Opinion
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CENTER: Board strives for viability, relevance
I appreciate the willingness of The Press to make headline news of the controversy at Lake City Center over future direction. The struggle is being experienced by senior centers throughout Idaho and across the coun…
LIBRARY: Good thing confounded
The new computers at Pinehurst Public Library were cool when they first came in couple/three months ago. Yeah - they were logical and user-friendly too. From the START page you'd click onto Internet Explorer and WO…
JOBS: Where have they gone?
The most recent example of corporations transferring American jobs overseas came in this morning's news. GM is putting their global electric vehicle production facilities in China - right along with their technolog…
KVNI: Sad lament to long-lost songs
I really hated seeing KVNI replacing the good old music with the sports show. I think, as much as I like sports, you lost me as a 1080 fan. We can get all the sports news via TV, newspapers, computer, etc. Please b…
VIOLENCE: Message equal to inciting riots
SEIU's Stephen Lerner is quoted from the video clip at the Progressive Summit, telling unions, community organizers and students (Sept. 20) to promote nationwide violence. Here are his words:
False claims tax patience
It isn't the wealthiest Americans who need to be defended in the argument for higher taxes.
IB: Costs more, nets less than AP
The Coeur d'Alene School District is trying to protect its liberal "sacred cow" - the IB program. First, it holds a "workshop" to supposedly discuss its competing advanced learning programs - IB and AP, and then th…
IB: District mum on key information
Maureen Dolan's article missed a major point regarding the school board's IB/AP and Strategic Planning Workshop held last Monday. Our school district continues to be in a financial emergency - times are tight. The …
OBAMA: Qualified to lead what, exactly?
Justin StormoGipson, you are the one who has been deceived! Your letter in The Press on Sept. 14 seems unfounded. You have had the proverbial wool pulled over your eyes, again! This isn't good for an M.D., especial…
AP: What it means to local students
After reading Maureen Dolan's article "Making the grade?," I wanted to share my personal experience concerning the AP program. I attended the Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy for my entire high school career and gradu…
SPEEDERS: Slow down, save lives
First, I'd like to thank our police department for doing their best in slowing down this problem we have here on our street. I live on West Neider Avenue here in Coeur d'Alene between Howard and Fruitland avenues. …
PLUMMER: Team helps keep it clean
Imagine this headline: "Coeur d'Alene Reservation Residents Spruce Up Coeur d'Alene," followed by the sentences, "They came to find garbage. None were disappointed."
SUGAR: Gets bad rap again and again
There seems to be a disinformation program out in the world concerning sugar and it appears Mr. Judd Jones has fallen victim to it and is unknowingly propagating this lie. His article titled, "How sugary sweet are …
Sewage takes center stage
Take all the acronyms, the scientific formulas, the political agendas at cross purposes and the bitter cross-state line disputes.
REUNION: Many thanks to Farragut
Just a short message to the wonderful people in the Coeur d'Alene area and Farragut State Park system who volunteer their time to put on the annual World War II Navy basic training reunion each year. When my neighb…