Opinion
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WATER: Story runs deeper
Sometimes journalists have good intentions, but miss an important part of the story. I believe that happened with Jeff Selle’s story on July 6 about the North Idaho Water Rights adjudication. The part of his story …
DOG: No excuse for this shooting
I would like to make two comments concerning the police officer who shot a person’s pet through the window of the pet owner’s car.
DOG: Shooting details whitewashed
Wake up and watch a whitewash by cops in the dog shooting. This cop should be fired — no second chance. There isn’t enough paper in the world for this nut case to give a good reason for shooting the dog. I think th…
ISSUES: There's always two sides
Mr. Gressler, I would like to thank you for your service to our country, despite your apparent disillusionment with the conflict in which you served. While I have never served in combat, or for that matter, in the …
DOG: Arfee was just doing his job
Dog Gone! I am writing in response to the recent shooting of Craig Jones’ Labrador, Arfee, by a Cd’A police officer — while the dog was in the owner’s van.
Hoping for a next time
Kootenai County missed out once. If local legislators can briefly trade ideology for reality and follow through with practical solutions, maybe we won't miss out next time.
HEALTH: A crisis of leadership
Powerful stories fill the news reminding us of the magnitude of our need for mental health services locally and nationwide. People in crisis sometimes cry out in desperate and devastating ways with long reaching an…
RULING: It's all about choice
To Karl Eastlund: The American woman can get any birth control method she wants. Hobby Lobby provides 16 different birth control methods. There were only four that they objected to. If you would have been listening…
PARADE: Push politicos forward
I love the Coeur d’Alene Fourth of July parade! It is pure “Americana” and reminds us of the freedoms we have in this great country.
BIKERS: Follow rules of the trail
To the guy who clipped my bike wheel passing me on the trail near Higgens on Saturday (July 5) causing me to fall: Thank you for taking the minute to stop. Unfortunately, I was still dazed and couldn’t have this co…
LAUNCH: Fee change unsettling
I recently met with a representative of the Post Falls Park & Recreation Department regarding the elimination of the annual boat launch fee at Q’emilin Park (Parks & Rec is now choosing instead to charge each user …
HONESTY: Yes, it's alive and well
A big thank you to the angel who turned my purse into the lost and found at Target on July 5 after I left it in a shopping cart. It is so heartwarming to know there are good people who choose to do the right thing.
SPEECH: Or put it in writing?
My good buddy, Mervin, has seen many Fourth of Julys come and go, and has become possessed lately with the notion that he should give one of the speeches. In all the others that he’s heard, there’s been something m…
FOURTH: What a fantastic day
Thank you veterans, and thank you America, for more than 238 years of freedom and a wonderful way of life.
GOP: Simply following rules
Governor Otter would like us to all believe the “discord” seen at last month’s Republican convention is merely a “family dispute” and can be settled, once all of the parties involved get together to “work things ou…