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WEALTHY: Pay your fair share
Taxes are now at a 30-year low. Most Americans want to see the wealthy shoulder the tax burden as they have in the past rather than getting another tax break. The wealthy 2 percent are already rich beyond comprehen…
ROAD: There's plenty of room
This letter is to the impatient driver who yelled “Get out of the road” to me on Thursday, Aug. 2, around 8:45 a.m. while I was traveling eastbound on Front Street and approaching Seventh Street in Coeur d’Alene on…
SCHOOLS: Yes, back the bond
I am 100 percent behind the upcoming bond for our Coeur d’Alene public schools because:
OFFENDERS: Why stigma deserved
After reading JoAnn Lokken’s psycho-babble and God-speak about forgiveness, I would ask who in her sphere of influence has been a child molester. The stigma of sex offender should last the lifetime of the low-life …
MEDIA: Focus on real issues
Why is it that we have all these distractions in the media?
HONESTY: Rears its head again
Thank you! And thank you!
SCHOOLS: No better investment
Voting yes for the upcoming school bond is money well spent. My daughter attends Sorensen Elementary, which has done amazing things since becoming a magnet school, despite the aging building and outdated infrastruc…
Aim low on raises
As this newspaper has documented several times over recent years, Coeur d'Alene city employees are among the best paid workers around. Add to their ample average earnings a benefits package that exceeds anything th…
PACE: Still worth following
I enjoyed the Coeur d’Alene Press article of July 24, regarding the training for future teachers that is called PACE, which stands for Pathways for Accredited Certification and Endorsements.
TAXES: No time to raise them
Tuesday’s Press article “Cd’A may seek 3% tax hike” should not have surprised anyone. Now the City Council indicated that they would be “more comfortable” asking for a 2 percent increase. Well that gave me a warm f…
VILLAGE: Impact big in the region
Twin Lakes Village is home to some 325 families — a small community which over the years has demonstrated it’s a good neighbor. Residents of the Village not only take care of their own in time of need, but also hav…
SCHOOLS: Their time has come
We have the opportunity Aug. 28 to vote for a bond measure to renovate five aging schools, built in 1928, 1950, 1957, 1962 and 1975. Additional major upgrades would be provided to five other schools.
BRUGGER: Fond farewell, friend
In Memory of Edward E. Brugger of Post Falls, aka “Chap:” The man who taught me how to steer a tractor when I was 7 or 8 years old. A man who taught me to drive a farm truck when I was 12. A man who taught me to do…
ATHEISTS: Best to choose wisely
You are absolutely correct, we all have the right to not believe. it is a God-given right, those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will spend eternity with Him. Those who do not believe will be s…
BOND: Make it work for Winton
As parents of former and current Winton students, we are asking for a yes vote on Aug. 28 for the Coeur d’Alene School District bond. Winton is in desperate need of remodeling/rebuilding. Built in 1928, it has seen…