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.
RAYDEANE: Praising inspirational passion
I disagree with Melinda Cadwallader’s letter accusing Raydeane Owens of being judgmental when she writes for the “Live Well CdA” magazine. The opposite is true. Her amazingly talented articles pour God’s goodness i…
ABORTION: The hanger's shadow
I recently read an article in Time magazine about abortion laws. Before Roe v. Wade, Chicago’s Cook County Hospital had 5,000 patients annually in the abortion ward, women bleeding, infected and sometimes dying aft…
ABORTION: The rape equation
Many oppose abortion, except in cases of rape. But the position is untenable. Logically, if abortion is “wrong,” it is wrong because it involves killing humans. If not human (science tells us it’s no kangaroo), the…
ABORTION: Quiet voice of reason
Thank you, Larry Frei, for your calm May 24 letter to the editor, “Abortion: Make it obsolete.” Honest sex education and medical advances in contraception should be widely available, accessible and affordable, as t…
WOMEN: The march of progress
This is in response to the May 21 article regarding the excellent presentation on suffrage by Dr. Amy Canfield.
SCHOOLS: Solutions to problems
To the Coeur d’Alene School District:
HUNGER: Locals stamp it out
Saturday, May 11 was the 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive facilitated by the National Association of Letter Carriers.
PROJECT: Planning went kaput
To Kalyn Menzies: It’s NOT discrimination when 1,800 homes, a school and park are built on more than 600 acres. Unfortunately, the “planning” didn’t think ahead on roads.
POEM: A Soldier
I volunteered to serve in this army knowing I would die
Don't forget The Moment tomorrow
Let’s get something straight.
AMERICA: Path to greatness
Is America great again, yet? Have we become that shining example of greatness and equality of being a great nation? When did we lose our greatness, if we ever had it?
POEM: Memorial Day
“Had I but one wish” the father exhaled,
FREE SPEECH: Not with local GOP
A few days ago, I saw an article in Vice about the Kootenai County Republicans’ support for an Austrian White Nationalist. The article can be read here:
VETERANS: Don't capitalize, businesses
As a veteran, I am dismayed by the news that Metro Express Car Wash will provide free car washes to veterans and active duty members on Memorial Day. Jordan Kuhn is quoted as saying, “the day is about honoring thos…
PROJECT: Density concerns abound
I attended the Hayden Canyon public hearing and was dismayed but not surprised by the partial truths and misdirection of the statements made by the developer and the city planning staff. They repeatedly mentioned t…