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Opinion

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Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago

OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?

Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
BROADBAND: Solution on horizon

Much like the rest of rural America, Idaho faces connectivity, reliability and affordability problems with broadband.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
McFARLAND: Support for hospital trustee

I read with great interest the article in Wednesday’s Press announcing Dr. Robert McFarland’s candidacy for a trustee position on the Kootenai Hospital Board.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
WIDOW: No credit card, no luck

I am a 72-year-old widow who has experienced elder abuse here in Coeur d’Alene.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
SMOKE: Something smells fishy

Here we go again with smoke all over Hayden.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
LEVIES: Whine less, worker harder

In response to “Time to step up for your schools,” I think if the powers that be want school levies to pass, they need to focus on not whining, saying “At the same time, our teachers have been on the front line for…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
NEWS: A subtle comment

I was surprised to learn that there was a mountain lion on Canfield Mountain.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
FACTS: Check ‘em out, Dean

Dean Haagenson should have fact checked his statement re: the $1.9 trillion COVID Relief package.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
BUBBERS: Punish the punisher

I cried after I read the story about the border collie named Bubbers.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
GROWTH: Math isn’t favorable

The heads of councils, building departments, etc., say they hear our concerns.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
GUNS: Pass sanctuary laws

“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.”

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
TRILLION: A really big number

Congress just passed a $1.9 trillion so-called COVID stimulus bill.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
LEVIES: Far right gone wrong

The ad taken out in Sunday’s Press, by the Kootenai GOP, attacking the school levies is a typical example of the kind of thinking that has contributed to a failing education system in Idaho.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
LAKELAND: A word of thanks

We would like to extend our appreciation to our community members for supporting the March 9 Instructional (Supplemental) Levy.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
OP-Ed: Asking for help takes courage

Phew. This has been a year we will not soon forget.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
IMMIGRANTS: Answers needed now

I just have a few questions about the arrival of so many immigrants at our southern borders.