Letters to the Editor
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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 …
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
I asked my youngest son, who graduated from CHS in 2018, what it would have been like if there hadn’t been any sports or activities when he was in high school. His answer was simple, “It levels the playing field mo…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
Some of us look back to 2019 with nostalgia. Before the pandemic, everyday items like groceries, clothing and household goods cost a lot less than they do now.
DEAR Cd'A: Vote yes so my school stays open
I want my school, Borah Elementary, to stay open.
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
I am writing to urge voters to re-elect Judy Meyer and Regina McCrea to the library board.
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Plass and Hanley
Your decision on May 16, voters, determines the direction of our children’s lives.
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Plass and Hanley
According to the Idaho Family Policy Center in a survey published in December 2022, 74% of Idaho voters believe public schools and community libraries should keep sexually-explicit materials away from children.
Cd'A LEVY: Loss will be devastating for many students
The well-being of our school district in Coeur d’Alene is in jeopardy on May 16.
TRUMP and CLINTON PRESIDENCIES: Americans were better off financially
Our bragging that we are the greatest nation on Earth has diminished this image by the indictment of President Donald Trump for his liaison with a professional prostitute many years ago and then paying her to not m…
VETERANS: Support the Major Richard Star Act
I am writing to express support for the Major Richard Star Act.
LEVY LETTER: Student got it wrong
Ms. Howard needs to harken back to her middle school days at Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy.
STUDENT: ‘Invest in me,’ vote yes
I am writing to encourage our city to invest in its students. As a student in the Coeur d’Alene School District, I have had life-changing and memorable experiences here, and I hope that our city will vote “yes” to …
KUSTRA COLUMN: Left creating hostile environment
After reading Bob Kustra’s review of Bradley Onishi’s book on “Christian White Nationalism,” I wonder whether America’s cultural left has ever taken responsibility for greatly contributing to a hostile environment …
‘AMERICAN TALIBAN’: Use Bible to ‘mock, maim and control’
I grew up in the “American Taliban.” I saw bad men protected and good men do nothing.
GUNS: Regulating lifestyle choices, but not firearms
Sometimes it is what people do not say that speaks loudest.
WHO: U.S. freedoms at risk?
Apparently in May ’23, President Biden is subjecting our health care system to the World Health Care Organization (WHO) under the United Nations.