Opinion
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QUESTIONS: How about answers?
I am writing regarding my letter to the editor dated May 9 about my concerns regarding the Democrats running for office in Idaho. I am disappointed that there have been no responses printed. Fortunately, we have a …
REBUTTAL: Morons and idiots
Lee Gibson claims that I am ignorant, a moron and an idiot because I was exposed to Agent Orange. Therefore, all veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange must be ignorant, morons and idiots. He even tried to softe…
FLAG: Flying in fine fashion
Spoken like a true trumpster, Reporter Devin Weeks attacked the tree top flag on the Fourth of July Pass — one of the few remaining patriotic icons in the country. Like the White House claims — “The tree is going t…
DOCS: Idaho paving the way
Idahoans will have improved access to medical care over the next decade thanks to the recent support of the Idaho Legislature.
SHOOTINGS: School boards, step up
Guns do not kill people, but people do. Suburbans and cars do not kill, people do (50,000 a year)! NRA does not kill but rather, safe and proper use of firearms is their first priority. By the same token, auto manu…
CHARTER: An Idaho gem
Thanks to the Coeur d’Alene Press and Judd Wilson, there has been a very nefarious scheme to see to it the Charter Academy isn’t recognized as one of the best highs in the U.S. The problem turns out to be our own I…
FLAG: Possible double-standard
I was wondering when the flag would be back and last week noticed it back at Fourth of July Pass. I love seeing it there and all it represents.
TAXES: Question of calculation
My property tax assessment increased 22 percent while taxing district budgets increase a max of 3 percent; something is wrong with the formula.
SCHOOLS: Preserve these kids
On May 24, I went to Coeur d’Alene High School to act as a volunteer judge for senior project presentations. The particular presentations that I was assigned to judge covered a variety of subjects such as vaccinati…
TAXES: Show up, speak out
Assessment notices have arrived. Now is the time to voice your thoughts, complaints and opinions at the budget hearing meetings.
CHARTER: Bureaucracy or bust
The Sunday article about the bureaucratic roadblocks facing Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy was very distressing. Shame on the Idaho Department of Education. With apologies to The Great Emancipator, government of the…
Your airport is a bargain, taxpayers
The anonymous letter to the editor asked a fair question: Because the vast majority of Kootenai County residents don’t fly into or out of the Coeur d’Alene Airport, why should they pay for it?
SCHOOLS: Safety is paramount
Norm Gissel and I rarely find anything to agree about, but I must agree with what he said in a letter Sunday. The safety of our kids is the most important part of their education.
PHOTOS: Promote safety only
Disappointing to see the picture accompanying the Thursday story about spring fishing on snow-fed runoff on local rivers. The picture of three persons and a dog on the St. Joe River near Marble Creek in a small rub…
CHARTER: A+ journalism
Well done to staff writer Judd Wilson and to The Press for the excellent investigative report (Too Good To Count? June 3) revealing that the Idaho State Board of Education suppressed school scores for Coeur d’Alene…