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.
KROC: Thanks for food drive
The Kroc Center and patrons recently had a food drive for local pantries and we are the lucky recipient of their generosity.
EDITORIAL: Getting the green light on Government Way
The old joke road construction being a season in Idaho seems to need updating. Thanks to our unusually mild winter, Coeur d'Alene is getting an early start on what promises to be a significant improvement to one of…
NIC: Music department deserves accolades
We have a treasure in North Idaho College. The music department of NIC deserves many accolades. On Tuesday evening the music department performed a collection of classics performed by the Cardinal Chorale and Chamb…
EDITORIAL: If you love a parade, volunteer
Tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Coeur d’Alene notwithstanding, parade season in our local communities begins in earnest at least three months from now. The City of Post Falls is striking up the band early wi…
RUSSIA: How soon we forget
Our president, Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have recently chosen to support Fascist Russian leader Vladimir Putin in his conquest of Ukraine. How soon we forget all the 94,000 United States military per…
CHRISTIANITY: Values have changed
Forget bad drivers — what’s happened to Christianity? Growing up, I was taught Christian values: service, mercy and faith. Now I see glorification of wealth, neglect of the vulnerable and outright rejection of Chri…
MEDICAID: Fox in the henhouse?
“The Only Thing Necessary For The Triumph of Evil Is for Good Men To Do Nothing.” And because they paid attention, spoke up, and peacefully strived for what was right, that quote now includes women. There are so ma…
TOWN HALL: Not a First Amendment issue
In response to recent national media attention over a local event, it’s important to remember what is and is not a First Amendment right.
TOWN HALL: Disruption deprived others
It seems surprising that there is so much support for the person who tried to disrupt a recent town hall meeting.
ONE WAY ROAD: Craziness
Regarding Hayden Lake residents propose one-way traffic for portion of Lakeview Drive, I totally agree with Mark Lord; that is crazy.
MEDICAID: Cuts could put seniors on the streets
If Medicaid is cut, the 64% of Idaho seniors in nursing homes will be put out either into their relatives’ care or on the street according to the estimate I found today. With the few paying seniors left, many nursi…
MEDICAID: Developmentally disabled can’t meet work requirement
When discussing Medicaid Expansion it is a misleading half-truth for Idaho Legislators to state that there are, “70,000 able-bodied people on the expansion” for two major reasons. First, as an example, some of the …
EDITORIAL: Minimize the growing pains
In every growing community, there comes a moment when difficult choices must be made for the greater good. Coeur d'Alene faces such a moment with the proposed redesign of the U.S. 95 and Interstate 90 interchange –…
FREE SPEECH, NOT FEAR: Why dissent strengthens Coeur d’Alene
Brent Regan’s warnings about unrest in Coeur d’Alene should be viewed in the context of his leadership in the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC), an organization that has gained notoriety for its …
TAX CUTS: Ever-increasing federal deficit
What is it that makes America “great?” Is it bullying our neighbors? Is it threatening other nations while cozying up to authoritative regimes? Is it oppressing marginalized people within our borders? Is it enactin…