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GAMBLING: One way to fill jails
Reply to Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson’s Feb. 18 “Readers Write” comment about gambling in Idaho.
ISIS: Iraq is under its fist
I know there are many who believe we should not be involved in the uprising in the Middle East. However, after witnessing firsthand efforts of the American military to bring democracy to my homeland, Iraq, I am now…
HIRING: Smell of fish in the air
Thank you to Matthew Neff for so accurately stating the blaring corruption of the Kootenai County commissioners in creating a position for Todd Tondee. They can deny it until the cows come home, but are they really…
TREES: Something fishy on dike road
I never thought I’d see an actual political cover-up in Coeur d’Alene but, it seems that we have spin masters to equal Washington, D.C.
LETTER: They look radical to me
President Obama
CRYBABY: Just don't blame God
In response to ‘Seahawks: 12th Crybaby?’ (Sunday, Feb. 8)
LEGISLATURE: A very good question
Regarding the cdapress.com poll, if 64-plus percent feel this 2015 Idaho Legislature is doing a god-awful “F” rated job, how in heck did they get re-elected?
LIARS: Darwin's deadly deceptions
The truth about liars, is the title of a recent “Press” Editorial (Feb. 11). It is based on NBC’s chief anchor Brian Williams lying on “Nightly News.” The editor says, “There is no Pulitzer for proving proficient i…
HOMELESS: A cause to abandon
Friends, Coeur d’Aleneians, taxpayers, lend me your eyes. I write not to praise the homeless cause but to bury it. The good that St. Vincent/Fresh Start does is dwarfed by the evil that lives after it. Much praise …
One route to progress
A reader on cdapress.com elicited a chuckle or two when he shared this joke at the end of a recent story about the issues local legislators are working on:
LEVY: Reasons to say 'yes'
I am the proud parent of three children, one of whom attended Borah Elementary and is now at Lakes. Another is in third grade at Borah. I would like to thank the Coeur d’Alene taxpayers for generously funding the l…
JOB: Looks like cronyism from here
Cronyism Defined: the unfair practice by a powerful person (such as a politician) of giving jobs and other favors to friends.
TAXES: Should pay for essentials
Why? Why doesn’t our tax money cover the essential needs as well as they do the nice to do projects? You ask, and you’re told “you don’t understand, that’s the way it is.” Playgrounds, etc., come before schools, fi…
RIGHTS: Belong to every individual
There is an absolute factor regarding freedom called “individual rights” that cannot be compromised without taking away freedom from society. We are all extremely fortunate to live in a free society where “gay peop…
These costs should be illegal
Since 2011, Idaho has spent $10 million a year on private legal counsel. That's in addition to the budget for the Idaho Attorney General, which in the current year is $21.4 million for its 120 attorneys and 70 addi…