Opinion
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Compete or perish
For good reasons, the Coeur d'Alene School Board shot down the idea of a pay-for-K program.
McEUEN: Taxation minus representation
Thanks to Len Crosby’s research uncovering what amounts to taxation without representation. Unelected, unaccountable bodies are robbing taxing districts so they can do whatever they wish with tax dollars.
U.S.: It's state vs. the church
We hear a lot these days of the benefits to the church of having a 501 (c) 3 status. The 3 being the decision factor by a particular church to effectively muzzle its public voice in the misguided belief that it wil…
REGAN: Solving school problems
Brent Regan is the best choice for Cd’A School Board Trustee, Zone 1. He knows that our children’s education is the key to their future and understands what skills are necessary to be successful in today’s competit…
BOSTON: Putting it into perspective
With the recent bombing in Boston, I have to come out and say this. This is really absolutely terrible for the whole country, a tragedy for those family and friends of the victims.
VETERANS: Korea is not forgotten
The Armistice ending open warfare in Korea was signed, July 27, 1953. The Korean War veterans who returned to the U.S. resumed their lives with no fanfare, most merging back into civilian life with only their famil…
GUNS: What nation should do
Admittedly I come from another era but our 2nd Amendment rights transcend both my era and the problems existing today.
SEDDON: Seeing is believing
If you want to hire a person for a job, it is wise to talk to their co-workers.
N. KOREA: Put this threat to an end
So North Korea is rattling its sabres again. We should have taken care of them a long time ago.
CORE: Believe Glenn Beck, folks
Read the article about Common Core in Friday’s paper. I’m retired but not a grandfather, but this scares the hell out of me. It is anti-American. A couple of the people behind this are Bill Gates of Microsoft, a ve…
ADLER: Back to the beginning
The presentation by Professor David Adler at the Coeur d’Alene library was most interesting. He had a constitutional angle that I had never heard before.
WINTON: Press gets 'F' in spelling
To whom it may concern at Coeur d’Alene Press. Regarding the photo caption with the story on Winton school in the Sunday Press, I suggest that The Press either send the headline writer, and possibly the editor, bac…
FAIRE: Antidote to xenophobia
Here’s one comment from a U.S. citizen who emigrated from Germany more than 30 years ago and who has an adopted son from Kazakhstan (also a U.S. citizen)! The first thing that came to mind when I read the editorial…
CARTOON: Trained on the truth
Your cartoon in the Sunday paper tells a true story for sure.
A cricket is crying
When word reached The Press newsroom Monday morning that Jim Elder had died, silence greeted the announcement. The professional detachment that journalists use like a keyboard or camera to help them do their jobs w…