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.
PHD: Wary of bureaucrats
Above all do no harm! I wonder if businessman Don Duffy practices the physician Thomas Inman’s 1860 credo?
DMV: Accept private help
With the backlog of appointments for vehicle titling and registration, it is time to allow for private entities to assist local government DMV with registering and titling vehicles.
Kootenai Health responds to Press error on pediatric COVID concerns
Misunderstanding led to erroneous conclusions in community.
HOSPITAL: Gratitude only grows
My family and I moved from Bonners Ferry to Coeur d’Alene in 1985 and have watched Kootenai Health (KH) grow from a midsized local hospital to a well-established, five-star facility that meets or exceeds the capabi…
COVID: Melting pot lessons
I’m visiting my daughter Nicole at Fayetteville, N.C., birthplace of the honorable Joe Culbreth and truly an American melting pot.
JUSTICE: Important reminder
To Kathleen Hodge: Re: your letter to the editor dated Sept. 15 titled “RAPE: Cycle must be broken,” apparently you don’t believe in the American justice tenet that people are innocent until PROVEN guilty.
Op-Ed: The outlanders among us
Here in North Idaho, it is common for those who grew up here to lament the influx of outsiders who strain finite resources and change the community's character.
PRESS: Another service perspective
Regarding Edward Stafford’s Sept. 19 letter to the editor in which he complains about the lack of service in the delivery of the Coeur d’Alene Press.
VETTING: The sad truth
Apparently, Brent Regan’s KCRCC have been lying concerning their vetting process for candidates in the upcoming local (nonpartisan?) elections.
BEEF: Ranchers and resources
Cattle ranchers, like us, are dedicated to caring for our animals and the land every day of the year.
NYC: Definitely not Cd’A
Here I am in New York City, getting ready to go see our beautiful Statue of Liberty.
ENERGY: Smarter is better
As a lifelong Idahoan, I’m thankful to Gov. Brad Little for issuing an official proclamation recognizing Sept. 20-24 as National Clean Energy Week in Idaho.
VAX, MASKS: Political strategy suggestion
I’ve read with interest the differing thoughts and justifications regarding people’s different viewpoints regarding the vax or no vax, mask or no mask controversy.
VAX: Follow Ireland’s lead
It seems that vaccinations have become a political issue, which is so ignorant!
Bad choices have serious consequences
Tale of two editorials for today.