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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.
COVID: Cook is correct
I’m writing to express my strongest support for the piece in Thursday’s edition of The Press written by Mr. Jim Cook in the “My Turn” section.
PRESS: Shows pro-mask bias
In response to Pam Nordby’s letter on Aug. 5 questioning Dr. Wayne Fichter’s qualifications to write about COVID, please go back and read his columns so you clearly understand his viewpoint. Dr. Fichter simply wrot…
COLUMN: Drake is worth toasting
Jennifer Drake’s “My Turn” column (Aug. 1) was outstanding. She voiced the sentiments of the large segment of our population who are cooperating with efforts to stem the growth of this pandemic. Such a wise, organi…
MASKS: Enforce the mandate
Turning onto Coeur d’Alene’s Northwest Boulevard from U.S. 95, motorists see an illuminated yellow sign advising that face masks are mandated in the city. However, continuing east onto the resort city’s tourist-fil…
VOTING: Must be in person
The need for integrity in the upcoming election process can’t be overstated. Vote-by-mail is problematic. Will ballots automatically be sent to every address? Moreover, will they start registering all people automa…
KINDNESS: Here’s a cool story
I would like to acknowledge an act of kindness. I am a senior and live in an apartment in Rathdrum.
LETTERS: Couple of coffee chokers
First let me start by stating I think our president is the worst leader I’ve seen in my 68 years. I read the Opinions page religiously and usually see both sides of any subject, but after reading today’s, Aug. 5, 2…
MASKS: At least be consistent
Where were all the protests from the anti-maskers and their ilk when laws/rules/mandates requiring vehicle drivers to wear a seat belt, or risk a traffic citation; put your kid in a car seat or risk a traffic citat…
COMPANY: Lights up food bank
I am a volunteer at Community Action Food Bank and for the last three years have been trying to get fluorescent lights in both of our large refrigerators. Another company we dealt with always put us off with a clai…
RADICALS: Know the players
Some 70 or 80 years ago we had friends Democrats and Republican. We all ran around together; our differences being minor, yet we all had faith and love of our country. Most of us are wondering why it so different t…
WISDOM: For these trying times
To all of the rabble rousers in our community:
COVID-19: Balance needed
The World Health Organization and government leaders mean well when it mandates that “nonessential businesses” shut down and people stay home. But their outlook is a single-visioned view of how to cope with the pro…
SCHOOLS: Wait for vaccine
Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is confident that a vaccine against COVID-19 will be offered to the public “by the end of this year and as we go into 2021.”
VIRUS: Team effort required
The coronavirus is real. It’s weird, it’s scary and sometimes it’s deadly.
IDEA: For children’s hospital
I must be a simple thinking person. Like when they built a baseball park, and they said the people would come and the people did. Or when a roller skate park was built and it filled with people. I know that we need…