Opinion
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EAGLES: Bring back the BBQ
I think the Downtown Association needs to reconsider not allowing the Eagles Fraternal Organization to barbecue burgers on Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. It has been a tradition for so long and because of a “couple compla…
Teachers' friend steps forward
He's politically conservative, he voted to kill the allegedly liberal International Baccalaureate and Primary Years Programme in the Coeur d'Alene School District, and he served less than a full year as an appointe…
PRESS: Going over the Cliff
The fact that anti-global warming letter writers can’t or won’t debate their case based on facts prompts me to write this letter in terms that they will understand.
WIFI: Warning to all parents
If WiFi inside our schools is safe, then PROVE it.
FIRE: Many saved the day
I would like to publicly thank the agencies, neighbors, friends and complete strangers who assisted in subduing the large fire on our Mica Bay property July 30.
SCHOOLS: High praise for PF
Sadly, it seems that lately much of the press coverage surrounding educational issues has been both combative and negative in nature. I would like to break this trend and take this opportunity to voice my respect a…
CDA: Salaries way out of line
Am I the only one outraged after reading The Press article that listed some of the salaries paid to city department heads? $100,012 for the library director… REALLY?
OBAMA: Question of certification
In response to Gregory Johnston’s letter in the July 19 Press, the document the Obama team released as a “Birth Certificate” is NOT a “Birth Certificate” but a “Certificate of Live Birth” as stated across the top o…
COLUMN: Defended by Fox fanatics
As expected, the Teapublican writers have submitted a few responses to my MY TURN column concerning Cliff Harris. They follow the usual right-wing talking points. I especially liked the great letter by George Beauc…
Blair's gift worth sharing
Maybe you didn't know Timothy Blair Willison, the young Coeur d'Alene man who died recently from injuries sustained in a car crash.
GREED: Fueling nation's demise
Like all empires throughout history, the United States is coming to an end. An empire has an emperor or an absolute ruler which is usually an individual, but in the case of the United States, this emperor is the Co…
PAPPAS: Jimmy, please come back
As I indicated earlier I’m a fan of sci-fi. I enjoy tales like “The Puppet Masters” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” in which alien creatures take control of humans by assuming their identities. When I leave th…
TRIBE: Unsettling settlements
When Jeff Selle interviewed Helo Hancock of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Mr. Hancock told him that tribal members (nonmembers too, actually) had not been getting their lease income from the BIA. That was the reason for…
JOBS: Discrepancy in two reports
On Thursday, Aug. 1 the Fed reported 160,000 new jobs in the month of July. The next day, Friday the 2nd, the Business section of The Press ran a story entitled “More people finding work” in which it reported that …
PARENTS: Not school culprits
Marty Peterson, Director of McClure Public Policy Research Center and former UI lobbyist, recently slammed parents as “the party that actually deserves most of the blame for failing schools” and suggested “using te…