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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.
REMEMBERING: The polio crisis
With polio on the verge of eradication, our job, in helping the world, is to eliminate polio forever, just like we did for smallpox. I care because I was a polio victim and I had playmates die of polio prior to the…
KWIBUKA 29: Rwanda’s tragic history and impressive transformation
In Kinyarwanda, the primary language used in Rwanda, Kwibuka means ‘to remember.’ This week Rwanda does just that as they commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi, where, in just 100 days …
CDA STUDENT: Vote yes for the levy to protect education
My Name is Andi Jane Howard. I’m a junior and Coeur d’Alene High School’s ASB Treasurer. I’ve had opportunities all throughout high school to take honors, AP and dual credit classes. These teachers have advanced ed…
GUN CONTROL: ‘Common sense of our grandparents’
In 1930s America, violent gangsters were creating havoc across the nation with their Thompson submachine guns and sawed-off shotguns. They were the “mass shooters” of their day. Civilized patriots responded by pass…
DISPATCHERS: Unsung heroes
In 1991, Congress proclaimed the second full week in April to be National Public Safety Telecommunications Week to recognize the importance of those exceptional individuals who coordinate the efforts of Police, Fir…
NIC: A great Cd’A institution at risk
The time I spent in Coeur d’Alene is the best 25-year chapter of my life. Raised a son, worked on the lake, and really enjoyed the area. One thing I always revered was North Idaho College. Pristine lakefront, nice …
OPINION: Idaho at the epicenter of American Redoubt, white Christian nationalism movement
It’s not often I read a book about our challenging times and find Idaho prominently featured, but that’s how things turned out when I read “Preparing for War: …
EDITORIAL: Help hold tax spenders accountable
Press seeks volunteer to master transparent.idaho.gov
NIC: Resign now, Mr. Banducci
Mr Banducci: Careening wildly from catastrophe to catastrophe, your mismanagement of North Idaho College has led the college to this point: the almost inevitable loss of accreditation.
SCHOOL LEVIES: Start by voting no
Another way to look at the school levy situation. We already pay 100% of the school taxes, which the state distributes.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote no
The children of Lake City High School have demonstrated exactly why on May 16 one should vote NO.
KUDOS: To our legislators
Our state legislators have stepped up to increase state funding for public schools by $378.5 million. Kudos for approving $6,359 for all teachers across the state.
SAME PROBLEMS: Here as in California
Reading letters, columns and My Turns are quite entertaining but also sometimes very troubling.
MATTOON: Letter was ‘extreme rhetoric’
I was really shocked that our local newspaper would publish the awful letter from Carolyn Mattoon.
EASTER: More than brunches
I was very disappointed that I couldn’t find any mention of Easter and the real meaning in Sunday’s paper.