Point/counterpoint:
TO REFORM OR NOT By Bill Litsinger Reader Contributor Some might say that the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. The camel in...
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Point/Counterpoint: Gun rights
Carrying in public places: ‘Better to have it and not need it’ By Steve Wasylko Reader Contributor The short answer is “yes,” I would feel safe at the Festival knowing concertgoers were potentially armed. I...
Point/Counterpoint: SB 1159 & HB 296 — The ‘voter initiative’ bill
Corruption, corruption, corruption By Luke Mayville Reader Contributor Last Friday, the Idaho House of Representatives voted 40-30 to pass Senate Bill 1159, legislation that would essentially revoke our constitutional right to organize citizen ballot...
Point/Counterpoint: The Sandpoint Street Revitalization
‘Bulb-outs’ don’t make sense in our community By Lawrence Fury Reader Contributor “I shop for my clothes in Coeur d’Alene or in Ponderay. In the last 20 years, the only thing I’ve bought in Sandpoint...
The Scotchman Peaks Wilderness proposal: Yes or no on the advisory vote?
Scotchman Peaks: Multi-use is best option By Tony McDermott Reader Contributor There is no doubt that the FSP, ICL, IFG, former BC commission chairman Cary Kelly, and the USFS are all engaged in a public relations...
Point / Counterpoint: Guns in schools
It is time to get serious about protecting our children By Christian Rose Reader Contributor The last time anyone at Stoneman Douglas High School remembers seeing Jr. ROTC Cadet Peter Wang, he was in uniform, holding...
Point / Counterpoint: The Hi-Test silicone smelter
What’s a breath of clean air worth? By Matt Nykiel Reader Contributor Just like our health, clean air is priceless. It’s worth a lot to know that our kids, grandparents and those most vulnerable...
Point Counterpoint: The Inauguration of President Trump
GIVE HIM A CHANCE By Crystal Rosenau Reader Contributor Inauguration day is quickly approaching. In this deeply divided left and right country (and I’m not talkin’ the East Coast-West Coast rap battle of the...
