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MALEK: Reader appreciates column
Luke Malek, the pleasure of reading your articles is a monthly must for me.
SCOUTS: Dishonesty crumbles cookies
SHAME ON YOU to the woman who knowingly wrote two bad checks to Girl Scout Troop 2498 for cookies! That $60-plus comes out of the troop's profits. This money is used for camping trips and educational programs for o…
SCHOOLS: Vote yes on 274 levy
To all residents in Kootenai Joint School District No. 274, I urge you to vote YES on our upcoming school levy May 17.
McEUEN: Motives should be questioned
In Saturday's Press Mr. Connaway hit the nail on the head with his assumption that we really don't need this project at this time or sometime down the road. Some shady tactics are going on. I think it's just some p…
LCDC: Stretching story of its impact
The Citizen Urban Renewal meeting on April 26 generated some surprising information about urban renewal impacts. In defense of urban renewal, Tony Berns, LCDC executive director was quoted in The Press the followin…
HEADLINE: An unwarranted jab
In regard to your headline May 4, although it was an AP jab, if I remember correctly, none of the 3,000-plus who died on Sept. 11 were armed which makes those two writers seen to be trying to stir up some activity!
WARMING: Harris sees the light
Hallelujah! Cliff Harris admits Arctic warming. Of course, he attributes it to soot and not CO2 but it's a start. According to Skeptical Science on April 2, "black carbon (BC, soot) is a short term climate forcer, …
NIC: Applauding policy of protest
The administration at NIC could never have anticipated a group of extreme protesters like the Westboro Baptist Church would pay the quite little campus by the lake a visit. While everyone knew this play was controv…
UNIONS: Choice over coercion
I was disappointed by the Editorial on April 29, 2011. The entire "tone" of the editorial was "what's in it for me" not "how can we collaborate in an effort to benefit everyone."
McEUEN: Invest in jobs instead
In regard to Saturday's, My Turn, Mr. Connaway has some very good points. The McEuen field project is for the most part a joke. The city, the state and the country are in debt and the mayor is saying we should spen…
SEALS: U.S. sent the best
When you care, send the best. Navy Seals with CIA and DOD support took out Osama bin Laden and then fed his body to the fishes in the Northern Arabian Sea.
OSAMA: Credit where it's due
The underlying moral is that Obama finished what Bush began immediately following the World Trade Center tragedy. What liberals could never, ever understand was our primary reason for being in Afghanistan. We neede…
Trustees you can trust
Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene patrons are fortunate in that the people running for their respective school boards are all dedicated, smart people with a strong desire to improve two good school districts.
OSAMA: Credit where it's due
The underlying moral is that Obama finished what Bush began immediately following the World Trade Center tragedy. What liberals could never, ever understand was our primary reason for being in Afghanistan. We neede…
LABRADOR: Points for honesty, anyway
One has to appreciate the candor of Raul Labrador when he states "I don't really have an answer. I'm here to learn." Still, since this is the same guy who had to fly halfway around the world on the taxpayer's dime …