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.
ART: Socialism welcome mat
Jennifer Drake and the artist claim/imply that the American symbol for coal is a red X and the Russian symbol is the sickle and hammer. The Russian symbol for coal is two crossed hammers, generally within a circle …
ART: A view on removal
The symbol depicted on Marker #11 is the hammer and sickle, established in 1924 as the symbol of the Russian Communist Party. It represented Soviet power that reigned In Russia from 1917 to 1991. It was a murderous…
ART: Distasteful, frightening
Thank you Mayor Widmyer for ordering that the Communist hammer and sickle “not art” piece be removed. It was very distasteful and frightening that such a thing would be put up in our lovely Cd’A.
ART: Mayor ruled correctly
A huge thank you to our mayor for saying NO to that piece of disgusting so called “art” displayed in Riverstone. A swastika or any other Nazi emblem should never be put on display in Coeur d’Alene or anywhere in th…
Seeing the Real America At A Veteran's Day Parade by Chad Storlie
Nov 11th was Veteran’s Day and I was a parade participant. I am not a retired General, I am not a celebrity, and I am not good looking. I am only an Army veteran. I was on a float with about twenty other military v…
COMMUNISM: A local alert
On Nov. 9, a Facebook post revealed a picture of a local business with a Communist symbol at Riverstone. As a lifetime local resident, I am disgusted and appalled that they were allowed to put it up.
SHOOTING: The next step
Hellllllllooooooo? How many more school shootings are we going to have before we all realize schools need to be made military style? Fenced completely, metal detectors, etc. We’re talking about our kids! We have be…
IMPEACHMENT: Just desperate Democrats
The wheels of the impeachment inquiry fiasco have barely left ground and already Hagadone’s liberal leftist paper has our president convicted (see page A3, Nov. 13) article by Jim Jones and Associated Press. Two ma…
SPEECH: Protect all kinds
The Constitution guarantees us all free speech. During the last decade a new term has sprung up and they call it hate speech. Who defines what hate speech is and is not?
LEAVES: Adventist rakers applauded
Thank you, thank you to Maryann, Steve and Bill from the Adventist Church who raked our leaves on Veterans Day. We saw the offer in The Press, called and were so happy you could help. Thank you for your service. GO…
RISCH: Provide presidential oversight
As the Chair of the Senate Foreign and Intelligence Committees and the Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee, James Risch owes his country the duty of presidential oversight. He and his committee have failed utterly…
CARTOON: Don't give hate a mic
Your recent Sunday edition featuring a defense of Brannan’s racist cartoon’s publication and his accompanying rant require a spirited response. Do we need to say it louder for people in the back? Racism is not repr…
FAIRGROUNDS: Save 4H sanctuary
This letter is addressing the County Commissioners’ plan to build a justice building on the Kootenai County Fairgrounds property.
BIKES: Two-wheeled blessings abound
I just wanted to pass along a good word to the Coeur d’Alene Press for the article on “Collective turns old bikes into new hope” from the Tuesday, Nov. 12 front page. I commend Tom Morgan for using his skills and t…
Our waists tell a sad parking story
Let’s pick on parking.