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.
AUXILIARY: Feeding our neighbors
On Sept. 28, the American Legion Auxiliary held its 11th annual Pay-It-Forward Dinner for the benefit of the ABC Food Bank. We’re grateful for so much support.
Trump's Actions Easily Justify Impeachment Inquiry
The facts are indisputable and more than sufficient to justify the House of Representative’s impeachment inquiry.
URBAN RENEWAL: Cry me a river
Dear D.F. Oliveria, I can imagine what Coeur d’Alene would look like today “had Souza and others like her succeeded in their various scorched-earth attempts to stop various quality projects in Coeur d’Alene.” Coeur…
POEM: Trumpeting for Trump
Danny boy Gressler with all his liberal cronies in tow, grasping for straws as everyone knows. Russia, Russia, Russia, you guys cried for a year, only to be stymied and nearly drowning in your beer. What shall we d…
JAIL: Look closer at 'crimes'
In your article “Coping with criminals,” you neglected to point out one major thing: What we are incarcerating people for.
MOEN: Just what Cd'A needs
Lacey Moen — we need to get this young woman on City Council. As I watched Coeur d’Alene’s candidate forum, I realized that all the other candidates fell into one of two categories. First, the establishment (Gookin…
CLIMATE: Objecting to an ad
The Coeur d’Alene Press advertisement on climate change is like chalk on the blackboard, irritating as all get out.
WOOD: It's a matter of trust
It is reassuring to be able to vote for someone who can be trusted. Trust is earned by performance over time. It is the reason my wife and I will vote Christie Wood for Coeur d’Alene City Council.
Selling out our Kurdish allies is not a gift to U.S. troops
It broke my heart when South Vietnam fell to Communist forces on April 30, 1975. It was sickening to see the television footage of terrified Vietnamese trying to grab onto evacuation helicopters from the top of the…
WOOD: Continue exemplary service
I’m supporting Christie Wood for Coeur d’Alene City Council Seat 1 for numerous reasons, but most important to me is her experience in local schools. Our community’s growth and overcrowded schools is a shared conce…
HAYDEN: Vote 'yes' for safety
I support the levy request for four new officers so Hayden can have 24/7 police coverage — 3.5 officers is not enough to cover 15,000 people. Especially, if the levy increase is cheaper than my Netflix subscription…
Well, Earl, you sure didn't get cheated
If Purple Hearts were awarded for every time a person made others’ lives appreciably better, Earl Hyde Jr.’s coffin would be blanketed 3 inches thick.
DRIVERS: Critters appreciate lower mph
Driving home Tuesday night on Lancaster Road, I came upon a scene which always breaks my heart: a deer, sitting in the road, still alive, but mortally wounded. Fortunately, good Samaritans were already pulling over…
URBAN RENEWAL: What Mary said
Mary Souza is absolutely right. I believe that I am just as thankful for all the improvements in our city over the last several years as the next guy, but the urban renewal program is just a back alley method of ge…
INMATE: I did look it up
To Ms. Holland, M.S., according to Webster’s College Dictionary, I didn’t have an Oxford handy, “inmate… 1. a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.” Mr. Murphy wasn’t clear as to what type of facilitie…