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.
Letters to the Editor
The readers always write.
ASSESSOR: An endorsement for Allyson Knapp
The County Commissioners cannot terminate the current assessor, but we the voters can.
REPS: Concerning the supposed ‘town hall’ meeting
Our political representatives assume that “Why, sure, everyone in northern Idaho thinks like we do” — the typical bandwagon fallacy.
LAKELAND: School board mirrors NIC fiasco
The board’s KCRCC endorsed candidates make it difficult for schools to act in the best interest of students.
WASTE: One garbage can turns into two bills
This issue is not just about cost — it is about clarity, fairness, and accountability across overlapping jurisdictions.
LIBRARIES: Children, quiet please!
Remember those not-too-distant quiet days at your local library? Not anymore.
St Vincent de Paul North Idaho offers hope, opens doors
Last year, St. Vincen’s provided 55 thrift store jobs, many to tenant and shelter guests; 272 individuals places in supportive housing; 47 veterans received housing assistance or referrals; and 292 families were no…
FRAUD: Sentences should be longer
It seems like fraud is now part of many people’s DNA and becomes acceptable and nobody pays attention to it.
CLUB: Keep Turning Point out of schools
The idea of planting a pseudo-nationalist Christian youth club into our high schools smacks of 1937 Hitlerjugend.
LEGISLATORS: The one and the many
Choose candidates who will stand up for the rights of the “many” Idahoans and not just for the privileged “few.”
LEGISLATORS: Call for accountability
SPOKANE RIVER: Sold to highest bidder?
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) has been fast-tracking the approval of over 223 new commercial boat slips on the Spokane River.
First responders once more display strong sense of duty, courage
Thursday night’s incident was far from routine and was not without significant risk. The suspect did not surrender peacefully. After multiple and lengthy attempts to persuade him to exit the home, authorities deplo…
REGAN: Give Trump committee advice
I finally read one of Brent Regan’s articles I agree with.
LAKELAND: Board ruining school district
Michelle Thompson, Ramona Grissom, and Dave Quimby have ruined the district I used to be so proud of being a part of.