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Updated 1 day, 22 hours ago

Bill builds foundation for women's healthcare

District 1 legislators discuss local issues and concerns in the weekly Notes from Boise column.

Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Political views drive many climate change deniers

Bottomline, Jack, arguing with and presenting facts to those like Heil is useless. His motivations are not science and facts, they are partisan extremist falsehoods that are currently infesting the politics of our …

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Why U.S./Canada cooperation matters more than ever

As former presidents of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, we've witnessed firsthand how nonpartisan cross-border collaboration can transform challenges into mutual opportunities that transcend political differ…

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
There is nothing to fear or worry about

The bottom line is this: There is no real climate crisis. There is nothing to fear, nothing to worry about. Just relax.

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
City adding ways to get involved, informed

I'm happy to share that there's now an easy opportunity for the community to be informed, get engaged, and make a difference.

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Second access point to City Beach area needed

One has to wonder if the Sandpoint City Planning Department's evaluation of the proposal to permit the construction of a new 180-room deluxe hotel/motel at the site of the current Best Western Motel down at City Be…

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Wisdom can be found in Hamilton's words

Wisdom from the past.

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
And now for the tough ones

District 1 legislators discuss local issues and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Where are the protests of waste uncovered by DOGE?

To the numerous Elon Musk protestors, why don’t I see you protesting the astonishing waste that DOGE has uncovered?

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
There is no climate crisis

There have always been hurricanes, tornadoes, and freezing weather. And they are no worse now than before. There is no climate crisis.

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Fond memories of community's past

There is a huge brick bank where Harold’s IGA and Diner used to be … donut and a cup of coffee for a quarter. Across the street was Sandpoint Ice and Fuel. When we first got married and we were living in our little…

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Lawmakers must honor oath, ensure checks and balances

Trump is using the power of the office to make some cash and the power of the Justice Department as a support structure for the Trump organization. I wish our Idaho congregation in Washington would not be complacen…

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Trump eliminating waste, unnecessary costs

I don’t understand those who are protesting because of people being terminated in major government agencies for not doing their jobs or ever coming to work but working at home. President Donald Trump is doing exact…

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Stand together for our daughters' future

Donald Trump won for only one reason, cultural misogyny. This doesn’t mean that everyone who voted for him is a jerk or white supremacist, but that the culture they were raised in has ingrained in them a basic beli…

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Will Sandpoint keep its legacy of neighborliness?

As Sandpoint hangs in the transition from one generation to the next, will it uphold the legacy it’s nurtured? We’re considerate and neighborly and I hope to see my officers, my neighbors, my friends, and the commu…

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Initiative's repeal would strip healthcare from many

Is this what you really voted for or maybe you voted for Cornel Rasor only because he’s a Republican. Now it’s past time that you pay attention. Are you willing to take healthcare away from 90,000 working Idahoans,…