Opinion
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CATHOLIC: Cartoon crossed the line
Is The Press contracted or otherwise under obligation to print every political "cartoon" provided by (I presume) the AP? Why is the July 3 insult necessary?
CATHOLIC: All we ask is fairness
I was quite amused to see the anti-Catholic cartoon published on page A4 of the Coeur d'Alene Press. On the very same page your paper published an editorial stressing the importance of "religious diversity," and ca…
FIREWORKS: Gone but not forgotten
Should our collection of blackened, spent fireworks be taken (as evidence) to the police station or fire station? Perhaps both.
DEPOT: Don't buy into a lie
A lady came up to one of our Post 14 members at the American Legion Baseball Tournament at McEuen Field on July 2 with a complaint about Home Depot that immediately caught our attention. She advised that Home Depot…
INVASIVE: Whole deal smells fishy
Inspection for invasive species... really?
STOLEN: Widow hurt by flag theft
I came to this country as an immigrant in 1960. I loved this country from the moment I stepped off the boat.
CATS: Stolen cage sorely missed
I would like to just ask a favor. Could the person who took the cat cage that was sitting outside our gate at the Humane Society please bring it back?
CUTS: Recording fees would help
Regarding Saturday's howlingly funny story about county budget cuts: The money is in their face but they refuse to do anything about it.
UI: The people's university
Guest Opinion
Thank goodness, Buck stops here
It's not everyday you meet a molecular biologist with business savvy and strong social skills.
CARTOON: Unfair Catholic criticism
There is a moral difference between liberty and license.
IRONMAN: Here's to you, people
Thank you Coeur d'Alene! The community, volunteers and many spectators who supported Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2011 made it a FIRST-CLASS event. Ironman puts on many events in great cities, however Coeur d'Alene truly …
HAZARD: Public needs warnings
The primary purpose of this letter is to get the attention of public officials and citizens living downstream in the Coeur d'Alene Basin Bunker Hill Superfund site. Those include communities of Coeur d'Alene on int…
SNAKES: See the good in them
Thank you for the great article by Matt Ellerbeck regarding snakes. I have always been deathly afraid of snakes, although I used to do a lot of hiking and was passionate about all of the environment.
BANKS: They're hard to beat, folks
The new law on overdraft protection, that passed back in August, is not being respected by banks. I received a letter in the mail last year informing me if I didn't sign and return it that I would not have the prot…