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TEACHER: Best can be a bit better
Congratulations to Jamie Esler for being named teacher of the year. Coeur d’Alene certainly needs good teachers. Seems as though he could use an English teacher to teach him the correct use of pronouns. The article…
CONCERT: Proud and teary-eyed
I am a grandmother of two Prairie View Elementary students. I attended a Veterans Day concert at Prairie View in Post Falls on Nov. 12 and I could not hold back the tears. I have never been so impressed with what a…
GOP: Time for us to compromise
I want to comment on and expand on the excellent letter of Mike Reno’s in the Saturday Press. The current wrangling by the Republicans among themselves is not doing anyone any good. While I agree with most of the T…
VIRUS: Use this free download
An important fact left out of the coverage on CryptoLocker Virus is a means to protect ourselves by preventing the virus from executing. There is a free utility that works with all versions of windows from Windows …
TRUST: Payback due in future elections
There was a time when people “trusted” Barack Obama. One can compare this time with a similar time in your own life. This time was when you put your trust in someone you want to be with. Someone you respect. Someon…
CANCER: Curb pancreatic killer
It is unacceptable that there is a cancer for which the relative five-year survival rate is still in the single digits at just 6 percent, particularly when you consider that the overall five-year relative survival …
VETERANS: Some shocking information
On Nov. 10, Retired Lt. Col. Baltzell had a letter in The Press discussing ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and the military. It made me just a little curious. If this is really out there…
Get off the sidelines
The post-election dust hasn't completely settled, but there's still so much to be done.
RIVERSTONE: In defense of arches
I would like to correct Alison Granier with respect to her article regarding McDonald’s.
LETTER: Blame in the wrong direction
This is in response to the letter from Tracy Collins published in The Press on Nov. 10 entitled “A Lie is still A Lie.” The irony is that when Bush lied about WMDs in Iraq, thousands of people died. When what Obama…
CONGRESS: Hear the people now
I would like to comment on Russ DeVerniero’s “My Turn” that was published in The Press on Nov. 5: Right on! Whatever happened to citizens representing their fellow citizens? Why should anyone in public office be tr…
ELECTION: Four strikes, we're out
Last week I voted for four Reagan Republicans and not one of them won. All we got was Progressive Socialist Democrats as mayor and City Council representatives. When did Coeur d’Alene go from Red to Blue? Is it bec…
WARMING: Just a matter of control
Everyone knows that extreme climate changes have occurred routinely throughout the history of our planet, but any dramatic weather patterns nowadays always get blamed on man-caused global warming. If you question t…
ABORTION: Role of a father
The classic pro-abortion male! John Gillmore, letter on Oct. 23, chastised Mary Budd for her pro-life stance, using himself as an example. Bad mistake, John, bad mistake.
VANDALS: Provided opportunity to teach
I read the letter with amusement. I’m sorry someone vandalized your pumpkin display, that’s a shame. What a great opportunity, however, to teach your children (I assume you have some, since the activities you descr…