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GAS: Plea for help at pump
Hopefully you will print this plea for a real live attendant to pump gas for senior drivers during this forthcoming winter.
WARMING: It's just a swindle
In his letter of Sept. 1, Mr. Rittenbach states Cliff Harris and Anthony Watts’ main claim to fame is to discredit global climate change. Dr. Thomas Sowell, senior fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford Univers…
SYRIA: Walk slowly, U.S.
As a former Air Force officer, I am proud that our senior military leaders have advised slow-walking any active involvement in the mess in Syria; unlike the usual chicken hawks and pseudo-patriots (“don’t send my s…
BLIND: Two Moose inspire
I read Saturday’s article about Moose the Lab who is not only blind but also has no eyes. It’s a great animal interest story.
SCAM: Be safe, use a local agent
In response to “Obamacare Scams Coming” article on Sept. 5, I felt the need to offer some advice on the possibility of a scam situation. I am an Idaho licensed insurance broker here in Coeur d’Alene, and am right i…
STREETS: Undo job poorly done
This summer a subcontractor (I assume) was hired by Post Falls to lay down oil, gravel and sealer on our streets and others. All and I mean all of us have had problems of one kind or another; some damaging problems…
HYDROS: Tips for next year
This year’s hydro races for Coeur d’Alene in my opinion were a success, since not having them for 45 years. If I may make one suggestion for future races: There was a lot of downtime between heats. Perhaps an airsh…
HYDROS: More than great event
I would like to thank everyone who brought the hydroplanes back to Coeur d’Alene. Doug Miller, you are the BEST. Not only did your hard work pay off, but you made a BIG dream for my son come true. As you mentioned……
ULUC: Leaders, please step forward
It seems to me that the unpopularity of the proposed land use code among the citizens of Kootenai County would be a red flag to the commissioners and that they would drop the idea altogether. If they were to force …
WELLNESS: County on wrong track
What are our elected county commissioners thinking? A Press story recently stated that a new wellness program was presented for consideration that would charge nonparticipating employees more in order to give parti…
HYDROS: Diamond Cup delightful
Thanks to all the people involved for making Diamond Cup a terrific event for our families. Everyone we came into contact with whether it was the shop owners, wait staff, hotel personnel, bus driver or race staff w…
PLAY: Standing O for 'Deathtrap'
What a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the play Deathtrap, performed at JACC in Post Falls. This was a highlight of our vacation. The actors were very convincing in their respective roles. At times we forgot this wa…
ABORTION: Look at single mothers
I am pro-life but I am also anti-stupidity. Unus Vocate recently made a strong case for being pro-life, which I agreed with until he suggested redefining our three branches of government by having Congress validate…
Rathdrum 1, Benghazi 0
We salute the man on the Northwest Boulevard I-90 overpass who proudly bore two banners Wednesday morning. One said "Benghazi," and the other, "Impeach Obama." The gentleman was exercising his First Amendment right…
SHOOTING: A sign of the times
To respond to the letters of Mr. Miller, Mr. Gressler and Lagonda McDonald. It is obvious that Mr. Miller, as former officers, would say what they did. Just because the shooting was done by a police officer does no…