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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.
FRIDAYS: Let’s wear red
We need to go back to wearing red on Fridays to honor all the groups out there making sure we are safe. This includes law enforcement, fire and EMS, doctors, nurses and all who work to make us well and safe while k…
SHERIFF: That was an endorsement
I read Sheriff Wolfinger’s April 16th Research and Opinion column with great interest, thinking I’d gain some insight on the Sheriff’s replacement.
WRITER: Gloves come off
Wow! What a difference a month makes — from the greatest economy in the history of our country to almost a shutdown of America, and the world. You might think Democrats would put politics aside so we could battle t…
SHERIFF: Well done, Ben
Opinion section: Wolfinger’s article re: Sheriff Candidates. Good start in evaluating the applicants. The Kootenai County Sheriff should be squeaky clean — period!
Today’s test is impossible to ace
There are no easy answers anymore.
Trump is playing a dangerous double game
President Trump is playing both sides on the issue of whether to lift stay-at-home restrictions. He is likely to cause untold damage to the effort to control the coronavirus as a result of his duplicity. It is unco…
KASTNING: Wins daughter’s approval
It may seem like a daughter’s endorsement of her dad for public office would be a given, but I disagree. I think family relationships give insight into the full breadth of a person, especially that of a daughter an…
NORRIS: Fresh perspective needed
This is not your father’s Kootenai County, nor the one I moved to in 1993. The entire area has grown significantly and will continue to. Most of our growth is from people like me who chose this area — for obvious r…
WHITEHEAD: Will stand for rights
Richard Whitehead is associated with the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers (CSPO) and Oathkeepers. I was an organizer of Oathkeepers in 2011-2014 in the Panhandle. Oathkeepers is a C-corp to avoid the hass…
Doug O: Vote for honest man
I enthusiastically endorse Doug Okuniewicz for the Idaho House of Representatives for District 2, Seat B. I’ve known him for many years. Doug is extremely ethical, researches the issues impacting Idaho citizens, ha…
FILLIOS: Earns the 3 E’s
Experience: Experience in management, budgeting, working with community leaders, being flexible, basing decisions on facts, listening to all sides equally, working with the general public on issues, etc.. Chris Fil…
EDMONDSON: Tried, tested and true
As a born and raised native here in Kootenai County, Ive had the privilege to be raised in the Law Enforcement Family. I was inspired by my father who is a retired CDA PD Lieutenant to become a cop myself. It was t…
NORRIS: Best sheriff choice
I am writing this letter in support of Robert Norris for Kootenai County Sheriff. I had the pleasure of meeting personally with Robert to determine his suitability for the Office of Sheriff. During my lengthy inter…
JACOBSEN: Fiscally responsible
Elizabeth Jacobsen is running for Kootenai County Commissioner district 2. We were neighbors in Hayden and attended Coeur d’Alene High School 50 years ago and have always remained friends.
VIRUS: Rights in jeopardy
How many of your human and Constitutional rights are you willing to give up for a medical crisis that is not as bad as last year’s common flu season? Those who have died to give you those freedoms are wanting to kn…