Opinion
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SCHOOLS: District reaction is strange
Does anyone else think it's a bit odd that Superintendent Hazel Bauman and Vice Chair of the Coeur d'Alene School Board Bill Hemenway, want the school levy election results changed to reflect a lower passage rate o…
KROC: Swim and let swim
Regarding the letter to the editor from Robert Kobrick, "SWIM: Community missing from Kroc."
SENTENCE: Tragedy only made worse
I cannot believe the sentence declared by the judge in the Amanda Skogen story. There must be other facts in the case not covered in the story to have judged this woman as a criminal and given her such a harsh sent…
TUBBS: Part of McEuen steamroller
Sunday's Editorial was a political hack job in the form of Political Correctness. Virgil Edwards' letter (March 12), besides being printed as a My Turn column, was cheered on and "saluted" in this editorial. He is …
PROTEST: Students tell another story
Another great photo in the Coeur d'Alene Press showing how intelligent our "children" are! After picking up my paper, there on Saturday's Press front page was a photograph of a handful of Post Fall High School stud…
SCHOOLS: Good ole boys, again
It appears to me that Hazel Bauman has joined the "Good Ole Boys." I remember not too long ago when she vowed to work with the school budget to balance and cut spending costs. It appears now that instead of saying …
TREE: Keep it, honor freedom
As lifelong Coeur d'Alene residents, we are concerned and care deeply about the future of McEuen Field. Much has already been written, but we wish to talk about the Freedom Tree.
PLOWED: Pair see snow piled up
Well, I guess some people never grow up no matter how old they get. A while back I wrote a letter about the snowplow piling snow up next to my mother-in-law's driveway so that she can't see the traffic coming down …
GOP: Dems behind failure
Dear Mr. Shriner: It is your Democratic party that has caused this nation to fail, not the GOP. Let's talk about unions first; they are the reason for all the jobs being shipped overseas and Mexico. They demand top…
To bee or not to bee
You know the 52 top spellers from the five northern counties are going to square off tomorrow at North Idaho College, with the winner advancing to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
REFORM: Online or out of line?
Public school chief Tom Luna's plan for education reform has me worried, not only for the obvious near term negative impacts, but for the long term implications the requirement of online courses carries.
DRIVERS: Ability only valid issue
I appreciated the comprehensiveness of The Press article regarding seniors' skills behind the wheel. As reported, it should not be about age but about ability, and the predominance of facts do not point to more res…
CITYLINK: Not really a free ride
In your editorial in the Wednesday's Press, "Gas guzzlers, get a grip," there was a statement that "Ride Citylink: it's free." It may be free to those who use the service, but someone pays for the bus, gas, drivers…
GAS: Natural not best bargain
Front page article in the Coeur d'Alene Press March 11: Post Falls considering using natural gas in vehicles instead of gasoline. (Please don't shoot the messenger!)
EXEMPTION: Don't miss this deduction
We moved to beautiful North Idaho in 2007 and just found out that we have over-paid $7,000-plus in property tax with the county and have no recourse to be refunded. Since the "homeowner's exemption" wasn't an issue…