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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.
MASKS: Listen to the professionals
What is wrong with the people who don’t want to wear a mask? Are you that selfish, lacking consideration for the citizens of Kootenai County?
GOVERNMENT: Needs more Christianity
Wednesday’s newspaper had mostly conservative letters to the editor. Mike Hill, Thomas Lawrence and Kent Setty, plus an article by Dr. Fichter (page C10) explained the fallacy of wearing masks to combat COVID-19. T…
PROTESTERS: No, it’s mobs
Our country is being torn apart with the tacit approval of one political party. During Tuesday’s Congressional Hearing with Attorney General William Barr, Rep. Jerry Nadler stated that these are protesters and not …
MASKS: Asking so little
I am a nurse. Masks have for decades been the standard to prevent the spread of airborne and droplet infections. If you think about it, masks are the standard in many industries to prevent the inhalation of harmful…
MASKS: Press pro-mask bias
Why does the Coeur d’Alene Press not expand on the articles written recently by local Dr. Wayne M. Fichter Jr.? The past two Wednesdays his advertorial column has done a great job of debunking some of the myths sur…
SCHOOLS: Start the competition
Finally! After decades of ever declining public schools, our Supreme Court has taken the step which will level the playing field for American kids and their families. Tax money will now be distributed also to priva…
JAIL: Staff deserve raises, too
This group has been overlooked for many years and forced to watch other employees of the county receive wage increases, while they are left out repeatedly. Who are these people? They are the dedicated deputies of t…
ATHLETES: Paid out of proportion
I think everyone should boycott all sports and anyone that bows down to Black Lives Matter.
SCHOOL: Option leads to success
I used to dread going to school every day.
MASKS: Question of choice
Both the reporting on the Panhandle Health District decision to mandate the wearing of masks in Kootenai County nor the letters to the editor in the Friday, July 24 edition of The Press have me reeling about a ques…
MASKS: Trust the doctor
I read with great interest the story in Friday’s paper regarding the PHD voting for the masking mandate and the protests that were generated by the vote. My husband is one of the many immune compromised people in o…
COVID: Trust these sources
The mindless mendacity of politicians, the media and bureaucrats at every echelon is mind-boggling.
MASKS: Same as seat belts
Regarding the article titled “ISP Troopers remind motorists to buckle up.”
MASKS: Wisdom to our kids
I’m hearing a lot from friends and even my own kids (all in their 50s) telling me they don’t like the government, city, state or federal, mandating masks. They say it’s unconstitutional, don’t have to do it, and th…
MORTALITY: Re-ranking nations
Sandra Boynton in her rant against President Trump uses deaths from COVID-19. It is far from instructive on the subject.