Opinion
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Session's last days focus on women's health
District 1 legislators discuss local issues, legislations, and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.
Voters can't afford to sleep during session
Watch what they do, not what they say. Many Idaho legislators talk freedom talk, and yet they act to restrict freedom.
One fish, two fish, two-headed Koocanu-fish?
Why is Montana state Rep. Steve Gunderson, R-Libby, proposing a bill - HB473, that would double the amount of selenium allowed to pollute Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River watershed?
Education voucher bill lacks accountability
The current state senator from Idaho Legislative District 1 claims to know what makes people intelligent. He is currently supporting an Idaho education bill that would send $45 million of Idaho taxpayer money to ...
Who’s responsible for high fuel costs?
Who’s to blame for the high fuel prices? Not the president, according to USA Today. It’s Big Oil. The companies already reporting 2022 profits — Exxon-Mobile, Chevron, Shell, BP, and TotalEnergy (French) — ear...
Legislature has accomplished nothing this session
Well, here it is the middle of March, and the Idaho Legislature, due to adjourn on March 27, has accomplished nothing in my opinion.
Expanded highway doesn't benefit city, residents
In 2018, the Sandpoint City Council adopted the following strategic priorities: responsive government, resilient economy, sustainable environment, vibrant culture, and livable community.
Policy bills target outlet dam, budgets
District 1 legislators discuss local issues, legislations, and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.
Our nation is in a state of crisis
Our nation is in a state of chaos. Each day we’re reminded of another crisis, each could topple the union of its own accord. This administration doesn’t appear willing to tackle even one. Some cases in point:
Both victims deserve both support, compassion
A pair of recent letters criticized Herndon and the government for attempting to legislate their “beliefs” about abortion (Daily Bee, Jan. 29 and Feb. 7), but aren't these critics imposing their own “beliefs” on ...
Community's generosity make drive a success
The Sandpoint Lions Club would like to convey their deepest gratitude to the amazing Sandpoint community for helping us make the 2022 Toys for Tots program a huge success.
Transparency important in building trust
Transparency, Emergency Management, and local government spending are the three issues for the first of a hopefully bi-monthly series of articles about Bonner County government. As a newly elected county commissi...
Weather-related closures and the LPOSD
In North Idaho, we are not strangers to cold temperatures or snow! We also have a culture of speaking out about our opinions. This is a good thing! However, I have been shocked by the tone and coarseness of some ...
How did couplet plan raise its ugly head?
Idaho Transportation Department and the city (non-elected officials) have been talking about the Curve or couplet. How did this project raise its ugly head again? My contact at ITD said: “The city has expresse...
Absentee ballots are not the problem
The Alfieri bill is an example of the foolishness of some legislators. Mr. Alfieri, R-Coeur d'Alene, alleges that voting absentee allows fraud, but there is no evidence of this.
GOP's reason for actions are incomprehensible
I see now that the far right is trying to take away our right to get a COVID vaccine in the state of Idaho.