Guest Opinion

In Idaho, as in most of the West, water has always been a precious resource. Most notably, Idaho water has turned thousands of acres of desert into lush green fields that produce some of the finest crops and livestock in the United States.

By Elisabeth Warder, DDS

By Kurtis Robinson and Mary Lou Johnson

By Mary Koithan, Mark Leid and John Tomkowiak

By Francisco R. Velázquez, M.D., S.M., FCAP Spokane Regional Health District

By Sen. Jeff Holy

By Keith Snyder, Lt. Col. USAF (Retired)

One of the biggest challenges we face as a society is the lack of faith citizens have in media, government institutions and those who are quick to claim a sacred public trust, but sometimes struggle to live up to it.

By Steven C. Amstrup

Coronavirus vaccines can end the current pandemic if enough people choose to protect themselves and their loved ones by getting vaccinated. But in the years to come, we will still need to defend against a pandemic side effect: collective amnesia.

The police reform bills passed during Washington state's 2021 legislative session will tie the hands of our men and women in uniform in a way that may have very negative consequences for public safety and officer safety.

By Brian G. Henning, Amber Lenhart and Bob Lutz

By Robert Archer

If the Spokesman-Review is going to publish biweekly columns from the Washington Policy Center, it’s important for readers in Spokane to understand more about this organization and its true agenda. Along with the anti-union “Freedom” Foundation, the WPC is one of two Washington state affiliates of a nationally connected web of more than 65 right-wing groups – the State Policy Network . For reference, the Idaho Freedom Foundation is the Idaho affiliate of the same network.

By Dr. Mark Olson

By Dr. Luis Manriquez and Kirby Weythman

By Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Ask any working mom, retiree or college student what’s wrong with today’s politics and there’s a good chance you’ll get the same answer: “My elected representative doesn’t listen to me or care about my opinion” or “My elected official routinely ignores the public will.”

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is placing obstacles in front of efforts to restore salmon and orcas, honor commitments to Northwest Tribes, and invest in local communities. She is frankly out of step with what the people of the Northwest need now and for the future, and what the current administration is hoping to accomplish by investing in the nation’s infrastructure.