Tuesdays paper that Terry Pickel, the director of the city’s water department stated that 75% of the water consumption during the …