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.
PROTESTERS: A foolproof Rx
Every one of the stay-at-home protesters needs to inject ammonia, anthrax, benzine, chlorine, Drano, kerosene and Lysol into themselves, right now. That way they will be protected forever from any virus.
GOVERNOR: I’ll remember, too
I decided to respond to Chris Dortignac’s letter on the opinion page. He said, “I hope the good people of Idaho will remember what he (Governor Little) did to us and our businesses and jobs in 2020.”
DISLIKE: No part of law
Folks (and especially candidates for office) in North Idaho in general and Kootenai County in particular would do well to understand that laws and executive actions are not unconstitutional just because they dislik…
LETTER: Ex-sheriff responds
My oh my, this sheriff race has really become a circus. As a former sheriff, I need to respond to Jeff Burns’ letter to the editor.
ADDICTION: Driven by fear
I have written once before about a year ago from the same place, yet again, the Kootenai County Jail. The last time I wrote apologizing for my actions in the community while under the influence of methamphetamine. …
DEBT: A deeper sickness
Let’s look at COVID-19, the nastiest virus to hit our country since 1917. And the irony of it all is millions of hard working Americans are being paid to stay home — with funds we don’t have but will need to borrow…
VIRUS: Open up Idaho
As a veteran of the Vietnam War and a follower of Christ for 45 years, plus soon to be a 60-year graduate of Clearwater Valley High School, I feel qualified to give my opinion on this Wuhan virus.
AFFILIATION: The deception game
If party affiliation doesn’t really mean anything anymore, why have it?
DNA testing finally brings closure to a heinous Canyon County murder
Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue has brought closure to the brutal murder of a nine-year-old girl in Nampa thirty-eight years ago. On April 5, Donahue announced that recent DNA testing incriminated a former Nam…
TRUMP: Better than Obama
Mr. Gressler wants me to respond to internet hate Trump conspiracy stories that few are gullible enough to believe.
TRAFFIC: Just have to laugh
Someone should ask questions of both the contractor(s) and whichever government office(s) are overseeing the U.S. 95 intersections undergoing modifications.
COVID: An abortion reminder
I just heard Gov. Cuomo of New York telling us — again — that in fighting COVID-19 he is not willing to trade a single human life for the sake of money (reopening businesses).
QUARANTINE: Love ice cream
I sympathize with the many people who are out of work. I am not a fan of the mandatory closure of our country.
BOYCOTT: Back at you, Edward
Dear Edward from Spokompton … or is it California?
RESEARCH: Tells different story
Early reports about the coronavirus from Italy and elsewhere were scary — perhaps justifying this drastic shutdown as an abundance of caution. But new science in the last month now shows the virus is far more wides…