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Guest: Former Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Discusses School Levy
Coeur d’Alene School District 271 is asking you to vote for a permanent levy that will be on every future tax bill you receive. Normally...

Guest Author
Feb 27, 2023


Guest Opinion: Friends of NIC Fake Suggested Ballot is Treasonous
OPINION: This article may contain commentary which reflects the author's opinion. You are no doubt aware of the political advertising...

Guest Author
Dec 6, 2022


Coeur d'Alene School District Boycotts Wholesome Family Entertainment
Note: The next board meeting is today at 5pm at the Midtown Meeting Center. It is the perfect time and place to share your thoughts...

Erin B.
Nov 7, 2022


Kootenai County Spectator Recommended Ballot
I'm doing something crazy, guys, and putting my vote down on "digital" paper and showing the races that were not on the Kootenai County...

Erin B.
Oct 27, 2022


Letter to the Editor - CDA Press
Drain the Swamp I get sick to my stomach every time I see a Mike Crapo ad for his seventh, six-year term for the US Senate from the Great...

Erin B.
Oct 7, 2022


Optional Forms of Government SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT @ 5:30pm
If you didn’t see my TikTok video over the weekend you’re in for a surprise! Our questions about whether the Study Commission was acting...

Erin B.
Apr 4, 2022


Todd Banducci Needs Our Support
Todd Banducci on the NIC Board of Trustees is getting hammered by the liberals, trying to force him to resign from the board. There are...

Erin B.
Mar 17, 2022


Optional Forms of Government Meeting Returns Tonight!
Tonight is the return of the infamous Optional Forms of Government Study Commission meeting! I hope to see everyone at the meeting...

Erin B.
Mar 9, 2022


My Letter to Paul Amador After Watching ANOTHER Round of Floor Debates
pamador@house.idaho.gov In case anyone else wants to send him a letter to stop messing around with the bills we want heard on the floor.

Erin B.
Feb 18, 2022


CDA2030 Comprehensive Plan Update
Last night was the Coeur d’Alene City Council meeting; the second meeting that had a public hearing to hear the views of the public about...

Erin B.
Feb 16, 2022


What are the best local charities?
OK everyone. What are your favorite local charities that we should be supporting? I am thinking local, patriotic, conservative types....

Erin B.
Dec 1, 2021


A Christian Worldview
Having a voice. “Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret...
Bob Shillingstad
Nov 30, 2021


What are the best local stores in Kootenai County?
I am continually asked about locally-owned, preferably patriotic, stores in Kootenai County and I’m finally starting a running list of...

Erin B.
Nov 23, 2021


Hundreds of Kootenai County Residents, Including GOP Chair, Personally Welcome Kyle Rittenhouse
Welcome to Idaho In a recent article posted to The Idaho Tribune, we explored various reasons why Coeur d’Alene did not see the riotous...

Idaho Tribune
Nov 21, 2021


Op-Ed: Citizens group wants legislators to take this pledge
Matt Edwards is executive director of Citizens Alliance of Idaho and a resident of Hayden. Idaho is celebrated by its citizens as the...

Matt Edwards
Nov 12, 2021


2021 Election Recap
The Effectiveness of an Informed Electorate The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of...
Bob Shillingstad
Nov 9, 2021
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