SOLID LEADERSHIP: Versus conspiracy theorists

KMPO’s board and leadership should be applauded for their efforts to aid in improving traffic flow in our county. For the past several years KMPO, alongside ITD, have led community discussions seeking to improve our traffic congestion problems. Congestion reduces public safety and causes significant negative economic consequences related to increased freight costs and human capital inefficiency.

CDA SCHOOL LEVIES: Vote yes

We are voting “Yes” for the Coeur d’Alene District No. 271 School Levy for the following reasons.

LEVY: Don’t flunk twice

Citizens of Post Falls: Back in March, we failed the test when we voted down the school levy.

LEVY: Just say no

LEVY: Just say no

LEAVES: Pickup earns nice review

I would like to respond to a negative post I read recently, titled Leaves: Pickup gets poor review.

SCHOOL LEVY: Let's not return to condemned schools

Our community has provided reliable — and greatly appreciated — financial support to the Coeur d'Alene School District for many years.

SCHOOL LEVY LOSSES: Legislature needs to step up

According to the Coeur d’Alene Press editorial article of Sept. 2, it appears that since 2017 the last four school levy requests have fallen short significantly.

CANDIDATES: Committed to PFSD

Please vote for Neil Uhrig Zone 1, Bridget Malek Zone 4, Jake Dawson Zone 5 for PFSD Trustees.

DEMOCRACY: It’s in jeopardy

My faith in the strength of American democracy has been weakened more than I could ever have predicted.

SOCIAL UNREST: Tolerance needed

In light of all the racial divide in the world today, social unrest and lack of understanding in our communities of the vast differences we all have as to religion, social interaction and normal day to day activities dealing with so many folks of color, religious preference, age, and all that goes with a diverse society, it is no wonder that we have so many folks that are so prejudiced that they have no room in their life for tolerance.

ELECTION: Pick Lisa for Precinct 411

I am honored to endorse my friend Lisa Carlson Aitken for Precinct Committee Captain for Precinct 411. A Coeur d’Alene native and product of Coeur d’Alene schools, she is also raising her children and grandchildren in this community.

PRESCRIPTIONS: Who exactly are Seniors for Better Care?

Our freedoms in this country are essential for Democracy to survive. Freedom of the press is enumerated first in our Bill of Rights. It is so placed because it was viewed as so very important. As with all rights each carry responsibility on our part.

Jame' Davis: 'Why not?'

IN PERSON

Jame' Davis acquired her spunk from her upbringing.

Dems in sine die press conference: 'Session marked by tone-deafness and missed opportunities'

House and Senate Democrats held a sine die press conference late this afternoon, even though the House hasn't yet adjourned sine die. "I feel the session was marked by tone-deafness and missed opportunities," said House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise. "Our colleagues took a hard right turn into divisive social issues." Plus, she said, with the spreading coronavirus, "It was frankly embarrassing that the Legislature remained in session until today," and not to address pressing, "bread and butter" issues like property taxes, transportation and health care, "but rather to ban transgender athletes, ban affirmative action, and to pass a prospective abortion ban that contains no exception for the health of the mother."

Fear is a poor teacher

As an IB Social Studies teacher at LCHS and prior teacher of AP U.S. History, I have knowledge and familiarity with our district's high school advanced learning programs. Since the April School Board meeting, I have also had a young parent critic of IB visit my IB classes. From my conversations with this parent, the various My Turn essays, and from the Cd'A library presentation on Monday, I have gained a clearer understanding of the mindset and objections of the IB critics.

How WSU benefits from Pac-12 windfall

Washington State has obviously benefitted from the additional money brought in by the most recent TV deal negotiated by Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott.

Little extends Stage Four as flu season looms

The Idaho governor was pleased at the downward trends of COVID-19, but he stressed those declining numbers are "not a reason to let our guard down."

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Auto-immune 'eat me' signal

Every day our body self-destroys billions of cells from every tissue in the body, and every day the body makes new ones to replace them.

Support fine work of PHD

In the early 1980s, the National Institute of Medicine did a study of Public Health in America. That study defined public health as “What we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy.”

Recall misses the boat

As someone who was born in Coeur d'Alene and grew up here in the 1950s and 60s, I have followed the McEuen Field debate and associated recall effort with great interest.