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ENDORSEMENT: Vote for school levy
Adeline Smith is your reason for supporting the Coeur d’Alene School budget vote Nov. 5. She, at 17 years, brings everything a voter could wish for a high school student. Her efforts co-founded Growing the STEM, a …
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Knudtsen
As I am preparing to retire in the next few months, it has given me cause to reflect upon my career and the many people I’ve had the opportunity to work for and with over the past 45 years.
AQUIFER: Preserve this gift we call home
Water, H2O, what we are mostly made of and required to live. Let’s not do the hokey pokey with our aquifer and promote word salads with facts sprinkled in. Major wastes of drinking water: Silverwood, golf courses, …
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for the Democratic ticket
Never in my lifetime have we had a clearer picture of our choices for November. On one side we have hope and progress. The other side has fear and regression. From the top down, federal to local, we are given the c…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Knudtsen
Both my wife and I, as well as all three of our children, have attended North Idaho College. We know first hand the value and opportunity this gem provides our community!
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Marano
When was the last time a political candidate asked you what you wanted? I recently met Paula Marano, candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives district 4B. She not only listened but also presented an actiona…
WALMART: Stop blocking the aisles
Is it just me or does anyone else find that the Walmart “personal shoppers” must be trained to solely focused on the job, not to care if they block the aisles or yield at an intersection and pretty much aren’t awar…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Durbin
For longer than I can remember, there has been a popular saying among people raised in our area: Don’t California my Idaho. It basically means keep Idaho great by not letting it become California via adopting their…
CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM: It’s a hoax
INRE Opinion/My Turn column, Aug. 26, Deborah Rose. Another sad hit piece against American Christians under the guise of exposing “Christian Nationalism,” Democrat’s/Socialist’s latest talking point. ...” If they p…
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Havercroft, Durbin, Knudtsen
Hoping to end the dysfunction of the NIC Board, I am not voting for Brent Regan’s “partisan” picks. Instead I am voting for whom I feel are the most suited candidates. Mary Havercroft seems by far the most suited h…
POLITICIANS: Vote person, not party
I would like to respond to why Betty Stone votes Democratic because of accomplishments formal Democrat leaders have made.
ENDORSEMENT: Vote for Havercroft
“It’s just common sense” is a phrase that KCRCC chairman Brent Regan often touts. And I have to say, this time I agree with him. It’s just common sense for me to vote for Mary Havercroft for NIC board instead of Mi…
HOSPITAL: No info on breach
I remember when Kootenai Health decided to convert from a hospital district to a nonprofit. Critics of the transition cited that there would be no more open meeting and public disclosure requirements.
PROP 1: Vote yes
I am hoping and longing for the return of the days when all eligible voters in Idaho, no matter which party they are affiliated with (or not), can vote in our primary elections.
KCRCC: Does not support our military
Absentee ballots have begun to arrive in the mailboxes of Kootenai County residents. If you are a registered Republican like me, you will likely get a post card the exact same day from the KCRCC local party bosses.…