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Letters to the Editor

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Updated 2 days, 9 hours ago

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…

Updated 9 hours, 28 minutes ago
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.

Updated 9 hours, 28 minutes ago
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…

Updated 9 hours, 28 minutes ago
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.

Updated 9 hours, 28 minutes ago
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.

Updated 9 hours, 28 minutes ago
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.

Updated 2 days, 9 hours ago
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…

Updated 2 days, 9 hours ago
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?

Updated 5 days, 9 hours ago
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.

Updated 5 days, 9 hours ago
A song and a prayer for the 49.8%

Jesus loves you, this I know

Updated 5 days, 9 hours ago
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.

Updated 5 days, 9 hours ago
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.

Updated 5 days, 9 hours ago
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.

Updated 1 week ago
Trump is the best thing to happen for lawyers

A few thoughts on politics

Updated 1 week ago
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.