Opinion
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Stand by the Kootenai County Comprehensive Plan
Since the beginning process of the development of Kootenai County's new Comprehensive Plan more than three years ago, I have been involved by attending meetings, hearings, deliberations and doing hours and hours of…
Time to get Comp Plan done
On Wednesday I read two articles in the Coeur d'Alene Press with wide-eyed incredulity. Apparently County Commissioners Currie and Piazza have decided to cast all modicum of the truth to the wind and express their …
Parting is such sweet sorrow
You've seen them huddled in airports, family members packed close together, one youthful face beaming, the rest a mess of red eyes and tears.
VITAMINS: Let Americans choose
As an American I expect the right to choose whatever I consider helpful to put into my body to increase my health. It might be vitamins or other supplements I have researched. If you really want to keep us safe, la…
REFORM: U.S. drug costs grossly inflated
We have been hearing a lot about medical health reform lately from our government. This weekend I had an experience that relates directly to this situation.
CELLS: Council has the right idea
The General Services Committee of the Coeur d’Alene City Council should be complimented for taking a proactive role by looking into a city restriction on cell phone use while driving. John Bruning, Mike Kennedy, a…
DOCS: Why are 2 of best leaving?
How many people in this county have battled cancer? Too many, we fear, as we now have a second state of the art cancer center in Post Falls. But at what expense?
RESPONSE: Obama is not a patriot
Tom Hearn, in your letter in the My Turn column of Feb. 13 you called Pres. Obama “a patriot.” Does a patriot travel the world apologizing for America, bowing to the world, calling Americans arrogant? I’m sorry; I …
RESPONSE: Hate, fear not true religion
In response to Martin Coon, John Stone, and Thom Pace’s articles on the Koran and the Bible:
BISTRO: Long may it serve
Really? The city is just going to decide it is shutting down, or more accurately NOT going to re-lease, the property back to Kevin Eskelin, the owner of The Parkside Bistro. The latest article would have you believ…
RESPONSE: Full perspective requires multiple sources
I would like to see a new feature in the Press where the editor answers questions and responds with the paper’s or staff’s position on popular topics.
CARS: Time to rethink designs
Now that foreign make autos are having implosions, the door should be open for our own home companies to bring out some of the beautiful designs and to set aside the “ruptured duck” appearing designs introduced fro…
PLAN: Ready for adoption now
On Feb. 17 the Coeur d’Alene Press editorial called on the County Commissioners to scrap the new comprehensive plan and begin over after this year’s elections.
The ends are not the means
Once upon a time, the middle was a pretty good place to be.
The ends are not the means
Once upon a time, the middle was a pretty good place to be.