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RECALL: Realty, politics don't mix
Geez Kim Cooper; regarding “the recall issue,” it smacks that you chose to use your real estate article in last Sunday’s Coeur d’Alene Press to expose your and The Coeur d’Alene Association of Realtors’ political o…
RECALL: Let them pay election costs
I am aware that those who wrote and submitted the current recall petition are passionate in their choice of action. If you disagree with someone, why vote them out if you can kick them out? Since a successful petit…
MIDTOWN: Council is listening
We are five of the neighbors and business owners of Midtown and we have been actively engaged in discussions about the future of our city. We feel that it is important to let our fellow neighbors know that the mayo…
RECALL: McEuen then - and now
Having lived in this community for more than 60 years, I would like to express a few thoughts on McEuen Park and the recall effort. McEuen Park has the potential to be a wonderful park for thousands of people but h…
GEESE: No harm, no fowl
This is in response to your front-page article “Goose gougers going away” in Saturday’s Press.
Holding each other responsible
For fair and effective governance of this constitutional republic, citizens must be actively involved in keeping informed and exercising their right to vote, elected officials should be honest and open in their act…
BEACHES: Time to ban smoking
As summer approaches, I look forward to taking my children to the great beaches we have in the area. One thing, however, I am not looking forward to is smelling smoke as I lay on my towel, and having my 3-year-old …
RECALL: Having our say now
The Press: “Standing up for Cd’A.” Fernan stands with Cd’A — what? They live in Fernan, not Cd’A; they don’t understand our problems. They stand for their cronies, not with the majority of our citizens then. They m…
SAMARITAN: Thanks for road rescue
On April 6 I was driving up the incline toward Mullan Trail Road on the east end of Coeur d’Alene when my car quit running. I managed to pull off to the side, barely clearing the fog line at the edge of the road. I…
BLAME: Look in mirror, Americans
Lately I have been reading a lot of comments that blame President Obama for making the financial crisis worse. I think we need to take a good long look in the mirror and start putting some of the blame on ourselves…
McEUEN: City doing its job
How many times have you used McEuen Park? Personally I walked the trail around Tubbs Hill three times and shot baskets at the minuscule basketball court once. My wife has never availed herself of the park. There is…
ROMNEY: Rob poor, give to the rich
Romney has sucked dry over 20 companies. Hacked off their arms and legs to feed Bain Capital. Abandoned mutilated companies by side of economic road to die of exposure.
The start of something good
This is the end of the story.
ROMNEY: Friend of the people
Sandra Boynton wants to convince us that Mitt Romney is an enemy of the people by using his first name, Willard. Accurate name but her letter reflects a left wing bias that contains questionable accuracy.
ASPHALT: Lack of respect shown
I wanted to vomit when I read the article about the “new” asphalt plant the county