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.
ASSESSED: Racing toward Prop 13
The good people of Treeport are not the only ones with a bone to pick with an assessment office. I feel the Kootenai County assessor’s office has overstepped their bounds and are going to start driving elderly and …
BIDEN: At odds with Bible
At an annual Human Rights Campaign in Ohio, Joe Biden stated in his keynote address that his top legislative priority was to support the LGBTQ. He went on to say that what President Trump is doing is immoral.
FREEDOM: Of (and from) religion
Is it OK to lie, if you do it for Jesus?
PARKING: Enforcement needs work
I’ve noticed a major problem with illegal parking going on in the parks and downtown areas, especially when the city has special weekend activities in the downtown or park areas almost every weekend (like the car s…
Let's get back to genuine Idaho politics
Will the real Republicans please stand up?
ISSUES: Hard work ahead
I want to cast light on limits on us to be able to understand political and governmental issues. I served in government for 29 years as a sailor, and as a civilian. I might have more insight into government than th…
COMPANY: Showing veterans some love
Two years ago while I was wintering in Arizona, I became aware of the Adaptive Sports Program at the Phoenix VA Medical Center. I contacted the program coordinator to see if there was an interest in including pickl…
REIKI: The work of Satan
Hard to believe how the Bible and Christianity have been turned around. The Coeur Voice article June 15th about “healing energy” was so misleading, because healing only comes from God, the One and only God. Reiki s…
KUDOS: Bear cubs and cool cars
I would like to compliment the USDI’s Idaho Fish and Game Department, Coeur d’Alene, for their handling of the bear cub city incursion, allowing him time to find an escape path and leave the city on his own. And th…
Let's face this monster in the open
Sentencing this week of a woman who strongly discouraged two young girls from identifying the man who molested them is righteous ground for outrage.
NAMES: Can be a warning
What’s in a name? If I changed my name to “God-like” Neumann, would you believe I’m god-liked? (spoiler: don’t). Then why does a political party call itself democratic socialist?
COLUMN: Don't waste wise words
My thanks to Sholeh Patrick for her “Doubt yourself or stagnate” column. It reveals yet another dangerous property of mindless extremism.
CHINA: Better off without it
We are all witnesses to an ongoing crime. The people of Hong Kong are having their freedoms stolen, their human rights stripped away. The Big Brother surveillance state, built by American tech companies, has alread…
TUG: Operator serves purpose
The June 16 Sunday Press had a front-page article about criticism of the one remaining maritime operator by those who don’t want industry on the lake.
TRUMP: Who's the enemy?
We are told that all newspapers, all television networks (except Fox), all magazines are the “Enemy of the People.” The Coeur d’Alene Press is the “Enemy of the People?” Maybe even the Nickel’s Worth is the “Enemy …