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.
WINTER: More driving safety
Good column by Sholeh Patrick on Tuesday. Too many don’t adhere to most of those hints for winter driving.
REEVE: Anti-anxiety medicine
This is a thank you note to you and The Press for publishing such a wonderful opinion piece on serenity by Sue Reeve on Saturday, Jan. 10. In our current world situation and with all the stresses of life, no matter…
PRESS: Delivering under duress
I want to wholeheartedly express my gratitude to your delivery people on our route for taking the time to throw my paper up by my garage door!
REFUGEES: Look at contributions
I am submitting my “taxpayer’s input,” responding to Heike Jahnert’s letter in the Jan. 10 letters to the editor section regarding refugees.
STAR CARD: Passport alternative
Jay Decker (Jan. 10) wrote a letter to the editor stating that he could not get a star card with all the documentation he had. One of the documents was a passport. Unless that passport was expired, he does not need…
Here's a forecast for you: Harris will win
An insurance company that specializes in weather forecasts lost a half-million dollar bet on Saturday.
CHEERS: Thanks to parks departments
I am writing to convey my gratitude to the Parks Departments of Post Falls and Liberty Lake for the winter plowing of the Centennial Trail and Liberty Lake Trail systems. Like a lot of people in the Inland Northwes…
SNOW: A beef about removal
Developers pretty much own the Coeur d’Alene City Council and administration and have for quite some time. At or near the top of this list of developers is Greenstone Homes and their colleagues in community disserv…
RENEWAL: Questions of value
While the Jan. 12 editorial on urban renewal is a good primer, it’s mistaken in saying “the health of the agency overall allowed it” to become a key mechanism to develop a “health corridor” around the hospital. Mon…
ATHOL: Council on right track
Athol City Council, GREAT JOB!
RENEWAL: Big tax bites
Kudos to the Coeur d’Alene Press for the recent editorial (Jan. 12) helping to shed light on the workings of Urban Renewal Districts (URD) and ignitecda.
AR-15: Alarming advertisement
First of all, I am a supporter of the Second Amendment, but I’m just wondering about a classified ad for an advanced class on becoming an expert at building an AR-15. How do we know that people learning this are re…
How can you have a fair jury trial without witnesses?
The object of any trial under American law is to achieve an impartial and just result. In a trial in the judicial system, jurors take a solemn oath to render a true verdict “according to the law and evidence.” That…
TRUMP: The thing about advisers
The AP Zeke Miller article on Jan. 5 suggests Trump embraces more risk, doesn’t listen to advisers and is focused on short-term wins. As to listening to advisers: State Department bureaucrats and academic elites do…
SATAY: Happy customers speak up
We are new residents to Coeur d’Alene and have dined at the Satay restaurant several times since moving here in June. The food, the presentation, the price and the service have been exemplary. Their apple glaze por…