Opinion
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OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene
Coeur d’Alene celebrates pride is false and misleading. Please, stop projection of your views on the rest of us.
EDITORIAL: NIC trustees avert yet another disaster
Budget proposal could have further jeopardized accreditation
FRONT PLATES: Do we really need them?
This is a reply to former Trooper Walterscheidt’s recent complaint on Idahoans’ lack of seeing the need of running a front plate.
DEFAMATION: Thornbrugh’s trial coverage was exceptional
I am writing to celebrate and commend reporter Kaye Thornbrugh for her exceptional coverage of the Posey v. Bushnell trial. Kaye was the sole journalist present during this landmark case, which concluded with a $1.…
PROTESTS: No excuse for supporting Hamas
In Jean Felker’s article “No excuse for genocide” who responded to a previous article I wrote, she says, “Let me guess, you were against the Vietnam protest too?” No Jean, I was in Vietnam 1968-1969.
DEFAMATION: Thornbrugh’s coverage was excellent
The Coeur d’Alene Press has a gem among it’s many talented and professional journalists. I’m referring to Kaye Thornbrugh and the excellent job she did during the defamation lawsuit trial against Summer Bushnell th…
DEFAMATION: Thank you to the jurors
I want to thank Alicia Abbott for her invaluable coverage of the Posey v. Bushnell defamation trial. She attended the entirety of the trial, commuting to and from Coeur d’Alene each day, to support Eric and cover t…
FARMERS MARKET: Change of venue hurt businesses
We have a small store downtown on Sherman Avenue and I’d like to give a big shout out to whomever had the audacity and underhanded partaking in denying the permits to the vendors of the original Farmers Market that…
EDITORIAL: TikTok sure can stink good
New fragrance fad is robbing American boys of their lunch money - and their inheritance.
HATE: Has many different looks
Response to Ms. Rosanne Smith: “No trucks filled with KKK wannabes, no flags, no torches, no nooses, no recordings, no video, just a man filing a mostly false report.”
MASKING: Wrong opinion about public health
A writer from Worley espoused reflecting about COVID masking during the pandemic of 2020. He states that the power of masking was not effective. I would opine that neither he nor anyone else can accurately know jus…
MARIJUANA: Gateway drug destroys lives
The Biden Administration may ease restrictions/reclassify marijuana because they say it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s more dangerous drugs such as LSD and heroin. They wouldn’t make it lega…
SILVERWOOD: Thanks for the party
The Timberlake High School Senior students parents group would like to express our greatest appreciation to Silverwood Theme Park and especially Rochel McKenna.
TRANSGENDER: Superintendent wrong to apologize
Confused. Dismayed. Saddened, embarrassed, angered. These were the emotions I felt after reading the article about the public apology from Lakeland School District superintendent Lisa Arnold. Apologizing? For educa…
TRANSGENDER: Hold leadership accountable
I am writing to express outrage and disappointment regarding the recent incident involving Lakeland School District superintendent Lisa Arnold and her actions toward a transgender member of Missoula Children’s Thea…