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Timing troubling on replacements
John Martin's planning on a pretty special New Year's Eve.
Cd'A: Losing its glorious past
I was amused by the lead story in a recent front-page Coeur d'Alene Press, "Sandpoint vs. Coeur d'Alene."
LETTER: Message delivered perfectly
I want to thank Daniel Brannan for taking the time to express his opinion about the Ganesha controversy in the My Turn column. The tone of his column speaks volumes about the values he is defending.
LETTER: These jobs are where?
In answer to a letter by Kent Setty on Aug. 3 "Lying," I was wondering if he could tell us where all these jobs, factories and businesses, built by the so-called rich people, are located. I know a lot of people who…
TREES: City should put up big fight
First, the investigative reporters should be all over it. Instead the story reads ACE did not return our calls. The latest article said they were basically rolling over like wimps to comply. Cut down 500 trees on t…
LETTER: Marxist Obama isn't
I quit reading Mr. Setty's letter the moment that he started hysterically attacking President Obama as a "Marxist Socialist." No actually, the government does not now and certainly never has owned major assets outs…
RIVER: Show a little respect
I was saddened by the front page picture of the "Rolling down the River" article. I lived in the Silver Valley for 15 years, in Kingston, and have floated the river many times. It was always maddening to see disres…
TEA: Thanks for nothing, folks
Tea party lovers should be rejoicing. They have managed to stop the government from collecting taxes on airline flights. That stops the government from taking hard earned money out of the pockets of citizens. But w…
LETTERS: Failing comprehension test
The shortcoming of some people is the ability to read but inability to comprehend the message.
IPUC: Complaints go unheeded
I am writing in response to an article in the July 24 Press business section entitled, "Probe of Avista electric rate request begins."
Tale of two worlds
Coast to coast, jobs are being lost.
ECONOMY: In a word, impeach
I don't believe that our economy can survive another one and one-half years of runaway spending and it should be glaringly obvious to anyone with half-a-brain, that there is not the will in D.C. to change! The only…
TREES: Get to root of problem
My only source of information is what I see and hear on TV. It does seem obvious, however, that the removal of the pine trees along the dike in Coeur d'Alene is only a Band-Aid to a very big problem.
LOWERY: Help much appreciated
I would like to thank Nancy Lowery for her prompt attention in resolving a dangerous situation on the bike trail along Highway 95. She advised me it was not a city of Hayden problem. Then she, as a caring and consi…
CHIEF: Wasn't Moscow trainer
The article on Mica Kid Island new chief needs one area of repair. He was not the "training captain for the Moscow Rural Fire District." He was only a firefighter.