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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.
ELECTION: Poll worker salute
I would like to say thank you for the support, dedication and long days and hard work of Kootenai County election poll workers. It has been a great pleasure working with you this past six-plus years. If it wasn’t f…
TRUMP: Believe it or not
Of all the things the president has said, I believe two: His name is D.J. Trump and he is president of the USA.
SOFIE: Example of excellence
Wow! What an inspiration to read the story about Sofie Wigton! It just goes to show us that we can do anything if we set our minds to it. And just look at her smile.
Three veterans you're lucky to meet
In honor of Veterans Day, we’d like to salute three in particular.
PRIDE: Self-assessment critical
Pride and delusions of supremacy are unnecessary burdens. Attempts to bolster them generally result in fabulously obnoxious behavior. Self-aggrandizement and prejudicial regard for others do inflate one’s image in …
SANCTUARY: Not welcome here
Junk mail? Let the citizens decide the direction of North Idaho. Do we want to follow the squad clowns and make a sanctuary city here? Activate the felon release program? Do we want our police departments to hold w…
THANKS: School board winner grateful
We won!
RESPONSE: Take the high road
I would encourage folks to read books, as I have done, authored by those in both political parties, and folks inside and outside the current administration, before making a decision about who to vote for in 2020.
Expectations exceed transit hub's purpose
Let’s say it all together and then utter it no more: Kootenai County’s transit hub is exactly what was promised.
GUNS: NRA under SF assault
San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously designate the NRA as a domestic terrorist organization!
TRIBES: Celebrating in obscurity
I would like to thank the Coeur d’Alene Tribe for their Nov. 2 panel discussion which included five regional tribes. These five included the Kalispell Peoples, the Colville Confederation of Tribes, the Spokane Trib…
TRANSIT: Calling for compromise
Regarding the new transit center — my memory may be a little hazy but it seems to me that the plans for the center as published did not include an enclosed area for the public or bathroom facilities for them. It wa…
ATTACK: Shallow words fall short
As I read CR Becker’s (Nov. 3) attack on Barb Crumpacker, I wondered if she deserves to be put in her place and does CR have the right to do so. He (I assume a he) confirms that Trump is a rotten president, but his…
DAMS: Glad to have them
Before removing any dams you need to consider how important they are to our local economy. Here are just a few things.
TRANSIT: Hub promises kept
I would like to thank Commissioner Filios and Amber Conklin for staying true to their word in the development of this facility. While a few loud voices complain this facility isn’t useful to the public or what they…