Opinion
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IRONMAN: Thanks for all the support
I competed in Ironman last weekend and wanted to send a big Thank You to all of the volunteers who made a tough day easier. We made a big mess and they did a great job of cleaning up after us. I would also like to …
IRONMAN: CdA volunteers the best
I just wanted to write and thank the people and volunteers of Coeur d'Alene for the wonderful Ironman event my husband and I enjoyed this year. We have been to a few events but the people and the gorgeous town of C…
AMERICA: Don't just do nothing
With each passing day, this question becomes more ominous: Are Americans just too stupid to retain their freedoms? History is painting a bleak picture.
JAIL: Few jobs behind those bars
Did you know that if you do not have a job and you are on probation, you could go to jail? Am I the only one who knows about the job shortage? And if you have a “record,” getting a job can be extra hard.
HYPOCRISY: Play by the same rules
We've all heard the expression "What's good for the goose is good for the gander."
EAGLES: Reconsider membership offer
The Eagles Club offered free membership to military veterans, police, firemen and emergency medical technician responders in the CdA Press June 15 edition.
PARKING: Agreement sets bad precedent
Several months ago, the city of Coeur d’Alene could find no way to preserve a business that had existed at the edge of the park for well over 10 years. The opinion was there could be no commercial enterprise on Cit…
TILLMAN: Here's how to honor him
Honor Pat Tillman this August by watching the documentary that exposes the government cover up surrounding his death. Call the local theaters and request they carry this film.
AID IN DYING: Not a one-sided story
I hope the Press spends as much time finding or printing opinions For AID in Dying rather than the many comments made in Wednesday news. How is it all these people from other states are commenting on Tucker’s prese…
RADICALS: Look out for the left
This letter is in response to the letter written by Cecil Kelly titled “RADICALS: Beware their impositions.” The author starts off by stating the definition of Treason, then tries to link it to the “radical right” …
Together we stand for a strong USA
Editor's note: In what has become a Fourth of July holiday tradition, we're reprinting one of this newspaper's most popular editorials.
AID IN DYING: Key is the conversation
In June Chris Carlson wrote a strongly worded opinion piece in the Coeur d’Alene Press. It was titled LEGALIZED MURDER, INC, IS ON THE HORIZON. The subject is physician assisted death, or aid in dying for dying pe…
Help light the fireworks fuse
The show will go on.
SCHOOLS: Offer Constitution study
Ron Vieselmeyer’s letter of 20 June, with suggestions regarding schools of choice, definitely has has merit and should be taken under consideration. He made reference to the deceptive, misleading interpretation of …
BALLET: Important teacher left out
A very interesting article regarding Kelsey Piva and her recent invitation to train with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow Russia. After digesting the article I was somewhat disturbed to find that her teacher M…