Opinion
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McEUEN: Thumbs up to park plan
On behalf of the Downtown Business Community and our Board of Directors, I would like to voice our unwavering support for the plan developed by the McEuen Park Steering Committee.
McEUEN: Need a resolution
Here is the consolidation of two emails sent to Mayor Bloem and the City Council. Councilman Kennedy kindly responded that "he had thought of something similar." Judge for yourself if you think my idea is any good.…
McEUEN: Why same is better
Before the mayor and City Council decide to take away a recreational playground and replace it with a parkade and cluttered park that few will use, McEuen Field, the boat dock and Tubbs Hill have given great pleasu…
ILLEGALS: Just doesn't add up
Why would Mexicans risk their lives to get into this country and then try to turn this country into what they just left?
McEUEN: Killebrew played Legion ball
Investigative reporting run-amunk, Hay what! Harmon Killebrew got his start in baseball in Payette, Idaho, playing American Legion Baseball. Yeah, that's right, he was one of those "pesky kids" that played baseball…
McEUEN: What 1 taxpayer says
My name is Cheryl Riddle, I am a native of Coeur d'Alene. My parents are from Kellogg and they raised their family in Coeur d'Alene. Other than attending Boise State University and a job I took in Vail, Colo., as a…
McEUEN: Boat launch problems
I attended the McEuen presentation and while the drawings were very impressive, I have serious concerns with the boat launch removal and replacement. The requirement was that moving the Third Street boat launch mus…
McEuen's time has come
This Tuesday, the Coeur d'Alene City Council will consider approving the next phase of a project that started a decade and a half ago.
WORK: Greener in Washington
I keep hearing ads on television about how Idahoans need to go to college. I hear about the national average wage is higher than Idaho.
SING: Openings for young guys
Great article about the Lake City Harmonizers' 30 years; but I'd like to point out a significant addition to the information. I would inform all young men that while the regular dues of the national Barbershop Harm…
McEUEN: Examine the paradoxes
The proposed redesign of McEuen Field presents a puzzling abundance of contradictions and paradoxes.
CENTER: Seniors find a social hub
About three years ago my wife and I first went to the Post Falls Senior Center for lunch. Why we went I cannot remember, but when we first walked in, I thought to myself, "Why am I here with all these old people?" …
RINK: Real asset for community
The LCDC/KYRO partnership is a win-win for our community.
SHERMAN: Needs a fresh start itself
I am writing a rebuttal to Howard Martinson's statement that only 12 out of the 2,000 patrons, according to his projection, do not follow the rules of Fresh Start. He is trying to tell us that only 0.006 percent of…
CAMPAIGN: Just follow the money
The Idaho Chapter of AARP recently reviewed the 2010 campaign reports filed with the Idaho Secretary of State by candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor and the Idaho Legislature. The report makes interesting reading…