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.
FAIR: What, no critters?
Going to the fair was always a treat, until this year.
Op-Ed: Rejecting the bloody shirt
What qualifications are required to discuss the issues of the day?
POLLS: You can do better
The op-ed published Aug. 29 and written by what appears to be three very smart people, Jim Jones, Dr. David Pate and Mike Satz, ended with a very poor attempt to solidify their point.
BIDEN: Courageous, qualified president
Just a message to all the naysayers about our president Joe Biden and all the criticism about how he handled the war in Afghanistan.
DURHAM: Report must be seen
I sent an email on Sept. 7 to U.S. Senators Risch and Crapo and U.S. Representatives Fulcher and Simpson asking this simple question: “Where is the Durham Report and what are you doing personally to get it released…
SWIM: Should’ve been acknowledged
In mid-August we had a wonderful event in Coeur d’Alene.
KCRCC: Birch stance blistered
Brent Regan and his KCRCC have thankfully suffered another “setback” as both the Idaho and national Republican Party organizations have rejected their proposals to endorse the John Birch Society and to remove colum…
Op-Ed: Can Idaho doctors be disciplined for spreading COVID misinformation?
Dr. Ryan Cole of Boise has been accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, discouraging life-saving vaccinations and touting unproven remedie…
Covid crisis: When enough is too much
Hospital unnecessarily overwhelmed by unvaccinated patients.
NIC: Trust in trio eroding
Three of the elected NIC Trustees decided to eliminate a recently instituted policy of requiring face coverings.
OPINIONS: Here’s another one
I read Pamela Niles’ diatribe about fact checking and got quite the chuckle out of it.
OPINIONS: Welcome all kinds
I found Pamela Niles’ response to Allen Fulleton’s letter “Jab at Jabs” astounding.
COVID: Clarifying numbers, impact
As one who signed the Open Letter from medical professionals, I am compelled to respond to a Letter to the Editor entitled “COVID: Doctors, see these stats.”
HEALTH CARE: Show some respect
Staffs at Kootenai Health and other hospitals, first responders and other health providers are working long strenuous hours away from their families to care for excessive COVID patients, most of whom have refused t…
STUDENTS: Safety comes first
My 42 years in education as a principal and teacher have provided a deep understanding of the “educational system.”