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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.
FLAG: Display it with pride
I saw an article about ABC employees banned from wearing American flag lapel pins. All I can say is, are you kidding me?
MASKS: Don’t heed local GOP
Early in the virus shutdown, I had no idea what to think about it. I listened to the director of Panhandle Health District at the Coeur d’Alene Council meeting. She was clear, straightforward and seemed quite hones…
MASKS: Take it from authority
To those of you who protest wearing a mask during this pandemic: It is probable that many of you are also church-going people. It’s good to know that the Bible says you must submit to those governing you, specifica…
RIVER’S EDGE: Finally, right answer
The resolution of River’s Edge reached at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting was reasonable for the people of Coeur d’Alene.
TRUMP: Doing a tough job
Am I the only one who’s tired of the garbage that people think of our president? I hope not.
ILLNESSES: Been there, survived that
I am old enough to remember the Depression of the 1930s. The United States was confronted with these contagious diseases: Smallpox, Polio, Measles, Chickenpox, Mumps, Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough, and p…
PROTESTS: Snapshot of a party
It’s no secret that Democrats live in a parallel universe that couldn’t be more different than those of us in “fly-over country.”
TOURISTS: Controls needed now
Attn Lora Whalen,
CAMERON: Take your advice
Almost two weeks ago in an article on The Cheap Seats written by Steve Cameron, was an article entitled, “Use your brain when in public.”
THUGS: Let’s shut them down
I assume your experiences with coronavirus are similar to mine. I find it almost impossible to have a conversation with friends or family without the discussion being penetrated by thoughts pertaining to COVID-19.
MASKS: Question of effectiveness
I am being compliant with the current mask mandate, but after reading Ruth Brown’s article recently, I have one simple question: If infected health care workers numbers are continuing to climb in Idaho, how can the…
MASKS: Way better than this
Kudos to Jennifer Drake and her letter asking us to follow PHD’s mask mandate. She is right, our elected officials have let us down. If the mayors of cities in Kootenai County had issued a joint mandate with PHD, I…
LAWS: These are being ignored
I am just wondering how active law enforcement is related to a few issues that seem to be concerns of many that I talk to?
VENOM: Serves no good purpose
This is a response to Lee M. Gibson on Trump: Leader not a liar.
TRUMP: Quote sums it up
“After almost four years of Donald Trump, I’ve wondered why conservative voters still support him. I thought maybe they were still angry and afraid, or just ignorant and in denial, or racist, but that’s not it. I’v…