Opinion

As a freshly minted college graduate, I was thrilled to land a job with the late U.S. Senator Frank Church at his Washington, D.C., office. One of my duties was to give tours of the U.S. Capitol to constituents from Idaho. That was, of course, more than a few years ago; but I don't believe tourists have changed all that much over time.

We were almost there.

By Brian G. Henning, Amber Lenhart and Bob Lutz

In the 7-23 edition [Keep church, school separate] a pastoral minister objected to assessing a school board candidate's qualifications based on their beliefs about Judeo-Christian values. She believed the Candidate Survey, sponsored by We Believe We Vote, turned the election partisan. Judge for yourself at www.WeBelieveWeVote.com.

This phrase people keep using here, there and everywhere by people who refuse to get vaccinated is just getting old but also encapsulates something else that probably goes against many with this philosophy.

As a union member and worker in Spokane, City Council races are extremely important to me. I am writing to encourage everyone who cares about working-class folks to vote for Naghmana Sherazi.

I have lived at the Hilby Station apartment complex on the South Hill for almost five years. At the end of June, many tenants due for a lease renewal found a letter taped to their front doors informing them of upcoming hefty rent increases. My rent will be increasing almost $600 monthly.

By Robert Archer

I live by the Joe Albi sports complex and every day I see hundreds of gallons of drinking water from the aquifer being used to irrigate the baseball, soccer and football fields. This is every day -- not every other day like the city is telling us homeowners to do. I believe that the Parks Department doesn’t have to pay for this water. If I had to pay for all the water used by the Parks Department at my homeowner’s rate I would have to be a millionaire.