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We must defend vets as Washington targets veteran programs
Veteran programs are in the sights of Russell Vought, who currently controls America’s purse strings. The US Const…
Fire protection is not a partisan issue
It has come to my attention that the Bonner County Republican Central Committee made a motion to oppose the three fire districts’ levies that are being placed on the May 20 ballot. I am disappointed that fire prote…
Severing of aid is moral, geopolitical mistake
On March 10, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that “based on individual review,” 83% of 13,000 contracts under USAID (Agency for International Development) would be cut (apnews.com). It seems highly unlikel…
Thoughts on politics and schoolyard bullies
Politics and the federal government
Center's lack of support is not a surprise
I was disappointed to read that the new pickleball palace is not generating its own maintenance revenue. But it is hardly surprising. The folly of this project is difficult to overlook.
VA reductions will harm veterans and their care
Attention veterans — VFW, VVA, DAV, AL, MCL, MOPH, Iraq/Afghanistan, etc. — all veterans organizations need to stand up to Trump, Musk, Vance, etc., and fight against this major reduction of Veterans Administration…
Federal workers are both our friends, neighbors
The other night as I was going to sleep the following quote came to mind. “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtu…
Mud vacation in Bonner County
When we first moved to the farm on Beers Road, there were a total of five families on our county road. The road was narrow and grass grew in the center.
Idaho continues legacies of underfunding its schools
Idaho schools consistently rank last in the nation for public school funding per child. The Republican-controlled Legislature has been starving our schools for years, so much so that the Idaho Supreme Court told th…
The moral necessity of informed consent for vaccines
The failure of Panhandle Health District board members to honestly address how patients are informed of the risks and benefits of vaccine products at the March 3 PHD meeting reveals a troubling cowardice and incomp…
Legislature should not fund individual wants
House Bills 40 and 304 sped through committee and are up for third readings. Why? We do not have a revenue projection. Add the high probability of economic headwinds and a decrease in sales tax revenue; all the …
Kindness, consideration go a long way
I have a friend who works for Door Dash to earn extra money in this increasingly expensive economy. She works really hard in her full-time job and just as hard at this side hustle. As Door Dash is a newer concept t…
Sandpoint High should reconsider SmartPass
The SmartPass system, which rolled out at Sandpoint High School on February 27, presents significant risks that outweigh its intended benefits. While marketed as a tool to improve security and streamline student move…
We've gone from being admired to reviled
Post-World War II, America was deservedly admired as courageous and just. Now, thanks to Trump we are laughed at, feared by our oldest allies and our national anthem is booed. We are perceived as being governed by …
Transgenders don't belong in the U.S. military
Now the Attorney General politicos in Olympia, Washington, want to allow transgenders in the military and keep the ones who are already in there. Why?