Opinion
Searching for opinion based articles? Below we'll share opinion news articles on a wide variety of topics.
TAXES: Give us a break, Cd'A
My property value has decreased by 50 percent. Unfortunately, my income has also decreased. Have my taxes followed suit? NO!
WINTON: Help keep it great
As parents of three boys who have or are attending Winton Elementary, we can attest that Winton is a great school! The welcoming atmosphere, the caring staff and the dedicated teachers all contribute to the overall…
GOP: Watch the leftist wing
Everyone knows the Kootenai Republican Party is hotly divided on key issues, local and national. But the leftist wing of the party has for some time leveled allegations of conspiracy and subversion at, of all group…
SCHOOLS: Don't slam, clank kids
Isn’t it silly to suppose that the classroom a student sits in would have any effect on their education? Suppose you were in a meeting at a very important client’s office. During that meeting someone opened and clo…
SENIORS: Let's give 'em a hand
A wonderful editorial for seniors was in the July 27 edition of the Coeur d’Alene Press with well deserved recognition for our area’s senior citizens and senior centers. I would, however, note to The Press and its …
OFFENDERS: No cause for attack
It appears, Mr. Silva, that you are a strong victims’ rights advocate, and that’s a good thing, but you are merely just one of many who have taken up that righteous cause. What I question is your motive for the per…
TICKET: A sign of city neglect
We recently attended the National Sidecar Rally at the fairgrounds. While there, we decided to visit downtown and the harbor. We parked our motorcycle in a lot where an empty office building was for sale. When we r…
CLIMATE: A tale of two papers
I subscribe to both the Coeur d’Alene Press and the Spokesman Review. I read both papers. The Spokesman for the news and the Press mostly for comic relief.
STORY: The put-upon atheist
Tuesday’s article about the mistreated atheists who are not going to take it anymore was a little over the top. During the past 100 years, atheists in Communist China, the old Soviet Union, North Korea and Cambodia…
Art and food in nick of time
Just when you were wondering what great entertainment might tide you over 'til the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo arrive, Art on the Green opens its aesthetic arms to you.
ATHEISTS: You're invited to dinner
Thank you for giving some background Tuesday about the area billboard campaign by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
CARTOON: No laughing matter
I and many of my friends find the cartoon “Useful and Wasteful Spending” next to the Editorial on page A4 on July 27 reprehensible and disgustingly offensive. At 80 years of age and once a military man, as many of …
MISHAP: Good guys step up
On Thursday, July 19th, I was driving into Coeur d’Alene from my home in Post Falls when the community I live in displayed heroic qualities of which I had never seen before.
TRUTH: It's worth your avid pursuit
I would like to remind all the people who write in with their verbatim rhetoric from the lame stream media defending Obama that beyond the smoke and mirrors is the truth. Let me begin with Cecil Kelly III who wrote…
SCHOOL: No more nightmare
I am the mother of two children who attend Winton Elementary, one going into 4th grade and the other into 1st. The staff at Winton provides a fantastic atmosphere for our children to learn and thrive in, but the su…