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HELPED: Thanks for the assistance
My name is Nancy L. Johnson and I live in Coeur d'Alene. My purpose for writing this letter is to give my thanks to a lady I met at Art on the Green. I always knew it was a great place to go and get great food, ent…
HEDGES: Constitution is getting trimmed
Since when is trimming a hedge a felony?
How to really lift morale
No stone-throwing here. No barbs, bruises or snide remarks borne of pecuniary jealousy.
AVISTA: Was it a mere coincidence?
On April 1, 2010, Coeur d'Alene Press reporter Alecia Warren wrote an article making public Avista executive pay increases. CEO Scott Morris received total compensation of $3,000,000, Mark Thies (vp) received $831,…
LETTER: Comments not meant literally
Regarding my recently published letter "FDIC: A drain on law enforcers," I really messed this one up! If The Press couldn't get the meaning behind my snide comments, I don't know how I expected anyone else could.
LAND: You own it, you develop it
Drill baby drill... old news. Mountain top mining... old news. Shouldn't Idaho allow the same thing?
RESPONSE: 'Traitor' too strong a word
This is in response to a "My Turn" Column written by Mr. John M. Clark printed in the Coeur d'Alene Press on July 31, 2010, that mentions my name.
GOVERNMENT: Work beats entitlements
I consider myself a common American citizen of modest means never without a job finding a way to meet my obligations. I believe the basis of American economics is a competitive enterprise, not by opportunity which …
CONEYS: Responses warm tummy, heart
I would like to thank all the wonderful people who took the time to share their Showboat drive-in Coney Island recipes with me and all the other people who remember what a treat it was. Those were the days. I grew …
HEROES: Honoring them at big event
Hayden Lake residents Col. Arthur Halverson, U.S. Air Force (retired), and his wife Anne were among those attending The 92nd United States Army Air Force/United States Air Force 68th Birthday Reunion at the Norther…
CONEYS: Here's the real deal, folks
The original coney recipe was brought from the Miners Hat drive-in in Kellogg by my uncle Lloyd Scoles. He in turn gave it to my aunt and uncle, Cleo and Austin Anthony, who owned The Boat for many years. The origi…
OBAMA: Let us count the facts
I would like to respond to an item in the July 30 edition titled "Obama: Let us count the lies" by Craig Kerwin which I read as a bunch of blah, blah, blah until I got to No. 10 and I realized he really does believ…
ROWE: Broader perspective needed
Where does The Press come up with these "whack job" writers? All you have to do is read the last three paragraphs of Albert Rowe's column, and he has perfectly described his own writing. I would suggest that he rea…
BREASTFEED: This is week of enlightenment
Most women have heard that breastfeeding gives babies a healthy start to life. To fit breastfeeding into their lives, however, mothers need the whole community to support their decision - beginning with the earlies…
LINUS: Prayers, help humbly sought
This past weekend, a cargo plane coming into Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska, crashed and four USAF personnel were killed. The four killed were, Major Michael Freyholtz, Major Aaron Malone, Capt. Jeffrey Hill an…