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MY TURN: North Idaho College is proof voting works
There will always be a need to safeguard the gemstone of our community.
Turkey call: Help feather new group's nest
Several years ago a man volunteered at the Community Action Partnership (CAP) Food Bank at Thanksgiving time. He was assigned the job of telling people there were no turkeys to give out. Jim Myers decided to do som…
EPA as savior? No thank you
According to Ed Javorka as he writes in “My Turn” in Saturday's paper, without the centralized federal oversight, scientific expertise, and dollars from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, our beautiful Lake …
Shoshone County finds itself in ranger danger
North Idaho’s counties have a considerable stake in the management of the national forest areas they host. Counties depend on the U.S. Forest Service for multiple important services: Reducing the risk of catastroph…
Walk, don't run, to these St. Patrick's Day festivities
It seems everyone on St. Patrick’s Day is Irish. We’ll all don green and drink as much beer as we can before passing out, which pretty much sums up my average day.
Kiss Lake Cd'A goodbye
Our new, environmentally ignorant president (at the urging of his corporate handlers) has instigated a war against the city of Coeur d’Alene and Kootenai County. The new White House and the GOP Congress is seriousl…
Don't be a lemming
Whiners. Crybabies. Sore losers. Such sentiments usually conclude with further comments that the whining and crying should stop because the election is over and the winner now occupies the White House. Move on. Get…
Editor defending Obama is a disgrace
Why in the world ANYONE much less the editor would waste time, space and resources trying to defend Obama’s absolute and total disrespect for the military, in this case his pathetic efforts at saluting the Marines …
Balanced budgets and the American dream
For the past two decades, the incomes of middle class Americans have remained stagnant while inflation erodes life's savings.
Rebuttal to 'Four strikes against The Press'
Thank you for publishing Mr. Thatcher's opinion on Four Strikes Against The Press. While I don't agree on his position, it is important for various opinions to be heard.
Four strikes called against The Press
The editorial entitled “War of the Words Reaches New Depths” that appeared in the Feb. 24, 2017 edition of The Coeur d’Alene Press (hereinafter The Press) miss…
Science standards and the environment
The Press article of Feb 16, "Temporary science standards proposal passes," references Rep. Syme as urging rejection of certain passages of the proposed science standards for Idaho students because “they don’t teac…
Uncertain financial times call for careful planning
As the majority of states face large budget shortfalls this year, Idaho is an exception. Our state is one of few in the nation that projects a surplus, which m…
Scope, power level change for leading business lobby
We all know there are three branches of government — executive, legislative and judicial — and the checks and balances attached to all three.
Trump presidency still seeking shape, form, discipline
After a month in the Oval Office, it is clear Donald Trump’s presidency is like Winston Churchill’s regrettable pudding: it lacks a theme. Things may change, of course, but thus far the Trump White House is one bes…
My view from the street
The 2016 election has divided families, friends, and country into hostile camps of warring zealous devotees and opposition unbelievers. We shout and brandish fists across a deepening, widening chasm. We’ve lost all…