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OPINION: Just like everyone else, Idaho’s Attorney General must comply with the law
Three years ago, I joined five other former Idaho Attorneys General in describing that important position as “the …
ENEMIES: ‘Something very wrong’
I don’t know where to start with my confusion about the “We have identified the enemy” report in Sunday’s paper. I believe we are one country with people who carry a variety of views. Citizens are not enemies.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote no
Looks like the Coeur d’Alene School District is pulling out all the stops. All the apocalyptic rhetoric they spew just prior to the May vote is of course intentional. Also, the claims of closing schools, dismissing…
DEATH PENALTY: Headline ironic
Page A7 of April 21 Press: “Washington abolishes death penalty.” Washington should have added, “unless you are an embryo or fetus.”
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Show students and teachers they are valued
I am a product of Coeur d’Alene public schools, a teacher’s daughter, and the parent of three students. The levy passed for the first time in 1986, the year I started first grade at Dalton. It has passed every two …
THANK YOU: To Kootenai County Commissioner Bill Brooks
On April 13, Bayview residents appealed to the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners over a major subdivision with 24 homes on 8 acres destined for our small town. Our primary concern was the opening of a secondar…
VOTE AGAINST GOVERNMENT OVERREACH: Support Meyer and McCrea
One of the reasons I was attracted to Idaho was freedom. My husband was born and raised in Idaho, and wanted to live somewhere that supported the Second Amendment. I was attracted to the homeschool freedoms we have…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
When you think about voting for a school levy, you might not be thinking of type 1 diabetes, but you should be. You might not be thinking of the special care schools are, by Federal law, required to administer to c…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: A student’s perspective
Hi, my name is Annie Wilson and I am a junior at Coeur d’Alene High School. Throughout my time at CHS I have been enrolled in honor classes, dual enrollment classes and AP classes. I can say, without a doubt, that …
REGAN: Second Amendment should also be flexible
Brent Regan’s April 21 opinion column suggests protecting children is justification for First Amendment constraints. His reasons for flexible interpretation of the First Amendment are also reasons for flexible inte…
EARTH: Deserves our attention and care
My name is Elsie Lochelt. I am a sixth grader at Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy. I used to live out in the woods and have had numerous opportunities to explore and appreciate nature to its fullest. I see nature’s be…
CONTAMINATION: Lead cleanup not complete
In the Silver Valley, we continue to fight for environmental cleanup that is not complete.
FOX NEWS: Exposed as partisan propaganda
False claims that Dominion’s voting machines were knowingly rigged to help President Biden defeat former President Trump failed in court on this Tuesday, April 18. When media companies lie and do so knowingly, they…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Rally around the students
I’ve been a teacher for 21 years in Coeur d’Alene No. 271 district. I began at old Hayden Lake Elementary where I daily heard the beautiful sound of creaking in the old wooden floors. I’ve consistently taught third…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Which would you rather do?
Look Brent Regan in the eye and say, “I’m with you regarding the Coeur d’Alene School District levy. I voted no to save my money and force the school district to function on significantly less.”
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Judy Meyer
Judy Meyer is the epitome of a selfless community volunteer and deserves to be re-elected to the Board of Trustees of the Community Library Network. Judy’s resume is impressive and includes serving on the NIC Board…