Guest Op-Eds
From time to time the Coeur d'Alene Press publishes guest opinions as op-eds (opposite the editorial page) in the print edition. These guest op-eds are accepted for consideration from business, government or community organization leaders, current or former elected officials, and Idaho syndicated and Kootenai County local opinion writers we have agreements with. For consideration, submit to [email protected].
OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
OPINION: KCRCC has white nationalist ties
The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, led by Brent Regan, surrounds itself with white nationalist America First movement followers. This radical mo…
OPINION: 'A republic, madam …'
On the last day of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was asked whether the government being proposed for the new nation was to b…
OPINION: Legislature atmosphere
In the 1980s, I had the honor of serving as an Idaho State Representative. It was truly an honor. I gained some lifelong friends and learned much about our diverse state and issues most important to its regions. I …
OPINION: Students call for attention to environmental issues
Since 1881, the Coeur d’Alene Public School District has been providing high quality education to members of the larger Kootenai County area. The district has …
OPINION: Mission field politics
A few years ago, I did an experiment. I had 10 people review different policies about key issues facing our state. There was one condition — they couldn’t see …
OPINION: Be smart, like a chimpanzee
A study involving language trained chimpanzees conducted by Michael Beran, David Smith and Bonnie Perdue, titled: "Language-Trained Chimpanzees Name What They …
OPINION: Main Street Idaho, a breath of fresh air
Last night I sat down to dinner with state Sen. Treg Bernt from District 21. Treg is a fourth-generation Idahoan and a graduate of Idaho State University. He is a lifelong Republican and a small business owner. You…
OPINION: Pride wrap-up: Gratitude, growth and anticipation
As Pride season draws to a close, we, at the North Idaho Pride Alliance take a moment to reflect on what the last year has meant for us. Established in 2016, N…
OPINION: Prescribed burns on federal lands would mitigate extreme fire seasons
As a former wildland firefighter for four years (2008-11), peak fire season would migrate north in late summer, to our district in Eastern Oregon, but the crit…
OPINION: Left-wing propaganda divisive and destructive
It is no secret that we are experiencing serious right-wing extremism statewide and particularly in Kootenai County and the other Panhandle counties. The political success of the right-wing ideologues is quite evid…
OPINION: Do you identify as a Republican?
If you identify as a Republican, are you aware that the authoritarian faction of the local and state Republican Party has created great instability in our government institutions through this group’s obsession with…
OPINION: County commissioners colluding with the Tribe?
That’s the allegation made by retired Brigadier General Blaine Holt in his July 20 CDA Press My Turn piece titled, “Theft by any other name is still theft.” In…
OPINION: Human rights group reacts to Patriot Front convictions
The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations (KCTFHR) extends its appreciation and gratitude to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department under the able leadership of Chief Lee White, the City of Coeur d’Alene Prose…
OPINION: Time to recognize the truth
Brent Regan mischaracterizes several things in an attempt to discredit me, as well as local Republicans and their conservative events. And when I say “mischar…
OPINION: Library budget and property taxes
Is a library a community center which happens to have books, or a book repository which also serves as a community center? Should it be both?