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.
LAKE: Word comes after
Coeur d’Alene Lake is the proper name.
Playing field for schools sprouts potholes
Times have changed, and public school funding needs to adjust to those changes.
COUNTY: Voters get final say
What is wrong with exploring options and structures of county government?
AMERICA: Beware one cannon
Like so many others, you may have fears about the direction of our beloved country.
LEGISLATURE: Leaving citizens out
Let’s be clear. The Idaho Republican Legislature is intent on denying citizen involvement in their own government.
MANAGER: County doesn’t need it
Residents of Kootenai County, it has come to my attention, strictly by chance, that one or two of our commissioners are going forward with a study to create the position of Kootenai County Manager.
WAGES: Let free market decide
Same old minimum wage arguments.
Op-Ed: And then along came Jones
Jim Jones was such a quiet fellow — at least during his 12 years on the Idaho Supreme Court and two years as the chief justice.
POLICE: A bar solution
Many years ago homeowners were charged a fee when the sheriff’s office responded to their homes for activation of excessive false burglar alarms.
SCHOOLS: Continue your support
Ron Nilson is a terrific man who offered a strong proposal when Sherman Hardware was going out of business.
EXTREMISTS: Targeting basic education
Idaho public education needs all the support it can get.
BIDEN: On the wrong track
So how do you like the Biden administration so far?
The end is near, thank goodness
Mask burning stunt a waste of time, perfectly good dry ice.
HOUSING: Costs through the roof
The housing costs in little ol’ Coeur d’Alene have gone from reasonable to the extremes of absurdity.
GOVERNANCE: Let’s talk about it
Why would people object to a proposed change in our county government?