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Opportunity missed
To the decision-makers who chose not to increase property taxes this year: Thank you. Thanks for resisting the urge to further burden so many residents still struggling mightily from the after-effects of the Great …
TAXES: State must revise rule
Well, it appears that most of our government entities’ budgets have been approved with increases and the taxpayers are again forced to pony up with additional monies.
CHS: Patriotism can smell sweet
Kudos to those who plant the American flag in flowers at Coeur d’Alene High School. It’s a daily reminder what a great country we live in and a high school with those ideals. Makes me proud to live here.
TAXES: They're job killers, folks
The Aug. 29 column with the headline “Taxes: Cuts don’t create new jobs” is not supported by common sense.
CHARTER: Step up for school
Congratulations to the Coeur d’Alene School District on the recent passage of their $32 million bond. While the buzz of the election win is still fresh, I wanted to inform (or remind) people that although the Coeur…
CLIMATE: Merging of different minds
Can religion and science unite on one important issue? Consider this.
REFORM: Picture perfect? Not quite
At Luke Malek’s invitation, I visited http://studentscomefirst.org. The website, created by the Idaho State Department of Education, is a slick presentation. Professionally done, all the people pictured are flawles…
PAVING: Why plant doesn't fit
This is a plea to the people to try to save our children, homes and community. Coeur d’Alene Paving has petitioned to build a new asphalt plant on Seltice Road by State Line. This is a big issue due to where they p…
WOLVES: Ph.D.s considered 'experts'
Where in the world do these pro-wolf elitist environmentalists come up with these “experts” on wolves? The last one that came to talk to them was nothing short of a quack and had no clue about what is going on with…
ATTACK: Victims, join this walk
I have not seen any stories following David Cole’s article on the pitbull that attacked the man with the service dog on Aug. 2. For many victims of pitbull attacks, the attacking dog is never found.
Don't miss birthday bash
The ol' gal sure is spry at 100.
ATHEISTS: The light is shining
In regard to the letter written by Mary Budd under the headline “ATHEISTS: Shine light on believers,” not everyone in this country of ours is Christian. There are MANY faiths for a person to choose from. I for one …
OBAMA: Idahoan predicts future
Fellow Americans, make no doubt about it, your choice in which this nation is going to go after November’s election is very clear. You will either turn your country over to the “millionaires and the billionaires” a…
HATRED: Alas, it works both ways
The Press ran an AP article on Wednesday, Aug. 8, profiling Professor Pete Simi’s book “American Swastika” in which he found that hate music is funding white hate groups and has influenced everyone from Randy Weave…
SUICIDE: Thanks for column, Sholeh
First, my deepest sympathy goes out to Sholeh Patrick and her family for the suicide death of Jay. Then, thanks, Sholeh, for the courage to write such a poignant and insightful column on the subject of mental illne…