Opinion
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Jobs: Biggest 4-letter word
Steve Griffitts is right.
TACOS: No such thing as too many
I was quite dismayed to read Richard Ochoa’s Dec. 29 letter complaining about the prevalence of taco stands in our city. First, there is no such thing as too many tacos. Second, isn’t it one of the founding America…
FOOD BANKS: Pay attention to dates
As the picture shows on the front page (12/28/13), a Boy Scout is throwing away outdated canned FOOD.
NORTH IDAHO: We live in a great area
I have thought many times, as I am born and raised in North Idaho, to put pen to paper and thank folks who have molded and developed this area for so many, for so many years. Call them unsung heroes who have labore…
MEDICATION: God bless whoever paid
I need to write about this. I was at Kmart (Dec. 20) picking up my meds. It was higher than the money I had so I was telling the pharmacist to take it back. Some lady (God sent her) came up to the cashier and paid …
ITD: Megaload prospects dubious
Idaho Transportation Department’s history at Higgens Point, with a road grader and tractor on the bottom of lake, is hardly a recommendation for future success moving a megaload of refinery equipment across the sam…
GIFT CARD: Promise to pay it forward
To The Editor,
HOSPICE: How could it be eliminated?
As I read the Hospice Counselor’s Farewell article of 12/22/13, I was deeply saddened. I have had first-hand experience with Hospice and the loss of my mother 2 years ago. The support that was given to me at that t…
WOLVES: Idaho misses the mark
Craig White, a wildlife biologist with Idaho Department of Fish and Game, commented on Nov. 15, 2013 that “we actually had some great numbers of animals (hunted elk) coming through. Some of our best numbers in rece…
EDUCATION: How do we measure up?
I recently read an outstanding book on education, “The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way,” by Amanda Ripley. My impression from other articles I have read was that the U.S. primary and secondary …
TACOS: Can't stand all the stands
I cannot believe the city of Coeur d’Alene is allowing all these taco stands to be set up in nearly every business parking lot in town. Shame on the city! Our town is looking more like Tijuana every day. This would…
ACCIDENT: Great care after rollover
I hope some folks in Tensed get the CDA Press as we owe their ambulance service a huge debt of gratitude, and I have no specific names to thank. My granddaughter, her one-month-old baby boy, and I were involved in …
Twin Falls' secret sauce
Editorials that open with an apology should be heeded with caution.
INTERNET: Tax could cripple industry
The Cd’A Press editorial called “No it’s not a new tax” presents an unbalanced view of the proposed Internet sales tax law.
TRADITIONS: Don't nibble them away
In the movie “Gladiator,” Juda says to Maximus, “You have a great name. They must first kill your name before they can kill you.” That has been the decades old modus operandi for socialists in America.