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.
OPINION: Rotary is nonpolitical, nonreligious with no secret objectives
Some local political activists have made repeated attacks against members of our local Rotary clubs. They assert Rotarians are some sort of cabal with secretive and suspicious intentions. These assertions are blata…
TAXES: We don’t pay enough
I am calling for sweeping tax increases. Why? Because quite simply I use more social services than I pay for. Yes, I am a homeowner who already pays property taxes.
LIBRARY NETWORK: Vote for McCrea and Meyer
I will be voting to re-elect Regina McCrea and Judy Meyer to the board of the Community Library Network.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “If any parent objects to a book in the public school library, that book should be removed, even if other parents like the book.”
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
Dear Coeur d’Alene neighbors, on behalf of our community’s future, I compel you to educate yourself about our upcoming levy. Vote yes for CDA schools on May 16.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
As a lifelong citizen of Coeur d’Alene, I know our community is only as strong as our schools.
KUSTRA COLUMN: Lots of buzzwords
I guess it was time for another exercise in over-the-top buzzwords and paranoia.
EDITORIAL: Pssst: Here's your candidate info warehouse
League of Women Voters of Kootenai County provides window to May 16 election
REPUBLICANS: Some respect lost
I used to respect Republicans. I have many Republican friends. I believe in the Constitution and its amendments, all of them. I believe government should not interfere with people’s constitutional rights. Family ri…
SCHOOL BATHROOMS: Teachable moments
Try to remember every time a school board closes a bathroom to LGBTQ, our children gain a teachable moment. They’re not as timid as you think. We’ll get to that… First, I tried “cross dressing” in ’73 for a Cub Sc…
ABORTION: Unborn need more protection
Abortion by definition is the killing of an unborn baby. It is truly heartbreaking that abortion has continued to be legal for 50 years since the Roe v. Wade supreme court case.
AMERICAN DREAM: Not home ownership
The Press’ recent story about income levels and home prices in Kootenai County may warrant a correction. The American dream is not home-ownership. The American dream is self-ownership.
SAVE LIBRARIES: Vote for McCrea and Meyer
If the political and legal mess at NIC bothers you, if you don’t like seeing your tax dollars wasted on lawyers, then please help us prevent the same thing from happening at our local libraries (which are facing a …
AUSTRALIA: ‘Do your own research’
In December 2022, New Zealand authorities took away a baby from her parents. The parents’ crime? Refusing blood transfusions for their child unless they came from donors who didn’t agree to the experimental COVID v…
EDITORIAL: Is that winter's white flag we see?
Spring is finally springing