Opinion

Culture war is forcing a group’s ideology, such as animal rights, on others. I don’t consider myself a culture warrior because I respect others’ values, as long as they are not harmful to civil society. I do resent others trying to impose their values on me. If we are afraid to call out culture war, how can we ever bridge our deepening divides?

By John Eagleson

So let me get this straight: We can rename a George Wright street after a lady indigenous warrior but we can't confer with indigenous people about a better indigenous name for the North Central High School Indians?

I am disappointed with Dave Wilson’s letter ("A disturbing letter") published Feb. 24.

My name is Aaron and I am eleven years old. When we look at our ever-growing Earth, we see many different types of people living in different places. There are people living in places with lush green forests or big cities, people living in places with good financial economies or places devoid of money and resources.

You’re not reading this on a smartphone or tablet, are you?

Todays news:

A recent front page article described the Democrat proposed stimulus package. Notible absent in the article was the answer to (who and where). The why is patently obvious, buying votes. As to who the answer is more difficult. The government has no money. That’s right! The government has only money that it extracts from the taxpayer. Sometimes it has money taken previously and more often it works with the money currently taken. Lately, due to deficit spending, it borrows money from the future taxes.

To the very kind and gracious young men (snowmobilers ) visiting McCall, Idaho on Saturday 20 February, 2021.

Affordable, quality child care is essential to Washington families, businesses, and our economy. Child care plays a vital role in supporting the growth and development of our children, while providing essential services that allow our businesses and economy to thrive. A newly released report developed by Washington STEM and Washington Communities for Children, and supported by Child Care Aware of Washington, highlights the ongoing and deepening crisis our child care systems face.

With the clock ticking on our opportunity to limit global warming to the critical 2 ℃ increase by 2030, we need a bill in Congress that is both effective and bipartisan. A carbon fee and dividend policy, where a fee is assessed on carbon fuels and Americans receive dividend payments from the fees collected, is just that.