Editorial
To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.
EDITORIAL: Getting through the parent trap
Help can come through many sources - including you
EDITORIAL: Coeur d'Alene a place that values its past
And that’s why we are delighted to see that two magnificent vault doors were saved from the Johnston Building in downtown Coeur d’Alene that is being demolished this week to make way for Sherman Tower, a 15-story p…
EDITORIAL: Experience should count when choosing a city councilor
With government, as with almost anything, experience counts. A person who has previously served on a commission or committee would be a stronger candidate than someone who has never spent one minute serving the cit…
EDITORIAL: Grizzly bears aren't 'overrunning' Idaho, but we should still manage them
Grizzlies are solitary creatures and like to be alone. They generally travel solo, with the exception of mating season. So we doubt a bunch of them are getting together and “overrunning communities.”
EDITORIAL: The clock is ticking as Lakeland leadership avoids tough decisions
The Lakeland School Board finds itself in a crisis of its own making.
EDITORIAL: Emergency plan's objections should be heeded
The stated purpose of this plan is “to guide the County in its actions before, during, and after an emergency or disaster. It is the intent of this Plan to be scalable to the size of event that is occurring within …
EDITORIAL: When the swearing-in ends, the real work begins
Also occurring in December and January each year, without parades or hoopla, in city halls, county courthouses and at our state capitol the newly elected and returning councilors, commissioners and legislators are …
EDITORIAL: Be cool, the snowplows will come
We believe our cities, districts and others responsible for plowing snow will be working hard and doing their best so we can travel safety.
EDITORIAL: A 2025 without anger is possible. Really.
Somewhere along the line we forgot how to be courteous to those who had a different point of view. We forget we could work with the opposition and even compromise. We forget to care about how someone else felt. We …
EDITORIAL: Nonprofits have greater accountability with money
There are other local cases, but we think these are good examples of when someone has too much control over the money and a weak checks-and-balances system. This happens not just to cities, nonprofits, but private …
EDITORIAL: Here's to Wolf Lodge 2.0
If you ever had a chance to talk with Wolf Lodge employees, you were likely struck by their sense of family. It was more than a job, more than a paycheck. It was a place where staff knew they were part of something…
EDITORIAL: The spirit of community burns bright
The gifts have been opened, wrapping paper and ribbons in a pile and a year’s worth of sugar calories consumed. Young and old alike still lounging in their jammies while the aromas of the holiday meal preparation d…
EDITORIAL: Dalton Gardens right to lower speed limit
Some drivers are in a frenzy to get where they’re going, even when they really have no reason to be in a hurry. That’s why they get impatient behind drivers who are adhering to the speed limit, or why they become a…
EDITORIAL: Your obligation is to fill vacated council seats
When an elected official resigns their council seat, that vacancy is filled by mayoral appointment, requiring confirmation by a majority of the remaining council members.
EDITORIAL: Take a bow, Josh Hurwit
In January, Idaho is set to lose an exceptional public servant.
EDITORIAL: Think twice before whacking U.S. debt
Food for thought as alarm bells reach deafening levels