MINERS: Not their fault

I have read your editorial of March 15 several times. The issue of Silver Valley needing consumer dollars was spot on. Many small Idaho communities need more income to thrive. However, whether intentional or not, the editorial seemed to put the onus on the striking miners.

Clearly, Mr. Baker Jr. is not concerned that he will miss a meal, be unable to take his children to the doctor, or even that he has gas in his vehicle! Not so for the miners…

So when spending a dollar or two in the Silver Valley, please pick up some sandwiches and coffee and drop them off at the picket line. Remember who invented the weekend! (Not the bosses…)

DIANA OSWALD

Coeur d’Alene