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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.
LIBRARIES: Get along for programs
I have been a patron of the Hayden Library and the Coeur d’Alene Library for decades and have enjoyed the many services offered by both. Strong work! It is clear that the Boards can no longer coexist peacefully as …
EDITORIAL: Idahoans agree: Keep public lands public
New poll find 96% Idaho voters say public lands should remain in public hands 87% of Idaho voters oppose recent proposal to sell off millions of acres of public lands
LIBRARIES: Leadership is lacking
As a former Community Library Network employee, I watched the dissolution of the CIN with heartbreak but no surprise. This collapse was the inevitable result of poor leadership and political theater by CLN’s board …
ICE: History repeats itself
History is a mirror that reflects our past, allowing us to learn about ourselves if we are willing. In ancient Rome, people were entertained with bread and circuses to distract them from current social conditions. …
E-BIKES: Too easy to blame
It is the rider not the device. Some can only ride with pedal-assist, but anything going 15 mph on a narrow trail can be dangerous whether e-bike, manual bike or scooter.
IDAHO: Column was worth it
In The Press on Saturday, July 19 in the local C section I enjoyed reading “What I hate about North Idaho.”
U.S.: Are you ready?
Starting with FEMA; there’s so much destruction going on throughout our nation. Fortunately, the northwest states haven’t had major flooding, fires, high temperatures and tornados like the other states. You can als…
CHURCH: Time to stand up, show up
On July 25 Mikyl Swoboda wrote that it’s time to take politics out of faith. I would submit to you that the fact that the faithful have been bullied into silencing themselves and huddling together in their churches…
EDITORIAL: Focus not on why, but on 4 lives filled with love
“By continuing to focus on why, we continue to give Mr. Kohberger relevance. We give his him agency.. We give him power. The need to know what is inherently not understandable makes us dependent on the defendant to…
REBUTTAL: ‘Let’s get real about Medicaid Reform’
Phil, you say Dr. Stark’s perspective is “slanted” because he’s associated with a conservative think tank; then base your entire rebuttal on your own selective sources. That’s not critical thinking. That’s confirma…
POOR PLANNING: Hayden Lake at peril?
On Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. Kootenai County leadership will decide if “Poplar Estates at English Point” (MSP24-0003) should be approved.
CHRISTIANS: Time to take politics out of faith
That’s right, Nationalist Christians of America. While you call the rest of the country “woke” and deceived, it looks like you got played by the “Deep State” you claim to oppose.
LIBRARIES: Real victims are the patrons
Community Library Network chair Tom Hanley recently published a My Turn column in which he claimed that other libraries in the Cooperative Information Network had voted to “boot out” the CLN. He casts the CLN as a …
KOHBERGER: Justice not served yet
Finally, the Kohberger trial is over and he was sentenced to four life terms in prison. Was justice served? No, I don’t think so.
THANKS: Businesses support community
I’ve lived in the Silver Valley for 60 years and have never been so appreciative of the businesses from Rose Lake to Mullan. Their contributions for the Silver Valley Community Resource Center Spring Fling Silent A…