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.
SCHOOL LEVIES: Should pay for food, too
I am a senior who has appreciated the many letters expressing opinions about the upcoming school levies election.
OPINION: IFF files, Part 4: 'Skittles' kill kids
We have friends who recently lost their son to fentanyl. It was devastating. We have other friends who are seriously worried about their teens experimenting wi…
EDITORIAL: Plenty of opinions to go around
Press applauds Judge Cynthia Meyer; NIC trustees, not so much
REGAN: NIC board comments sound paranoid
Hey there, Mr. “It’s just common sense.” Your articles in the paper and your comments at NIC Board meetings sound less like common sense and more like paranoia-on-steroids, fear-mongering and hate-baiting.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS: Bill not intended to suppress votes
For the ladies of the “Women’s Circle” writing with concern over proposed (Joe Alfieri) House Bill 75 regarding absentee ballots. Rest assured this bill is not intended to suppress your valuable vote.
CDA SCHOOL LEVIES: Vote yes
We are voting “Yes” for the Coeur d’Alene District No. 271 School Levy for the following reasons.
SCHOOL LEVIES: Protect our children, our future
Why are school levies important in Kootenai County (KC)?
CDA SCHOOL LEVIES: Vote yes
Thank you Jody Hiltenbrand for a letter that was both heartfelt and truthful. I taught U.S. history in the Coeur d’Alene School District for 20 years and wish to underscore a couple of Ms. Hiltenbrand’s “known trut…
SCHOOL LEVIES: Vote yes
There are those of you that always vote yes on school levies (thank you), and those who always vote no on everything (sorry for you), and those of you who are on the fence about how to vote this time, I urge you to…
SKEET and TRAP: Give it a try at CDA Club
Kudos to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Legislature and the Kootenai County commissioners for working on a solution to save the CDA Trap and Skeet Club.
NIC: Where are the adults?
I was a student at NIC on the GI bill in 1970-1972 and it was a great facility then. A resident of Coeur d’Alene on and off for 40+ years and my wife is an Idaho native. I can’t believe what is currently happening …
VOTERS: Next time, think
Much has been said about the sadness at North Idaho College. It seems the five-member board of trustees is controlled by a majority of three, who vote to harm NIC, as reported almost daily in the Coeur d’Alene and …
ADLER: Why believe this propaganda?
What is David Adler referring to when saying “our democracy?” His view, not mine. Why else would he say, “the effort to squelch dissent, to deny the right to vote, to attack education, to marginalize people who don…
POST FALLS SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
State funding doesn’t provide the funds needed to create high-quality education for our students.
SCHOOL LEVIES: Pay it forward
The public education you received was not free. Your parents and neighbors paid their taxes so you could go to school.