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.
AIRPORT: Smacks of socialism
Most of us who have moved up here to Idaho love its natural resources, Freedoms and the good Idaho common sense work ethic which has been handed down through generations of conservative patriotic Idahoans. Our laws…
AR-15: A drug for shooters
Reading Steve Cameron’s article, “Columnist pulls trigger on hot debate” in Wednesday’s, June 13 Press, I shivered remembering many conversations with my drug addict brother.
TRUMP: Champion for kids
Sunday, June 17, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen strongly denied her department’s border policy mandates separation of children from their families. “We do not have a policy of separating families at t…
CRUISE: Charity paydirt
I read that Emily Boyd of the Downtown Association stated there were 800 cars in the cruise. Wonderful! Since the Downtown Association has committed to giving half the cruise money to local charities, that’s $6,000…
IDAHO: Immunize this
Greetings, inconsequential Idaho:
Declaring a truce on newspaper assumptions
When you assume, the British comedian Benny Hill famously noted, you make an ASS out of U and ME.
SHASTA: She's not alone
In regard to Shasta Groene, I too have had a long journey back from recovery.
CANDIDATE: An introduction
I am W. Scott Howard, and I am running for U.S. House of Representatives District 1.
CONSTRUCTION: Lend a hand
This is in response to Michael Murphy’s Sunday, June 17, letter to the editor on construction. You must be from California, because construction in North Idaho cannot be done during the winter months. That is why t…
Why punish and traumatize the kids of asylum seekers?
One of my earliest memories in life was an event where I was separated from my parents for a short time. I was about four years old and being babysat at my parents’ home just west of Eden. The babysitter, who was t…
PLAID: You'll be glad
“FOREVER PLAID” is a MUST see show that is being put on by Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre now through July 1. The music, the costumes, the set and THE ACTORS are all wonderful! You will come out feeling on top of the…
INCIDENT: Wait for verdict
On June 15, Tina Bothwell authored an opinion piece in the Press called “My Turn: When Police Cross The Line.” Hmm, when criminal suspects cross the line, they are reported as “allegedly” crossing the line. I guess…
SEPARATION: Stop the inhumanity
I have been watching the news, reading the paper and reading magazines with mounting horror at the cruelty we are inflicting on children of illegal immigrants. I do feel that people of the world who wish to come to…
DOWNTOWN: Show Fido love
Attending yet another Car d’Alene reminded me of a letter I have meant to submit every year but never thought of until the morning of the event.
CARS: Classy lady honored
Last weekend’s Car d’Lane was bigger than many people realize. Most of the spectators who took in the show and shine don’t know that the Father’s Day weekend tradition started over 20 years ago in my parents’ livin…