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.
DRIVERS: Washington beatdown
I would like to expound on Steve Adams’ letter (Dec. 2) “Drivers: Beware white plates.” Approximately 30 percent of the license plates I see driving around the Coeur d’Alene area are from Washington. And that’s all…
One final, fantastic feat from 41
Maybe a dead man can breathe life into a suffocating nation.
PRESS: Delivery a plus
I would like to thank The Press for the positive and timely response provided to ensure my newspaper is delivered to my front porch. Inclement weather and physical limitations can make it rough on senior citizens t…
DRIVERS: Beware white plates
Could someone tell me why during my travels throughout the Rathdrum Prairie, nine times out of 10, the cars and trucks I see that tailgate, weave in-and-out of traffic, and speed faster than the flow of traffic hav…
PROP 2: Lawsuit slaps citizens
We, the Kootenai County Democrats, are disappointed with the recent lawsuit against Proposition 2 Medicaid Expansion that has been brought to the Idaho Supreme Court by the dark money group known as the Idaho Freed…
PRESS: Food for thought
Picking up the paper at The Resort, I realized it was better than any TV I had been watching. Your story about the Morris family, Dr. Burns’ article on “Dear Lord,” and Twitter War were all so very well-written and…
DINNER: Delightful gift
I would like to thank the owners and helpers of Freedom Burrito in Post Falls for the nice Thanksgiving dinner. It was such a wonderful way they shared the day.
GM: Survive then profit
As of late, the news reports the large layoffs at General Motors. It appears they are trying to put themselves in the survival and profitable mode. We are for sure in changing times and times that are not easy to c…
The upside of a lawsuit that's a downer
On Nov. 6, 2018, a tidal wave of support for Proposition 2 rolled over the Gem State.
PLANNING: High-rise anxiety
I was alarmed to read Roger Smith’s Guest Opinion (Nov. 24) about a developer seeking to double his Atlas Mill site land density from C-17 to a huge C-34. Smith warned that these 21 high-rise apartments (2,200 rent…
OBAMA: Two can play
If there are current military or veterans who still support Donald Trump, then they are hypocrites.
CDA: A URD proposal
Urban renewal is urgently needed in northeast Coeur d’Alene. Dairy Queen, Burger King and Taco Time are all closed now. Government Way to Best Avenue and Fourth Street to I-90 has empty buildings, a large empty lot…
CRITTERS: Tale of 2 columnists
I’ve got to tell you… It’s A Brand New Day for me when I read Christian Ryan’s Critters of North Idaho column. Quite informative and enlightening especially to hear how the fisher, a close cousin of weasels, strate…
The story behind the photos
Press Christmas for All is now in full swing. Donations large and small are coming in, fueled by compassionate neighbors with generous hearts.
On the auction block now-America's moral standing in the world
The United States is showing a new face to the world and it isn’t a pretty one. No more Mr. Nice Guy trying to show the manifest benefits of democracy. No more of this nonsense about a free and unfettered press: Vl…