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.
LEVIES: Don’t buy GOP talk
Kootenai County’s Republican Central Committee has come out in opposition to school levies in Kootenai County. Why should taxpayers reward a “failing education” system, they ask?
Time to rethink minimum wage
Nobody can live on even $10 an hour.
BUILDERS: No sympathy here
Poor little custom home builders… it takes too long to get permits to build over-priced, high-dollar homes for their out of state customers while doing everything they can to force their subcontractors to absorb th…
MODESTY: Lacking in Press photo
On the front page of Local Feb. 19 was a little girl very indecent in dress.
LEVIES: Investing in community
I am writing today to show my unwavering support of the Lakeland School District levy.
LEVY: Opinion clear misinformation
As I started reading the recent Guest Opinion, “The education answer isn’t more money,” I didn’t have to wade far in to be overwhelmed by the distinct scent of misinformation and a purposeful attempt to mislead the…
LEVIES: Support our schools
There is little disagreement that good public schools are foundational to the health of any community.
LEVIES: Think before spending
School levies being voted on this coming March are an insult to the taxpayers’ intelligence.
Nice and noteworthy in North Idaho
Who says good news doesn't sell?
BIDEN: Christians oppose abortion
My response to “Biden: Amen to that!” letter of Jan. 31 is “Oh my! You must be joking.”
OPINION: Shari nailed target
The op-ed by Shari Williams was well written and accurate.
DEMOCRATS: ‘Lies and distortions’
I was happy to see the First Amendment at the top of the “letters to editor” page.
LIMBAUGH: Tale well told
Wanted to tell you how very much we enjoyed reading the great letter from the man who fired Rush Limbaugh, and to see that he is one of our neighbors here in North Idaho made it all the more enjoyable.
FOOD: Way to live better
Even though death by the COVID pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S., when I read the obituary pages, the cause of death is more often listed as cancer than COVID.
BILL: Voter initiative killer
Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens has introduced a bill that would require ballot initiatives be signed by at least 6% of qualified electors in ALL 35 of Idaho’s legislative districts — a standard so high that it i…