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SCHOOLS: Choice - and opportunity
As summer runs its course here in beautiful North Idaho, a deadline fast approaches. We as the citizens of Coeur d’Alene, specifically the citizens in School District 271, have a choice. Next Tuesday, those of us w…
RESPONSE: Prove it George
I read George Rodkey “Gun control via UN” and all I want to say is you need to prove what you said to be true. I Googled it and found the usual “claims” but nothing to substantiate what you said. So please give the…
STICKER: Shock at bad placement
I saw one of the most disrespectful front pages of The Press last Saturday that I can ever recall.
See you at the fair
With gentle nudging from a certain climatologist we know, the weather gods have smiled on the 2012 North Idaho Fair and Rodeo.
INVEST: Beware the many scams
If it sounds too good to be true, IT IS ! Just a word of advice especially to the young folks out there (the older folks should know better). We have several friends, young and old, who invested in “penny auctions”…
BELIEF: Science can't tell story
Lots of mail recently about atheism and atheists. For the record I have no problem (only sympathy) with either but I do want to make one issue clear.
SCHOOLS: Make good schools better
On Tuesday, August 28, the voters of this great city will be given the opportunity to cast their votes for or against a proposed bond run by the Coeur d’Alene School District that will be used for renovations and i…
SCHOOLS: 'Yes' for many reasons
Why vote yes for the Coeur d’Alene School District Bond on August 28th? Many sound reasons exist. Vote yes for the kids who attend Borah, Bryan, Sorensen, Winton, and Canfield; they deserve schools built to educate…
PRESS: Shows lack of respect
Nice going guys. Slapping a cheesy ad sticker over the picture of a soldier killed in battle on Saturday’s front page perfectly illustrates what you left wing media jerks think of our military who carry the load fo…
SCHOOLS: Best time to invest
Please join us in voting yes on the upcoming School District 271 Facilities Bond. We have been long time residents of this community and have seen hundreds of students successfully pass through Borah, Bryan, Winton…
A race for select few
Maybe the horses are lining up behind the scenes, ready to break out at the beginning of the race. But just in case there are several qualified fence-sitters out there, undecided about running for one of three Nort…
VETERANS: Suicide numbers alarming
Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs and DAV life member Eric Shinseki was the principal guest speaker at the 2009 annual National Convention of Blinded Veterans Association in Portland, Ore. During his speech he mention…
JOBLESS: A way to fix problem
I have figured out one way to alleviate the appalling unemployment statistics! Actually it’s a “no brainer,” but corporations are too blind (or too greedy) to see the issue.
HIGH RISE: No thank you
Have the real estate people in Aspen, Colo., run out of space of their own? They are coming to invade Coeur d’Alene to benefit from the mighty dollar.
SCHOOLS: Give the portables to Charter
Coeur d’Alene School District has 50 portables to dispose of with the passage of the August 28th TAX Bond. In order for the district to begin building all the new gymnasiums in their plan, they will need to relocat…