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.
FISHING: Need to catch some trout
I see in today’s paper a picture of a 32-pound Tiger Muskie — read all the time about giant Pike? Next page an article about removing Brook Trout in Binarch Creek, I appreciate the work Fish and Game does, but some…
BORDER: Keep it closed
The short definition of stupid is “not sensible or intelligent.” As I write this letter, I’ve frequently used the word “stupid.” So much has happened in the last 6 months of the Trump presidency that my head is spi…
HREI: Needs to pay rent
I’ve been waiting for someone to write regarding HREI and non-payment of their lease for approximately 7 YEARS! (Coeur d’Alene Press July 19, 2025) According to the article, a new lease agreement should have been s…
CANCER: Try flax seed oil
To make a long story short, in the mid 1950s, a famous German scientist, Dr. Johanna Budwig, found a miracle cure for all kinds of cancer — brain, terminal, stage 4, tumors, etc. She used raw cold pressed unrefined…
RESPONSE: Misrepresentations in letter
In response to Beth Tysdal’s letter, yes there is deliberate starving, sniping of aid workers, and other atrocities happening in Gaza. Hamas is responsible.
EDITORIAL: Burt's Music helped keep a community in tune
It was that way for more than five decades, which is how long Denny Burt has been North Idaho’s conductor of instrument repairs. Like Hudson’s Hamburgers and The Ironhorse and Clark’s Diamond Jewelers, you could co…
OPINION: Criticism isn’t persecution — it’s part of governing
There’s a popular saying in political circles: “If you’re catching flak, you’re over the target.” Lately, some in our local party leadership have used that phr…
CHURCH: Did not join protest
On Sunday, July 27, three community members and I staged a protest against the war in Gaza that has trapped millions of civilians into a — literal — cage where they are being deliberately starved, designated humani…
HOUSING: Get back the ‘heart’ in Cd’A
Len Crosby summed up our challenge in the local housing market. When investors purchase homes as a commodity to build wealth with no concern for the social fabric of a community we lose.
VEHICLES: Step up enforcement
Having lived in Coeur d’Alene for 11 years, I have noticed a marked change in not only the volume of traffic on our streets but also a decibel busting increase in the acoustic volume of all those cars, trucks and m…
TRUMP: More Republican folly
Idaho’s Representative Mike Simpson has proposed changing the name of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to honor Melania Trump. This would end the bipartisan tone of the theater adding to the political divide…
OPINION: A quiet consensus is rising across the country
Looking beyond Kootenai County, something interesting is happening in America.
EDITORIAL: Please, pay attention to the road
A fatal crash between a motorcycle and a car took place Sunday on State Highway 3, near milepost 92. A 2025 Kawasaki ZX400 motorcycle driven by a 30-year-old Spokane man was traveling southbound about 11:40 a.m. wh…
McCREA: Appointment and recognition
Based on merit, not connections, Governor Little appointed Regina McCrea to serve our community as a District Court judge. Given McCrea’s exemplary background and exceptional character, this appointment will prove …
ABUSE: What is a child’s safety worth?
Time and again, we see survivors come forward, often after years of silence, to report abuse that has left lasting emotional, physical and psychological scars. The courage it takes for a child, or an adult survivor…