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.
POLICE: Who you gonna call
The city of Post Falls did very well in making Scott Haug the chief of police. He will be missed, but the police in the city of Post Falls were very wise to hire the next chief from within so that all their well-de…
HB203: Sanity would shoot it down
A show of hands from those of you who have heard about the introduction of HB203. For those of you scratching your head, let me fill you in.
SHOVEL: Sidewalk travelers need it
Many thanks to all those folks who faithfully shovel their sidewalks for us walkers and USPS folks who have to try to climb over thigh-high berms.
SNOW: More to the story
Your front page photo is nuts. I think the city spends more time putting stickers on cars than they spend clearing streets. That car was bermed in. We don’t know if the snow on the roof was before or after.
COLUMN: The deal with Kaepernick
Several weeks ago Steve Cameron wrote an article swearing off the NFL because Colin Kaepernick had not been signed with any NFL team since he took it upon himself to diss (by kneeling during the singing of “The Sta…
LAKELAND: Invest in 'Yes'
Is the investment on an education worth the money? This question is often debated. As an educator, I can understand both sides.
CHART: Bias and blindness
I read with interest your front-page feature article on Sunday, Feb. 17 proposing to instruct your readers which media sources were “safe and accurate” (Green Box) and those with bias (Red Box).
Vote 'yes' for Lakeland levy
Let’s pretend that your household income is $65,000, which is right at the state’s median.
GROWTH: Sharing the pain
To Uyless Black,
CHART: A healthy exercise
Thank you for the great article about media bias, chart and your editorial on the subject. What a wonderful country we live in. All this expression of feeling and opinion that we have access to. Of course, as the a…
SCHOOLS: Support Cd'A requests
On Tuesday, March 12, voters in Coeur d’Alene have an opportunity to go to the polls and vote for continued excellence in our public schools.
PLOWED: Gouging for Jesus
It was very interesting to read about the young entrepreneur David Holston and his accumulation of $35,000 for snow removal in Seattle, charging $500-750/hour. It’s wonderful to see an 18-year-old being so motivate…
Tremendous partnership bites into crime rate
When I was in the process of being selected for police chief in 2014, I was surprised to learn that Coeur d’Alene had the highest violent crime rate and Part 1 (UCR) crime rate in the state of Idaho. For those of y…
NEWS: Challenging beliefs is good
I select my news sources using the following criteria: Do they validate my beliefs or challenge them?
CHART: Antidotes for lemmings
Last week’s opinion pages contained nearly unanimous content regarding Vanessa Otero’s previously published “chart.” Agree or disagree with it, may it serve as a tipping point for us all to observe our own search f…