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.
BOOKS AND LIBRARIES: Open up a universe of opportunities
My students asked me, “Why should we read books?” My answer was that books open up the universe to them. Will you ever be a ship’s captain? Will you ever be a soldier in a trench in World War I? Will you ever be a …
LIBRARY NETWORK: Community members depend on resources
Libraries are about more than books. Libraries are community centers providing free resources for every walk of life, such as the deaf/hard of hearing community, the blind, disabled, handicapped, students, teachers…
WATER: Stop building until you find other sources
I’m referring to the article printed Tuesday, July 18 by Bill Buley. It talks about Coeur d’Alene considering a conservation ordinance to curb water usage for residents. They’re talking about restricting watering f…
VOTE: ‘With intellect, logic and good reasonings’
I was a freshman in high school when President Kennedy was assassinated. He was a complete opposite to what we have in U.S. leadership now.
EDITORIAL: Roll up your sleeves for this project
St. Vincent-Housing Company project can use your support
OPINION: Library budget and property taxes
Is a library a community center which happens to have books, or a book repository which also serves as a community center? Should it be both?
QUMRAN CAVES: Bedouins and Essenes
A Bedouin shepherd found the first Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave at Qumran (1946/47). Qumran National Park is 28 miles east of Jerusalem.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT: Spend to synchronize lights, not on center
I am curious about the time and funds being spent on the creation of a regional traffic management center. Why can’t you (Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization) focus our resources on the implementation of sy…
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER: Something to be skeptical of
I write to give credit to the Coeur d’Alene Press for recognizing that the Traffic Center survey is flawed and won’t provide a true picture of how people in the county feel about the plan.
TRAFFIC CAMERAS: Exchanging freedom for security
What good will control cameras do when the main streets and highways around Coeur d’Alene have way more traffic than they were designed for? Installing one more system to watch us will not solve the problem of not …
IMMIGRANTS: Tell us how many are here
Give us the numbers. We have a major crisis at the Mexican border that doesn’t get the attention it should. Citizens should know what our government is spending and on what. After all, it’s our tax dollars that are…
PRIVACY RIGHTS: At risk with Labrador
Anyone aware of our Attorney General Raúl Labrador signed a letter which would allow the state to obtain medical records of women who sought an abortion out of state? Yes, he signed a letter that Fitch, Mississippi…
EDITORIAL: Separate traffic center wheat from chaff
A little healthy skepticism can go a long way.
OPINION: Power to the people, via the legislative branch
There’s a reason it comes first. Article One, Section One of the U.S. Constitution says, “all legislative powers shall be vested in a Congress of the United St…
SOLID LEADERSHIP: Versus conspiracy theorists
KMPO’s board and leadership should be applauded for their efforts to aid in improving traffic flow in our county. For the past several years KMPO, alongside ITD, have led community discussions seeking to improve ou…