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Nothing plain about hydroplanes
All right, so the celebratory bottle-smack was a bust.
PARKS: Thanks for a great day
I attended the parks day celebration Saturday and would like to thank the Coeur d’Alene Parks Department as well as the sponsors of this awesome event!
POLITICS: A bad taste of reality
Right now the biggest peaceful demonstration in world history is going on in Egypt. Thirty-three million Egyptians are trying to reclaim their country from the fanatic Muslim Brotherhood. This is a true desire of t…
LETTER: Latest laughs from Dems
Just when I thought that the Democrats had run out of comedians along comes Edward Lockwood with his hilarious July 16 letter taking issue with a Press editorial. Let’s get on with it and take his letter paragraph …
TRIATHLON: None better than Hayden
I would like to thank all those who participated in putting together a high class and enjoyable Hayden Triathlon on 13 July 2013. I have had the opportunity of competing in several similar events throughout our cou…
IRS: Tip of the tyrannical iceberg
On May 10th, America learned that the IRS — perhaps the most frightening of all government agencies — has been singling out and targeting conservative groups, including Tea Party groups. The IRS has waged a three-y…
WETTEST: Time to fess up, Cliff
Cliff Harris’s attempt in Monday’s paper (July 15th) to list the wettest “spot” versus wettest “city” is all wet.
Local elections hot and heavy already
Kootenai County's two largest cities are going to have new leadership.
ALL WET: Hilo gets most rainfall
Cliff Harris’s column in the July 1 Coeur d’Alene Press is incorrect.
TREES: Trimming ups road noise
Concerning the recent tree thinning along Highway 41 north of Rathdrum, it’s a wonderful idea and we applaud the state for making a firebreak along this section of highway. The terrain was an absolute mess of dead …
TEACH: Start at the beginning
The editorial of Sunday, July 7, certainly covers a number of facets concerning education and philosophies thereof in providing an educated society. Eight “we need” items are listed. Lastly, is listed “Those who ca…
ACCIDENT: Victim seeks information
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CHRISTIANS: They know persecution
The Coeur d’Alene Press said that they printed so many letters from the holy right because they did not get any of opposing views, well here’s one.
Education: Let's climb that mountain
While the students have been outside playing, The Press has just published several editorials to suggest one way to improve education: Focus on the teachers.
GOP: Far right is not wrong
In a recent “My Turn” column Mr. Earl Parker writes about Republican right-wingers. If he did not say he worked with Ronald Reagan I would have thought he worked with Joe Biden. Compromise, middle of the road, gett…