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.
WALL: Buffer against hatred
I have never seen so much hatred in our politicians. Being a conservative and independent, I did not vote for Mr. Obama. Anyone who said he wanted to “fundamentally change America” was not going to get my vote. I h…
VOTE: Credit union decision
Members of P1FCU are being asked to vote on whether the credit union should convert to a state charter and cancel their federal charter, so that the business can expand to geographic locations not available to them…
HOSPITALITY: At what cost?
After reading your article “A hand up for service, hospitality community” in the Monday, Jan. 21 Press, it kind of made my blood boil.
SPEAKER: A worthy champion
“Everyone thinks to change the world but no one thinks to change himself.” Leo Tolstoy’s words carry a heavy and hard truth that weighs on many hearts when it comes to the subject of abortion.
SLEEP: Apply simple test
Studies suggest later school start times would help sleepy students. Did the studies that make this case identify if torpor teenagers are a result of the quantity and quality of sleep or the timing of sleep (circad…
PROGRESSIVES: Roar, or whimper
Reading comments from reporter Caroline Lobsinger seemed to place Ms. Schroeder on the bra burning pulpit of the day!
No place to park common sense
The starving anti-regulation crowd was served a steaming feast in Coeur d’Alene.
POLITICIANS: What's in a name
Concerning the hypocrisy of the typical politician, Ralph Waldo Emerson quipped, “…the louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons…”
MLP: Pleez hep
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CLIMATE: Healthy skepticism
My thanks go out to Douglas Harro for his work in debunking some dubious facts in Randy Mann’s Nov. 26 column. You have done all Coeur d’Alene Press readers a service.
CLIMATE: The constructive approach
The whole global warming debate is centered on the wrong issue. It doesn’t matter whether humans are at fault or not. What matters is whether we can affect the phenomenon in a way that helps us.
Idaho should not deprive faith-healers' kids of the right to life
In the 1944 decision of Prince v. Massachusetts, which can be found at 321 U.S. 158, the United States Supreme Court upheld the ability of a state to protect a child against a parent’s harmful religious practices. …
WALL: Another opition
Would it be possible to resolve this unconstructive political game of chicken that has shut down our government to the detriment of many of our citizens, by simply turning it over to the Border Patrol?
WALL: For all Americans
It’s not Trump’s problem. The responsibility: Both houses of Congress.
PETS: Some kindness, please
I’m tired of constant letters about politics! Let’s talk about something close to home — animals left outside in freezing conditions!? I just don’t get it.