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.
PRISON: Staggering numbers
Idaho is a state with little population compared to other states, only just over a million people live here. Our criminal justice “corporation” sequentially numbers any person convicted of a serious crime. At the t…
What a contrast in style and substance--Bush and Trump
With the passing of former President George H.W. Bush, much of the nation has reflected upon his life and accomplishments. It was hard for many of us to not make comparisons between Bush 1 and our present chief exe…
BIBLE: The law says
One fact in the Constitution that is ignored and forgotten is that judges cannot make law — they can only give opinions about law. The executive department enforces law. Three classic examples of presidents ignorin…
SMELTER: Group's stance
To whom it may concern,
Give them a reason to put phone down
Those of us who have graduated to the head of the gray hair/no hair class have a couple options when it comes to younger generations.
CHRISTMAS: Spirit is hiding
I went around to seven places that sell Christmas trees last week. I went as a secret shopper and most of the places I went to were charity businesses.
DALTON: Cause for concern
We are also longtime Dalton residents and have attended many council meetings, just as the Sonnens. We do not believe the Streeter property is a unique circumstance, as they stated, since our acreage was also divid…
INSURANCE: Better safe
When I read off all the people needing help for Christmas and the goal Press Christmas For All is trying to reach, my heart goes out to all those involved.
WARMING: Hobgoblin alert
For three decades, global warming alarmists have harassed society with stories of gloom and doom as a result of the carbon dioxide emitted into the air by the burning of fossil fuel. They are exercising precisely w…
POEM: My wish list
I write to you dear Santa,
Hey, cowboy: Long may you ride
There’s every reason to believe Brad Little will be an excellent governor when he takes office in less than a month.
CENTER: Assist the seniors
The Lake City Center in Coeur d’Alene is a senior center, and more. Monday through Friday, seniors can share a meal for a nominal donation, and are offered activities and classes too numerous to list here. The Cent…
AMERICA: Our sexual recession
I read with great interest Steve Cameron’s column regarding intimacy in Friday’s Coeur d’Alene Press. Limited by space and time, his careful discussion only scratched the surface of this important issue.
HYPOCRITES: If shoe fits
For Old Faithful, D. Gressler. There are far more veterans and current military personnel who support our president and serve our country. I think that you owe all of us an apology. We are far from being hypocrites…
ALBRIGHT: Name coincidence
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Syd Albright’s interesting and informative article of Dec. 2, about Horace Albright and the National Park Service.