Opinion
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KTEC: All about being smart
The editor's column on KTEC was to be a positive spin on the need for a campus such as this and yet managed to insult several million hard working Americans as not smart enough to advance themselves enough through …
VISITOR: Pilings pose serious danger
I visited your city this past summer, and enjoyed all of the lovely parks, trails and city shopping with my two children. My sister and her family toured us on the lake and adjoining river with their boat and tube.…
KTEC: Kudos to NIC, as well
Congratulations to the community business leaders who along with the Meyer family, the three school districts and of course the voters, have made it possible for the KTEC facility to begin its construction.
IB: Editorial 'double standard'
Last Sunday's editorial about IB was a real shocker. Mr. Patrick says that "religion and politics" should play no role in deciding what to do about the IB program. Sorry, but religion and politics are based on comm…
KHS: Worth breaking silence
I always promised myself that I would remain "invisible" and never write a letter to The Press, but I can no longer remain silent.
JOBS: Think first, then solve problems
Laura Massie's letter in the Sunday edition illustrates a major reason why we are in such a mess: Voters who have an alarming lack of critical thinking skills.
Greater enemy is apathy
Even if the weather is chilly and the tourists are gone, downtown Coeur d'Alene could be pretty interesting tomorrow.
Civic engagement a way of life in Idaho
Guest Opinion
SAYLER: Ideal for dynamic city
George Sayler is running for Coeur d'Alene City Council and if ever there was an individual more suited to represent everyone in the city I don't know who it is. He has been accused of being "establishment' and if …
OBAMA: Loyalty with flying colors
Please do not ever forget that you are what our nation needed and still does, my President Barack Obama. I was and am so inspired by you. You gave me and those that have been forgotten hope and you will forever giv…
ILLEGALS: Work first, collect later
Just read about the new immigration law in Alabama. The new law allows police to detain people indefinitely if they are suspected of being in the country illegally and requires schools to check the status of new st…
JOBS: All together, let's get bill passed
OK, picture this if you will. You are in water over your head and you're doing the dog paddle. No matter how hard you paddle, you are still in water over your head. Can you stop to do anything else?
BLAME: Congress isn't facing issues
I am sick of reading about who is to blame for the fiscal nightmare this country is facing. If you take time to quit being a party hack and follow the congressional record, or documentation on the Internet, you fin…
CATS: Strays have real friends
I feel a desperate rush to offer support to the women taking care of the feral/stray cat population before all the cat haters start with their ugliness and ignorance. My mom and I have been doing the same for years.
STORY: Doesn't go far enough
Your AP article on the front page of Friday, Oct. 7 paper is mostly factual but disingenuous. The president is traveling around the country selling his "Jobs Bill" a la Stimulus Package. First of all, it is untrue …