Opinion
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BIKES: Rules can make difference
Friday evening about 5:30, I witnessed a near collision between a car and bicycle at the intersection of Ninth and Best. The driver of the car obviously failed to perceive the eastbound cyclist traveling without an…
SENTENCE: Special treatment? No way
What does the 99 percent want? Among many other things we want to see former Kootenai County chief deputy clerk Sandra Martinson do hard time for grand theft just like anyone else would. We're unimpressed that anot…
PRIORITIES: Save some for needy
As we smile about our great city and continue to upgrade roads' bike paths, discuss new parks etc., perhaps some of these funds could be used to secure funding for warming shelters, food banks, clothing, even housi…
BYWAY: By golly, good way to go
"Sand Creek Byway work ahead of schedule" (Nov. 5, C-1). What great news for every business traveler who goes through Sandpoint and it's six "L" turns and other delays.
Keeping a campaign pledge
You want transparency in government.
PAY: Matter of perspective
Here's what most of our politicians are paid: $174,000; $193,400 if you are a majority or minority leader; $223,500 if you are the speaker of the house. At first thought, it sounds like a lot of money, but let's co…
KNIVES: Gifts for our military
The Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season will soon be here and for some local families, the best present will be the safe return of a friend or relative from military service in Iraq or Afghanistan. We have a …
AVISTA: A lost opportunity
A year and a half ago Avista replaced a 40-year-old pole in front of my home. After six months I started bugging them to remove the old pole. Well, Frontier phone company had a wire on it, so Avista couldn't take i…
PRESIDENT: We need a leader
As I witness the day to day rhetoric concerning current economic conditions and the direction that our country is heading, I am becoming increasingly concerned about a couple of issues.
DEER: Hunt with eyes only
read in The Press that someone(s) wants to do away with the deer population in Dalton Gardens. Really? Because they're eating your plants? Did you know there are deer-proof plants and flowers, dozens of them?
EPA: Need the rest of the story
Regarding the story in Wednesday's Coeur d'Alene Press about Lakes Magnet Middle School hosting an EPA representative to talk about the toxic legacy of the mining industry in this region:
GEEZERS: Words valued, plagiarized
Cristy Moore's editorial "Here Comes the Geezer Brigade" is excellent. Count me in! Posters, signs, T-shirts, bumper stickers, buttons, whatever it takes. We need change that WE THE PEOPLE can believe in. Thanks fo…
DOE: Dollars vanish into the sun
Why is the Department of Energy allowed to spend our tax dollars on wasted projects? The president and DOE were warned that their investment in Solyndra ($535 million) was not a good investment before the loan was …
SENTENCE: Jail time unwarranted
I imagine former Kootenai County Chief Deputy Clerk Sandra Martinson, who was recently convicted of stealing nearly $140,000 of taxpayer money over a 10-year period, was devastated when 1st District Judge Fred Gibl…
POLICE: Citizen has lost faith
In August, three dogs chased me down the street as I was riding my bike. I chased them off but not before the owner called the police to report I was trying to harm her dogs. I never touched them nor committed any …