Letters to the Editor
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This harvest season, thank an Idaho farmer
Fall is a season of transition. The summer heat and longer days start to fade, and the crisp air and changing...
Commissioners have a hearing problem
The Planning and Zoning Commission violated the people's trust on Thursday, Aug. 17, when they approved and advanced the 116-unit Providence Subdivision.
Looking to Washington to make America great
Here is something for the haters of minorities, Jews, gays, and others to contemplate.
Tired of minority rule? Support open primaries
Are you tired of minority rule? We here in Idaho, especially here in the north, are aware that whoever wins the primary election will go on to win the general election. Most of our elections go unopposed by a div...
The scientist and the switch
Those who termed the doomsday Chicken Little, scientist were correct. For a long time now, they have been predicting the sky is falling. Once it was acid rain, oh my gosh, all the plant life will die; we're doome...
Solely blaming Bradshaw is false narrative
Blaming County Commissioner Bradshaw for many things that happen in or during the Board of County Commission meetings is totally false.
Biden has done a lot in two years
I would like to present a brief response to a letter we saw here from Dave Mundell, who thinks another Biden term is unthinkable.
Claims of fascism are sad, unwarranted
I was astounded to read the letter from C. Kimi Kondo (Daily Bee, Aug. 20, 2023). C. Kimi Kondo graduated from Priest River Lamanna High School over 50 years ago, in 1970.
Get Idaho back on track, support open primaries
The word salad coming from the Idaho Freedom Foundation, and those that are associated with it contain all the buzzwords to get people riled up.
A salute to Smokey Bear
Where are you Smokey Bear? We need you.
Refuting false claims takes constant vigilance
Refuting recent letters concerning the sainthood of Donald Trump and climate change is kind of like playing wack-a-mole. The same old, unsupported statements are spewed out over and over again. How do you argue w...
We need more than one qualified commissioner
Long before budget season, the comptroller should sit down with department heads who have a less-than-solid grasp of the process and help them put together their budget requests with clarity to eliminate the need...
Wildfires don’t just happen on public lands
Last fall, while making a presentation to the Bonner County Planning Commission regarding the Comprehensive Plan, I stated that land use decisions must address the increasing chance of wildfire. I was told my con...
More mistruths surrounding proposed tennis, pickleball facility
In April, City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton announced there’d be a ground-breaking ceremony in early July to begin construction of an indoor sports facility at Travers Park. But then, quietly, it was postpone...
Here's to Sandpoint's next 20 years
I would like to give kudos to Kate McAlister, Shelby Rongstad, and Jennifer Stapleton for taking their time on a beautiful August Saturday to explain the Downtown Waterfront Design Competition for the future Urba...
Festival's changes are not for the better
My wife and I, along with many of our friends, used to attend The Festival every year when it was really a lot of fun. But we have all stopped attending. There are too many new rules about what you can and can’t do.