Opinion
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'Big Beautiful Bill' backs farmers, ranchers
"When tillage begins other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization." Daniel We…
Sun sets on successful legislative session
District 1 legislators discuss local issues and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.
Want to know the scientists' names? Google them
For anyone interested in seeing all the non-partisan scientists concerned with global climate warming/change, google them then go to the Wikipedia sit.
We've all be scammed on water quality protections
Note to all local planners:" All humans create waste every day, even rich people. I know, it doesn’t seem fair, does it?
Why can't Democrats tell the truth for a change?
Why would Washington state's U.S. senators, Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell, both Democrats, say that President Donald Trump is going to end Social Security and Medicare when that is an absolute lie and jus…
We need to protect the future and become self-sufficient
We have allowed our country to become almost totally dependent on the rest of the world to survive due to our apathy and ignorance of how the financial world works.
'We, the people,' do not support DEI
The majority are for American values and want their government actions to be consistent with the pursuit of equality, meritocracy, and color blindness for the achievement of success.
Save your money for the future
Save all your money, it might be forth something someday.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion
I write a lot of letters to the Bonner County Daily Bee about my opinions on some things. They print some of my letters and some they don’t. But it’s just my opinions and that’s what they call that page - Opinion
Do you have courage to 'fire' incompetent politicians?
“Don’t you love farce? My fault I fear…But where are the clowns? Quick send in the clowns, don’t bother they’re here.”
HB 96 is threat to local control, community values
The Idaho Legislature is accelerating its alarming trend of consolidating power at the expense of individuals and local communities.
Guns at the Festival at Sandpoint — again
On March 14, in the Senate State Affairs Committee, a bill allowing private carry of firearms into the Festival at Sandpoint.
Protecting our water resources in Idaho
District 1 legislators discuss local issues and concerns in the weekly Notes from Boise column.
Your voice matters on proposed logging projects
It’s not too late to stop the Almost Round Lake logging project by the Idaho Department of Lands adjacent to Round Lake State Park. The logging plan includes clearcuts and seed tree clearcuts, threatens the park, n…
The real facts surrounding the 2024 election
There is a small but very significant correction to be made to Michael Harmelin's letter (Daily Bee, March 18, 2025). The following statistics can be verified on numerous websites — search "2024 election results."
A thought for those with political aspirations
A message to those of you who aspire to become a politician.