Letters to the Editor
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Whose choice is it really?
A few weeks back, I mentioned that funding of private schools with public money would be a significant policy ques…
Security must take precedence over centralized control
On December 28, PowerSchool, the company paid with our tax dollars to store sensitive information for public schools, experienced a massive data breach.
Climate change, weather are not the same thing
The climate change evidence is illustrated by wild swings such as two years of drenching rain spurring a lot of vegetation growth. Then this summer it was bone dry. What mitigating measures could the red states hav…
Trump's executive orders raising dangerous precedent
My fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order that redefined the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding birth citizenship.
Birthright citizenship should be abolished
I do not agree with birthright citizenship. Well, we'll see how it all plays out in the years to come. Deporting all the bad guys first will keep them busy for the near future.
What happened to ending economic pain?
I must have misunderstood. I thought I heard him say prices would be coming down. But now he’s saying prices will go up and we will be feeling some pain.
It's time to hitch up our britches
House (Bill 32, just passed, is about more than mask mandates. The bill, which is now in the Senate, moves the duties and responsibilities of local communities to deal with the spread of infectious diseases to a ce…
The border wall or foreign aid?
By using a medical analogy, is it better to treat the symptom or the cause? Are we after curative measures (problems) or palliative measures (symptoms)? What can the USA do best for the border or immigrant issues?
Trump's return is welcome, long overdue
Those cowards fly into Israel during a peaceful concert killing and maiming unarmed people and taking prisoners. Now after Gaza has been completely destroyed by the Israeli fighting forces, there is a ceasefire.
A song and a prayer for the 49.8%
Jesus loves you, this I know
McArthur Lake highway improvements are welcome
As a person who has driven U.S. 95 between Bonner Ferry and Priest River most of my adult life, the McArthur Lake area has always been dangerous.
Make voice heard to counter political gamesmanship
Mike Moyle is taking HB40 to the house floor. He’s advertised that it will put more money back into our pockets. It’s projected to give household making $110,000 per year less than $70.
The impact of a government in chaos
No one denies that government programs can be improved, but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Slashing aid without a plan for those who rely on it is irresponsible and cruel.
Trump is the best thing to happen for lawyers
A few thoughts on politics
Where is all of Sandpoint's tax money going?
I see now that our illustrious Sandpoint City council and the Planning and Development director, Jason Welker, is recommending parking fees in city lots and the beach to pay for improvements at the beach, etc.