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.
TARIFFS: A tax on the consumer
Companies that use imported goods and materials tend to pass the costs of tariffs to their consumers. This helps them maintain profits, increasing the value of their shareholders’ investments. These higher prices a…
CRIME RATE: What about fireworks?
I am writing in response to the article about the crime rate being down in Coeur d’Alene. In the article it is stated that the Police Department responds to complaints to handle the problem areas. Is July 4 an exce…
MEMORIAL DAY: Remembering a friend
On Memorial Day after our VFW Post 1473 Spirit Lake completes ceremonies at 11 a.m. at the Blanchard cemetery and noon at the Spirit Lake cemetery, I will drive to Spokane Memorial Gardens to visit the grave marker…
EDITORIAL: Take action now before fire season really begins
Recent reports from Northern Lakes Fire District show North Idaho already experiencing more wildfires than this time last year, despite some rainfall. With precipitation levels well below average, our community fac…
BIDEN: Wasn’t leading our nation
Now that we have heard the conversation between Hur and Biden, it’s sad that Biden has been blamed for everything that has gone wrong for the last four years. The real blame goes to the news media and the Democrats…
IDAHO: We look after each other
As the trial of the Moscow case inches closer with each passing day, I was reflecting back on various cases I’ve observed over my lifetime. While criminology is not my field of expertise, child and young adult safe…
LETTER RESPONSE: What about Clinton?
Were you as angry in 2016 when Democrat Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepted a $1,000,000 “gift’ for her “foundation” from Qatar?
TRUMP: Where is the buck going to stop?
THE BUCK STOPS HERE! (Famous placard on Truman’s desk.)
TAXES: Lower taxes for owner-occupied homes
Montana recently passed a far-reaching law cutting property taxes on owner occupied and long-term rental homes to 0.76% while raising taxes on second homes and short-term rentals to 1.9% per year. That’s two and a …
WATER: So much wasted
If there is any privilege in this country… it’s the privilege of having clean water. There’s no color attached to who has access, use of it, multiple ways to enjoy it and hasn’t consumed it recently. Although when …
SPEED LIMIT: It’s canceled
Scofflaws driving Margaret Avenue are not residents living on Margaret Avenue but, rather, folks passing through, speeders bound for other locations. Margaret has a posted speed of 25 because it is completely resid…
EDITORIAL: Your vote matters more than you think
Elections are the way we shape our communities. The May 20 election may lack the spectacle and intrigue of presidential politics, but make no mistake: What's on this ballot will touch your daily life far more direc…
LIBRARIES: No drag shows have been hosted
Brent Regan, I would like to clarify that no drag shows are being hosted at our libraries, nor have there been any in the past. If you intended to show support for Victoria Bauman, misinforming the public does not …
CDA PRESS: Biased on town hall
Has anyone else noticed the Coeur d’Alene Press’s bias? Sure there are articles about the weather, veterans or sports read straight forward. But any time a story has the possibility of demonstrating the dearth of t…
STOCK MARKET: Crash incoming?
From Forbes Magazine: During the depression, the Dow fell 48% from its September 1929 peak in a little over two months, reducing our initial $100,000 investment to $52,126 (Point A). From there it rose 48%, recoupi…