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.
NEWS: Stick to facts
As far as your editorial about newspaper content and how the Coeur d’Alene Press is going to do better: In the past, national and local news programs and the front pages of print newspapers were dominated by fact-r…
HIV: Know your status
Today, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. When this annual observance started in 1985, there were fewer resources to treat a positive HIV diagnosis. We have made great progress in testing, early intervention and…
It's always the right time to wonder
Kootenai County Commissioner Marc Eberlein had the audacity to wonder, in public, no less, if the prospect of privatizing the Solid Waste Department might be worth looking into.
BAND: Forget them nots
We thank all people in Coeur d’Alene and surrounding areas who have cheered and sung along with our Perfection-Nots Band in the Fourth of July Parade for the last 40 years. We started it in 1977 for one year and 41…
PRIVATIZE: Not a chance
Commissioner Eberlein, I think you have lost your mind. Go find it before the taxpayers of this county come after you! I refer you to the garbage solution you speak of, which is utter garbage in itself.
SOURCES: He said what?
Following Friday’s editorial and Saturday’s Cameron column, it was interesting to note the expert’s wrap up in the Atlas Mill article.
TRUST: First, ban bias
I read The Press articles beginning with, “Americans and the News Media: What they do and don’t understand about each other.” After reading them, I was reminded of Geraldo Rivera and “The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vau…
PRESS: Advocates for elderly
Each year at this time, I start recruiting volunteers for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. For you not familiar with the program, the LTC Ombudsmen are advocates for the vulnerable elders living in assisted li…
DRIVERS: Simple reminders
It is fascinating and scary how many people do not understand basic rules of the road around here, and they are not from out of state. For instance, turn indicators are required when making a turn or changing lanes…
Taking steps to promote better understanding
Newspapers and their readers aren’t always speaking the same language.
BROOKS: A consumer's hero
For several months, I fought a losing battle with the local office of a much larger company. They arbitrarily changed my billing status and I began receiving bills more than three times the norm. I continued to pay…
CAMERON: A shopping suggestion
Please, Mr. Cameron. If I do not wish to buy foreign products, I can choose not to. No one is forcing me to drink Molson, drive a VW, or pay to see an Ironman exhibition. Electrical power, however, is a sine qua no…
DOGS: Hot feet, unhappy friends
Katherine Von Hagen’s comment in her Wednesday, June 20 letter stated that people should leave their pets at home instead of bringing them downtown. That brings me to comment on how many people bring their dogs dow…
AVISTA: Keep local control
We live in a wonderful part of the United States where we are fortunate enough to have:
BORDER: Just try this
Ms. Anglin, please be aware that the law pertaining to separation of kids from parents was in full effect during three years of the Obama second term. Please fact check. It’s not right for the separation that you e…