Opinion
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POSTAL: End pre-funding law
The primary mission of the U.S. Postal Service is to provide safe, reliable, affordable delivery of mail and packages to every address in the United States and its territories.
ELECTION: Blame it on Hagadone
Can you manage to print the truth? To all those non-voters out there, I guess you got just what you deserve. Four more years of the same self interest, high rollers, and shady people running this city. Yes, you hav…
SCHOOLS: One size doesn't fit all
This is a response to the Guest Opinion article (Norcini) regarding public schooling (Nov.16). General comment: Writing about broad shortcomings in something like education is easy. Being accurate is difficult.
VETERAN: Shame for made-up story
Kudos to those people who scrutinized the story of the alleged Army veteran “Christina Axtman.” She might stand by her story, but if two separate Army commands say she barely or only passed Basic Training then she …
VETERANS: Hayden made our day
We, the members of the Combat Vet Riders, want to express our gratitude and thanks to the City of Hayden and the community at large for helping make our annual “Fill the Helmet” Veterans Day Fund Drive a huge succe…
HOLIDAY: Toast giver of the feast
In Wednesday’s paper, in the funnies section, Tucker (a character in the comic strip Deflocked, by Jeff Corriveau) asked, “I don’t understand this whole ‘Thanksgiving’ holiday. I mean who is it we are really ‘thank…
COUNCIL: Capable of hiring key staff
While the city has recently lost key staff members (“Cd’A officials in transition mode,” 11/17), the full responsibility of choosing their replacements need not have been placed upon the incoming mayor and council.
Change hurts - and helps
Jon Ingalls' announced retirement a month from now further sets the stage for significant change in Coeur d'Alene city management. By giving up his position as deputy city administrator, Ingalls is leaving a signif…
HAYDEN: See it in all its glory
I’ve always known that Hayden is a great place to live, work and raise children. I’ve lived here for more than 30 years and can’t imagine living anyplace else. So why did I just now notice the flags lining both sid…
FOOD: To all who fed their neighbors
To my Coeur d’Alene Press subscribers, a huge thank you to all who contributed to the Food Drive! I am still in awe of how much we collected. Not that I am biased, but I have the greatest subscribers in the world. …
ELECTION: New wide-open space
Something I wasn’t aware of, since we didn’t live here at the time, was that the Reagan Republicans wouldn’t have supported the Salvation Army Kroc Center and the Coeur d’Alene Public Library. Reagan Republican Jef…
SENTENCE: Man deserved far more
As I started my day Thursday I had no idea it would begin with disgust and disappointment. I am appalled, mortified, outraged, disturbed, furious, heart broken and bewildered at how our judicial system/judge has FA…
ELECTION: Don't play blame game
It is always interesting to hear Jeff Ward’s assessment of local elections. He does a pretty crummy job of blaming the other side, the media and of course President Obama for his group’s losses.
OBAMA: Oust him from office
A few years back, President Richard Nixon hired some men to break into a Democratic office to receive information on their strategy. It did not affect the American public at large, but it was enough for him to step…
Election results no big mystery
Kootenai County Reagan Republicans huddled Thursday to determine what went so very wrong for their candidates in the Nov. 5 local elections.