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TREES: Stand up for these sentinels
For those of us who didn't know, "Rosenberry Drive" is actually "The Dike Road." Having been "born and raised" in Coeur d'Alene I know the beauty, the uniqueness and the versatility of "The Dike Road." For generati…
Kristian offers a sales pitch
Steve Griffitts of Jobs Plus is always looking for sound research he can use to entice businesses to move here.
What, no #!$* swearing?
School isn't supposed to be a party, a day at the beach or a flash mob between brick walls.
EGGS: Consumers, munch on this
Do you wonder when you buy eggs how small they are actually? They should be sized under law.
MEALS: County without a heart
I read the article about the county refusing to help fund Meals on Wheels. I was dismayed, then ABSOLUTELY outraged when I read the letter that was sent to the Kootenai County seniors.
FARRAGUT: Ode to its reunions
My husband was one of the fellows who began his service at Farragut Naval Training Station in the 1940s. We have returned there several times for the reunions - held the first weekend after Labor Day. Three years a…
McEUEN: Last word from a first-timer
First time commenter! I guess I'm officially "older" now that I'm pushing 65 and in need of complaining.
CROSSING: Less danger, more drama
I also live near the intersection of Lancaster Road and Government Way (letter of Aug. 28) and I see nothing any more dangerous at this particular intersection than any other.
MEALS: Raises go wrong way
It is pretty sad when the commissioners can give employees a big raise and then cut the Meals on Wheels for the poor elderly in our community. Where is the justice in that?
OBAMA: America's favorite scapegoat
Every time a negative event occurs, you can bet that some conservative publication, talk show or email chain will blame the president for that event. Whether it's something as cut and dried as a flood or something …
GOP: 'Reckless' shot at Medicare
I am writing to express my deep concern about House Republicans' vote to end Medicare and cut benefits that hardworking seniors have earned.
SPIRIT: Story ignored positives
We were very offended by the front page of The Press on Sept. 1 concerning Governor Butch Otter's visit to Spirit Lake on Aug. 31. The wolf protesters did not "Snap Up the Spotlight" as the paper stated. It was a v…
4-H: Performance one for the ages
If you missed the drill team "Rolling Thunder" at the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo on Aug. 28, you missed a real treat. They can't learn that kind of horsemanship at the Kroc Center.
MEALS: Food for official thought
No money for senior Meals on Wheels? How do you elected officials sleep at night? There is money for ANOTHER dog park, there are millions of dollars available for the McEuen project, there is money to buy land and …
BEAR: Killing just isn't right
The newspaper and blog accounts of the grizzly bear shooting in Boundary County are obviously biased in favor of the shooter, Jeremy Hill.