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.
KOCH: Number wrong
Evan Koch, chairman of the Kootenai County Democrats, is granted frequent opinion columns in the Coeur d’Alene Press. Many of these opinions are factually challenged, but I guess that’s politics. His opinion on May…
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
A month or so ago, there was great angst expressed in the community over a sign with an Adolph Hitler quote. Without a doubt, Hitler was the essence of evil. It is important to note one of his first tactics was to …
EDITORIAL: How to make happier, healthier businesses
Hagadone Corp. program shows what can be done to bridge employee gap
OPINION: Politics to potholes
Roads should not be political, but potholes are a sure sign politics has impacted the operation and maintenance of our roads and highways. A political candidate who blindly promises they are running for Highway Dis…
OPINION: Tucker vs. KCRCC Town Hall
Tucker Carlson has suddenly left Fox News. This is upsetting to hear because he was considered by many as a trusted source for conservative information.
SCHOOL LEVIES: Impact fee law needed
Missed opportunity. In the April 26 issue Dr. Shon Hocker Opinion piece on why voting “Yes’ for the Coeur d’Alene school’s levy might be a good idea. What he didn’t do is reach out to the public to ask them to supp…
MACOMBER: Should nullify his own contract
Having to even fathom the disgusting deceiving Banducci, McKenzie and Waggoner completely unqualified board members and their hired gun Macomber who now thinks he has more judicial expertise than a judge is wrong f…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Leaning toward no
Which way to go, yes or no? Yep, school levies! There seems to still be questions to be answered. They talk about all the programs lost, employees let go, but never mention the top people at the top of the pyramid,…
ENEMY: No longer allowed to disagree with legislators
I thought I was a U.S. citizen with constitutionally protected freedom of thought and speech but now I’ve learned I am the enemy and a communist because I don’t support tenets of North Idaho Republican legislators.
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Hanley and Plass
We have an election next month and for the vast majority of us it should be simple. Do we want our children exposed to objectionable books in the children’s and the youth sections in the library? Of course not. Are…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Voting yes, but with a caveat
I have a “YES Coeur d’Alene Schools” sign in my front yard, and plan to vote in favor of the $25 million two-year levy; but this is the last time I will vote for this levy without an independently funded, third-par…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
Dear fellow baby boomers, Think back to your school days in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Remember the great K-12 public school educations we were given? That was made possible by our parents, grandparents and other adu…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
Hi! I’m Elizabeth Franklin. I’m in second grade at Dalton Elementary. Here are my reasons why you should vote yes. Will we be safe without an SRO? What will we do when a kid is having a tantrum without a counselor?…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Teachers asking for support
Like many of you in our community, the failure of the school district levy has my heart heavy. Being a teacher in our district, a wife of a teacher/coach in our district, and having two kids in our district, it has…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
It’s simple. The value of your home is directly proportional to the quality of your schools. Vote yes on May 16.