Opinion
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RECALL: Petition snapshot revealing
At the Coeur d’Alene City Council meeting Tuesday, June 5, Chris Copstead, former city councilman, spoke during the public comments regarding how he felt he had been “duped” into signing a recall petition and made …
PRIMARY: Folly of experiences
This year our state legislature made some changes in the primary voting process. Their attempts to discourage voting in the recent primary were, as reported, “successful” if a low voter turnout was truly a motivati…
Silver lining in recall storm
We're looking for a little light in the gloom.
LUNCHES: Debt hard to swallow
I have three children who attend school in the Coeur d’Alene School District. The schools offer hot lunch at the cost of $2.55 a day. It would cost our family $7.65 a day to buy school lunch. We chose to have our k…
Penalty flags on the unions
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's survival in Tuesday's recall election is being billed as a big blow to unions. No matter how you interpret that vote, it's clear that American unions face an uphill struggle - one larg…
CATS: A better feline solution
This letter is in response to Roxann’s letter about the cats. I sympathize with you, but for different reasons. I too, had a cat situation at my last home. I have written before regarding this “problem.” There were…
COMPUTERS: Teachers add more to learning
I am so glad Tracy Turell has brought the confliction between teachers and computers to light. I agree with his interpretation that the school system is offsetting expenses by using electronics, at the loss of teac…
FIREFIGHTER: A union disgrace
Why is an accused firefighter with the Northern Lakes District placed on administrative leave? And receiving any pay whatsoever? Does he get full salary while his case takes years to wind its way through the courts?
FLORIDA: Doing a drilling program
In order to stop a bad thing from happening two things have to happen first. We have to recognize that the thing that is happening is bad, and then we have to act to stop it.
VETERANS: Heed Mayor Larkin's call
Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin has a drive to obtain a Veterans Home here in our area; just as those in Lewiston, Boise and Pocatello. Please do write a letter of support of this effort and then either mail them to t…
BULLYING: Not limited to school
Some bullying has been happening in our town.
One man's righteous war
The federal government isn't fully owning up to its responsibilities for the victims of Agent Orange, a herbicide sprayed on Vietnamese jungles and any humans who might have been in or near them.
BULLYING: The cure is discipline
I appreciate Bill Rutherford’s “Bullying comes in many forms” on May 3. While we all need to be informed as to its many forms, my question is, what are we adults going to do about it? I’m getting sick of adults wri…
ART: Rack one up for Fourth Street
La-Dee-Dah, Mr. Gookin. Fourth Street bike racks “childish and ugly”… a “joke?”
BULLYING: Go to proper authorities
Regarding the letter a woman wrote about some bullying going on at a middle school in Coeur d’Alene. (She left unnamed). It was in the Sunday paper June 3. I would like to encourage her to go to the principal. If t…