This site was created to provide information about issues important to our Coeur d'Alene, Idaho community. Here you will find the archive of my past columns from our local paper, The Coeur d'Alene Press, as well as the email newsletter I am currently publishing. If you would like to receive my newsletter, (it's free) please register here:

As a 22 year resident of Coeur d'Alene, local business owner, and former Planning and Zoning Commissioner, I have some knowledge of how our city's government works.  My husband and I raised our four children in this great town.  And our small business, which employs 12 full time people, has just celebrated its 25th year.

I tell you this to underscore my status as a regular, everyday citizen of our community, concerned about the future of Idaho and our nation and asking the questions that many others are also wondering.

The famous anthropologist, Margaret Mead, who studied cultures and civilizations all over the world, said this: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. "

Though many people approach me with concerns or send me information in confidence, all the opinions expressed in my newspaper columns and newsletters are my own.

Please feel free to copy any of the archived issues for your own personal use or to share with friends. Obviously no commercial use or abuse of my writing is permitted.

If you would like to email me with comments or suggestions, you may do so at:marysouzacda@gmail.com   Thank you!