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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.
COUNCIL: Voted against Wood
Nov. 11, Veterans Day, my fellow servicemen, being veterans we thank you all.
HOSPITAL: Patients, be aware
On May 29, I broke my hip when a ladder slid out from under me. I ended up going to the Emergency Department at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, my local, in-network facility. I was treated and released by an ED p…
HOLIDAY: But not at NIC
Monday was Veterans Day and the post offices were closed. All the schools were closed in Coeur d’Alene School District, yet North Idaho College was open. I find it rather sad and upsetting that the college is not c…
FAIRGROUNDS: Recreational, not judicial
As a Coeur d’Alene native, I am frustrated by another attempt by our judicial system to take land for their own purpose, circumventing the approval of this community, just like the jail expansion.
NOMAD: A fan pays tribute
Nope. I’m not gonna talk politics and I’m not gonna call anyone names. There’s already way, way too much of that crap here week after week.
TRUMP: Trail of impeachment
From various witness reports, it seems that Donald Trump used taxpayer funds in bribing or extorting Ukraine’s president to announce an investigation of Joe Biden.
AMAZED: The unexpected gifts
This past week an amazing thing happened to me. It was one of those things that you read about in books and newspapers or see on TV, but never expect it could happen to you.
CITYLINK: Transit then and now
In regard to the Citylink Bus Stops — Some people ruin it for everyone. I wish you could have a before and after photo of the original warming shack built for the comfort of those needing to rest before their bus c…
QUOTE: To tell the truth
Here are words Senator Risch and Representative Fulcher need to hear. As an Idahoan, I’m thoroughly ashamed of our representatives in Congress as should all Idahoans regardless of their party.
An impeachment proceeding is not the same as a criminal trial
Despite what the talking heads and others may say, an impeachment is not a garden variety criminal trial. The Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution does not apply to an impeachment proceeding. The confusion may b…
Cartoonist has his say
Allow me to clear a few things up.
DEMOCRACY: Assault from within
We have come to a time when scandalizing behavior from the highest offices of our nation are rationalized in order to preserve political survival and promote political agendas. This should not be a partisan issue b…
TURNOUT: A nation in trouble
What a sad, shameful, pathetic, disgusting turnout that vote was! In a city of tens of thousands, a mere crowd showed up to vote!
DRIVER: Assimilate into Idaho
This is to the angry man in the huge honking truck I met at the intersection of I-95 and Lancaster. It was a beautiful, cloudless, blue sky Idaho day and this gentleman was frothing at the mouth. He was screaming a…
VAPING: Look no further
So Lakeland High School is having a problem with students and e-cigarettes. Well, no duh. Best Avenue Vapors, an e-cig retailer, is right next door to the school. This business is also directly across the street fr…