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.
RESERVATION REZONE: More to the story
My Turn writer, John Hippler, reflecting on Dave Oliveria’s column about the history of Tubbs Hill, is proud of his father, Vern Hippler, a Coeur d’Alene city councilor “back in the day,” who with others, opposed c…
EDITORIAL: Farewell to an authentic difference maker
Joe and Yvette Dunlap leaving North Idaho for Washington.
OPINION: Human rights group reacts to Patriot Front convictions
The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations (KCTFHR) extends its appreciation and gratitude to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department under the able leadership of Chief Lee White, the City of Coeur d’Alene Prose…
LIBRARY NETWORK: Property taxes, small price to pay
A healthy library contributes to a healthy community. If funding is cut or isn’t adequate to support existing programs, we may see cuts to programs and staffing to the detriment of library patrons and residents.
OCTOGENARIAN: Observations
I am in my mid-80s and have seen this country through some troubling times. I was in Airborne Electronics School in Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., as a young U.S. Army student when J.F.K. was assassinated. A very sad time in…
REPUBLICANS: Identity crisis
Recent columns in The Press have highlighted the current identity crisis of the Republican Party in Kootenai County, and possibly the nation. To Trump or not to Trump for example. A comparison to Dissociative Ident…
OPINIONS: Questions
Opinion pieces, are the people who write them, do you charge them? Is there a limit to how many words are in them? How often are they allowed to be in the paper?
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS: Taxpayers deserve better
Lakes Highway District has been dragging their feet for more than 20 years to do any improvements to Highway 54 (one of the most traveled highways in the county).
EDITORIAL: Spread the lifesaving gospel of 988
Crisis and suicide lifeline helped 5 million Americans last year.
PRESS: Too many ‘left-wing’ viewpoints
PRESS: Too many ‘left-wing’ viewpoints
REGAN: ‘Another tour de force in hypocrisy’
REGAN: ‘Another tour de force in hypocrisy’
LIBRARY NETWORK TRUSTEES: Out of touch
LIBRARY NETWORK TRUSTEES: Out of touch
EDITORIAL: Library board opts for ignorance, so far
But there's still time to avoid disaster.
OPINION: Time to recognize the truth
Brent Regan mischaracterizes several things in an attempt to discredit me, as well as local Republicans and their conservative events. And when I say “mischar…
LIBRARY NETWORK: Library services add depth to communities
Twenty years ago I was looking for a place to live. I had the time to seriously consider the community before I moved. One of the major things that attracted me to Post Falls was the library. I believe the Communit…