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.
IRS: Cuts benefit the wealthy
Trump just cut the number of IRS agents, making them unable to continue collecting billions in back taxes from wealthy tax slackers. Those IRS agents were bringing in a lot more revenue than they were costing in wa…
LIBRARIES: First Amendment rights are not being infringed
Words matter. Spoken or written, words are derived from thought/idea and promote further thought. Thoughts and ideas often become action. That said, some words are inappropriate, especially for the young, innocent …
AMERICA’S SAD STORY: We are sick
Our public communications have descended into a Hell of sorts.
UKRAINE: Nuclear arms agreement wasn’t honored
In 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly independent country of Ukraine briefly became the third-largest nuclear power in the world. Moscow had left thousands of nuclear arms in Ukraine. In an…
MEASLES: Remembering the American Revolution
Remember from our history that George Washington had to fight to save his troops from smallpox. Washington was losing more troops to smallpox than in the battles of the Revolutionary War. He was the first to begin …
RATHDRUM: Needs a swimming pool
Where’s the water? Dear Rathdrum Mayor, Mike Hill; how do we get a swimming pool for our citizens? Rathdrum Mountain has expanded their hiking trails and Frisbee golf courses. Rathdrum has very nice walking/running…
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Scope is limited
The duties of the federal government authorized by the U.S. Constitution are quite limited in scope, one being to promote the general welfare.
DOGE: Chaos created
In reading the U.S. Forest Service Ax Manual: One Moving Part, I was reminded of DOGE and the chaos they have created.
EDITORIAL: Tubbs Hill is worth caring for
The pages of the Tubbs Hill Foundation's 2024 Annual Report reveal the narrative of a community deeply invested in preserving one of North Idaho's precious natural spaces.
E-VERIFY: Illegal immigration should not be condoned
Regarding e verify if we want to curb illegal immigration all paid employees must be e verified. Employers would be fined if not in compliance.
TARIFFS: Unnecessary strain on working class
President Trump’s ongoing tariff war with Canada, Mexico and China is a political action taken at the expense of our country’s financial health. According to CBS News, the United States imports a total of $85 billi…
TOWN HALL: Plenty of blame to be shared
After reading about the KCRCC Town Hall meeting and the fiasco afterward I have come to the following conclusions.
FOREST SERVICE: Just another bloated department
USFS in Idaho will not lose enough employees full time or seasonal to matter the real work for the USFS is done by contractors, bidding for the work, the USFS does not clean your toilets, or haul your garbage, or r…
DEMOCRATS: Values aren’t shared with most Americans
During President Trump’s address to Congress on March 4, the Democratic side of the assembly displayed an appalling lack of civility and decorum, as should befit their position as the people’s representatives. Noth…
DATA CENTERS: Many don’t use large amounts of water
The story about a moratorium on data centers doesn’t ring accurate to me. I worked in very large data centers in my career and none of them used large amounts of water for cooling.