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VISITOR: Cd'A made a great impression
We had the pleasure of visiting your city for several days last week. We wanted to let your readers know how impressed we were with the service we received. The service was awesome — from the staff at our hotel, th…
MAYOR: No tears over departure
Thank you, Mayor Bloem. Sorry to hear that our mayor isn’t running for another term. It saddens me because there is so much of Coeur d’Alene left to tear up and spend money we don’t have to appease the rich and eli…
Cast a healthy vote
A key problem with politicizing nonpartisan races is this: Qualifications take a back seat to affiliations.
GUNS: They can cut both ways
As a use of force instructor I wish to respond to a variety of comments by readers regarding firearms usage, especially in light of recent shootings. “Guns kill, and guns are only for killing” is a gross oversimpli…
RELIGION: Needs a break from state
In reference to the 501c3 churches that LBJ pulled on the churches in 1954 to muzzle them, so they couldn’t talk about gay rights or abortion, or they would lose their tax break and become taxable entities:
SCHOOLS: Election liberal v. conservative
A superintendent once said to me that it’s not good for big government to come in and take away the right of the parents and taxpayers of local school districts to make their own decisions. The words of this true c…
HEARN: Kids are his only concern
Tom Hearn is running for school board in the Coeur d’Alene School District. There are some things every voter should know about Tom. He has run a successful business in Coeur d’Alene and has lived here for more tha…
BOMBING: Devices told own story
Is it just me or is there something metaphorically ironic in the term “pressure cooker?”
FLAG: Please, respect Old Glory
On Monday, April 22, my wife and I were driving on Government Way nearing Kathleen Avenue. I happened to notice the American flag flying in front of a store. I noticed that it was really dirty, and most of all, it …
BUILDINGS: Should pass the eye test
I was happy to read in Friday’s Press that the Post Falls Beautification Committee was stepping up to enhance the entrance to our city off I-90. I only wish the committee had put into place some sort of “architectu…
FORESTS: Don't fence me out
Regarding the front page article about Bob Balser in The Press: I agree with Bob’s disdain of the trashing and destroying of property regardless of who owns it. Athol has a similar area where all the target shooter…
MISSING: Beware word implications
I was shocked to read in Thursday’s paper that the behavior of the husband of missing woman Joan Gundlach was “odd.” That implies guilt before all the facts of the case were in. Just imagine how that word caused ev…
BIKING: Panel pedals information
The members of the city of Coeur d’Alene Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee would like to affirm some of the comments made by Ken Benson in a letter to the editor on April 3 (“Cyclist: Driver disobeyed law”).
HAZEL: For kids and taxpayers, too
I support Christa Hazel for Coeur d’Alene School Trustee Zone 1. She is qualified and has the experience necessary to represent parents and taxpayers on our school board.
BOAT RAMP: Not buying its closure
Oh please! In order to submit an accurate bid, the contractor had to do a complete survey of the site and figure every item needed for the project. Closure of the boat ramp is clearly not a last minute surprise. On…