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VOTE: Respect everyone's choices
I write this letter with sadness over the anger people showed if you didn’t agree with whom they thought should be president. My husband just became a U.S. citizen and for six years since we have been back from ove…
STRANSKY: Proud to live in N. Idaho
Thank you to my District 2 community for their support and consideration during my recent campaign. Even though I came up short, I did not come up short in my commitment and respect for my community. The positive o…
CHARGES: The ol' Calif. rip off
Since many states are operating with a deficit, they are creating and thinking of ways to charge more fees and get more money from the residents. We own property in California and just received our property tax bil…
GOP: Don't be so 'gentlemanly'
Earl Parker is a closet Democrat. In his Nov. 16 My Turn, he claims to be a “Reagan Republican” and a “realist,” so the GOP has to change in order to win an election. Was he singing that tune in 2010 when the party…
EDITORIAL: It goes both ways
Mike Patrick’s Nov. 16 editorial presents an interesting call for appointment of a trustee to replace outgoing trustee Jim Purtee — one with “views distinctly different from those now on the board.” Please consider:
It's that time again
Maybe the election didn't go exactly the way you wanted it to go.
SOUP: Not all words taste good
Congratulations to Tom Hasslinger, staff writer for The Press. I think you have been successful in making every soup vendor from last year’s Soup Off and maybe this year mad at you as a result of your interview wit…
LETTER: Own up to owning crayons
On Friday, Nov. 16 the Coeur d’Alene Press printed a letter to the editor from Dennis Edelbrock, entitled “ELECTION: Now Who Owns What.” In his letter he listed a multitude of items he obviously disagreed with, fol…
TEACHERS: Hours badly underestimated
In the Nov. 14 Coeur d’Alene Press a reader’s opinion stated that teachers deserve to be paid well, and then stated that they are paid extremely well for five hours a day and 170 days per year.
KENNEDY: Those days are long gone
The loss of the election for the conservatives has been attributed to various groups voting for Obama instead of Romney, including single women, Latinos, and so forth, but there are consistent voters for any Democr…
NATION: Political divide gets wider
I fear the divide in our nation is greater than at any time since the Civil War.
THANKS: To one but not the other
I would like to thank the kind person from Jo-Ann Fabrics who sent my wallet, Nov. 14, which I lost on Sept. 6 just before an important trip. I NEVER carry cash but that time I did. My wallet was returned in perfec…
THANKS: Honor those now serving
It was a time of war. In the words of our 16th President Abraham Lincoln “… a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity…” in his proclamation speech on Oct. 3, 1863, that established Thanksgiving as an annual e…
CONGRESS: No time for politics
I find myself stunned by the current behavior of Republican leaders and most Republican members of Congress. At a time when the people of the United States need them to take care of serious issues, they have opted …
How to help our teachers
Tom Luna stepped in it again.