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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.
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
Please vote for Judy Meyer and Regina McCrea for Community Library Network Trustees. The Community Library Network is a valuable resource for Kootenai and Shoshone counties. The network has grown to seven county br…
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
Trustees serve as advocates of intellectual freedom. Tim Plass announced his candidacy for the North Idaho College Zone 5 trustee seat in August 2022. In his release statement, Plass noted a need to, “…realign NIC’…
RELIGIOUS RIGHT: ‘Jesus was not political’
I could not agree more with Mr. Conlin in regard to my accusations against the Religious Right (RR). The characteristics I described parallel what is taught by Islamic extremists. They are overt in these actions, w…
EDITORIAL: Extremism about to face serious adversary
Call for closed primaries to re-open
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Unfair for non-property owners to vote
As a homeowner, I object to having other people who pay no taxes voting on raising my taxes. My school levy tax will go up $259 next year not $6 a month as one Reader Wrote. Check out yourself what your taxes will …
MESSAGE: To all the TWolf and Viking Classes of 2022
We know you all have moved on to bigger and better things and are near the end of your first year of college, employment, exploration and independence; but your TWolf and Viking families still navigating the halls …
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: ‘Gloom and doom’ measures
I see the Coeur d’Alene school levy proponents are pulling out all the stops to get the levy passed. They passed gloom and doom measures if the levy fails well in advance of May 16.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
Once again I have been fortunate to be in Coeur d’Alene schools. While there I witness joyful children who love their teachers and rigorously engage in learning activities. They feel safe and part of a community. T…
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Plass and Hanley
Children’s books featuring incest and rape are indefensible. Since they cannot defend such books in the library network they helped build, Meyer and McCrea resort to calling their opponents extremists for wanting t…
LAKELAND SCHOOL LEVIES: Vote yes
Lakeland shows up for its people. It shows up for its school events, its city events, its charity events. It even shows up when tragedy strikes. A funeral director once told us, “Lakeland shows up for its funerals.…
EDITORIAL: Voter alert: Political peril dead ahead
Misinformation campaigns shifting into high gear
Press endorsements for May 16 election
These issues, individuals deserve your support.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
In times when it is hard to know if what you are reading, seeing and hearing is true, it’s important to find credible information before you cast your ballot in an election that determines the future of the next ge…
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
Our Community Library Network is under attack by those who would restrict your freedoms. Your freedom to read is enshrined in the First Amendment.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
At Bryan Elementary we are Bryan B.E.A.R.S. That stands for, Believe in yourself, Explore our world, Aspire to learn, Read everyday, Succeed, we are lifelong learners.