Opinion
Searching for opinion based articles? Below we'll share opinion news articles on a wide variety of topics.
OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
President deserves credit for Middle East peace efforts
Consider that "all 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed t…
Dale Law deserves our thanks
The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office received a report about 1:45 a.m. Friday that the Law had not returned home when expected. Response efforts covered a "very large area" from Elk River to Dworshak Reservoir an…
PROCLAMATION: Kirk championed free exchange of ideas
I would like to offer a thank you to Mayor McEvers for signing the proclamation declaring the Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk. I know many people don’t agree with his political or religious views, but he promot…
HAUG: The true conservative choice for Post Falls mayor
There is growing concern regarding the potential for continued tax increases, particularly for those of us on a fixed income. By voting for the same representatives, we continue to face the same outcome: tax increa…
MARIJUANA: Statistics don’t tell whole story
People arguing for the legalization of marijuana like to present statistics in order to show the harmlessness of marijuana use. I understand that tactic as it can be quite compelling. But I also know that statistic…
HAYDEN: DePriest and Erickson will serve residents, not an ideology
Our most important votes on Nov. 4 are for city councils. It is imperative that voters do the research and determine which candidates are driven by community good, not ideology. To think these non-partisan races ar…
PROCLAMATION: Why no day for fallen firefighters?
Mayor McEvers, where is our remembrance day for our fallen firefighters? Remember, the ones who were lured in, selflessly came running to save our community only to be ambushed and murdered. Where are our memorials…
MAYOR: How about a constitutional conservative?
Government overreach is a problem in Coeur d’Alene.
HARVARD: An alternate perspective
A Harvard alumnus's daughter provides her take on the famous institution.
MARIJUANA: Rebuttal from a lifelong Idahoan
As someone who’s spent 50 years watching Idaho grow, I value what makes this state unique; common sense, personal responsibility, and learning from data, not fear. Modern evidence simply doesn’t support the claim t…
Here's hoping trail users get the message
E-motorcycles, e-scooters, e-skateboards, and many other electric vehicles, are also available, and all of them can exceed speeds that are safe for both the operator of these devices and the public using the trails…
Interesting what gets people worked up
We find it interesting that almost no one expressed any concern when the Coeur d’Alene City Council was working on its budget and raised property taxes. Hardly anyone cared when the city parks were being trashed an…
KCRCC: Opponents must unify
KCRCC: Opponents must unify
MARIJUANA: Opposing legalization
MARIJUANA: Opposing legalization
MARINES: Celebrate the Corps birthday?
MARINES: Celebrate the Corps birthday?