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SENATORS: Time for a new vision
Now that elections season is over, Senators Risch and Crapo should be reconsidering their vision for U.S. engagement in the Middle East. Decades of hyper-militarism in the Middle East clearly isn’t working for anyo…
PHILLIPS: Thanks for dry papers
Thank you very much to make sure that the newspaper was delivered to our “dry” front entrance for almost 10 years. Retiring? You are too young for that! Whatever you do, you will be successful.
AIRPORT: Seeking a better direction
Many thanks for the well-written reportage on the Coeur d’Alene Airport by Jeff Selle, David Cole and Mike Patrick (to name a few) over the past month. I have been rereading those articles since the dismissal of Gr…
ARFEE: Damage doesn't go away
Coeur d’Alene police officer David Kelley deserves more than a $3.15 hourly pay cut for killing Craig Jones’ black Lab, Arfee.
RELIGION: Don't persecute believers
Conscientious objectors are excused from serving in the military in any capacity, even in time of war. A conscientious objector is defined as, “a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces or to bear arms on m…
EDUCATION: Do the math, folks
Numbers often inform.
TEACHING: Just not enough reward
I noticed a short article on page A2 of The Press, dated Oct. 29: “Idaho struggles to hire qualified teachers.” This is quite understandable because of the way we treat our teachers. I know the pay is much too low,…
FIREARMS: Cease fire on the attacks
This election cycle commercials are running on television over and over again regarding firearm issues. There seems to be a concerted effort to convince the voter we need more laws on the books to protect the priva…
ARFEE: Gone, not forgotten
That “dead horse” Arfee is not going away. It was a dog, Mr. White, a black Lab mix, not a pit bull, not a horse.
Wheels of local progress keep on rollin'
Can't trust a car salesman, huh? No greater lie has ever been uttered in the Coeur d'Alene area.
ARFEE: Too little, too late
Frankly, I don’t think $350,000 is nearly large enough a number to sue the City of Coeur d’Alene over the great injustice done to an innocent dog and his owner.
RIGHTS: Center of controversy
This so-called human rights center in CdA, Idaho, is just a smoke screen for the far left. Why is it you shove the gay rights down the 99 percent who are not? We are Catholics and Protestants who will not ever acce…
AIRPORT: It's all about expansion
The issue is not if the airport manager is a good guy or not. We are sure Mr. Delavan is a good man and has the airport interests at heart. But does he have the community interests at heart?
See you Tuesday
Ignore the election air-raid warnings at your own peril.
WEATHER: Source of frustration
Since I purchased a 2015 Old Farmer’s Almanac, I was surprised this morning (October 27) to open the paper and read Mr. Harris’ latest article. Mr. Harris stated “Despite forecasts of “an extremely snowy winter in …