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.
WILBUR: The light of doom
A letter in your paper May 1 by DeWitt Barton caught my attention because of my own personal experience several weeks ago at the intersection of Wilbur and Government Way.
ISENBERG: Paying for crime
I wonder who is going to pay for Lori Isenberg’s lawyer? I hope it’s her and not us, because she and all of us need to be held accountable for what we do, good or bad.
CLIMATE: Not so fast, Dave
Response to David Coppom’s letter, titled PRESS: Don’t Report Green Side.
DAUGHTERS: Not Larry's kids
Like many in the community, I was aware of Lori Isenberg years ago when she was involved with the Chamber of Commerce and her married name was Barnes, as was/is the name of her children.
Idaho ready for next big education step
Educators, you’re not in this fight alone.
VENEZUELA: Time for U.S. action
The United States must intervene militarily in Venezuela immediately and decisively. The Russians, Cubans, and Chinese Communists have together used force in the Western Hemisphere to prop up a failed Socialist exp…
OPT-OUT: Two-thirds right
Kootenai County has at least 50 items in its regulations that require a special permit for construction. If a builder, owner or tenant can opt out of community development requirements, where does it end? Are the r…
CABLE: The cost of doing business
Breaking up is hard to do. I moved to CdA from Lewiston in 1994. Bought a new house and proceded to establish connections with the outside world. Telephone, internet and TV were eventually bundled with Time Warner,…
MEASLES: Spreading unnecessarily
A virus that was nearly eradicated is back with a vengeance.
RAPE: Sentence sends wrong message
I thank George Silva for his letter regarding the sentencing (or honestly the lack of) Judge Cynthia Meyer gave to Ayden Harden for lewd conduct with a 15-year-old girl. He expressed exactly the questions and thoug…
Forget the election, Mr. President, and focus on Russian aggression
Christopher Wray, the FBI director, warned on April 26 that Russian interference in the 2020 election presents a “significant counterintelligence threat.” His warning followed the Worldwide Threat Assessment (WTA) …
One down, one to go for Isenberg?
Lori Isenberg has dragged North Idaho through a nightmare.
GREEN: It's science, not politics
“Don’t report green side” (Coeur d’Alene Press letter to the editor, April 28) says the Green New Deal is “Democrat propaganda” and should not be included in news reports because it does not use “the true scientifi…
MAY 2: Special giving day
What I consider the heart (Coeur) of our community will occur on May 2, during the 24-hour day of giving called Idaho Gives.
LIGHT: Signal needs to change
There is a traffic signal that was installed at Government Way and Wilbur when Government was widened to two lanes in each direction. This signal is active, causing the Government Way traffic to stop even when ther…