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CITYLINK: Riders are real people
To those who have the opinion that the people who ride the CityLink buses are “less than human,” I want to share with you a 15-minute episode I, an 83-year-old bus rider, experienced.
TRAIL: Let's get it done
The Kootenai County Commissioners will meet on Jan. 17 to discuss and vote on a proposal by the Idaho Department of Transportation that would ensure long-term maintenance on the pedestrian and bicycle trail along H…
COLLEGE: Make campuses healthier
Yes, we all get it. When you go to college, you expect to be able to have as much fun as you want, right?
LICENSE PLATES: Which suits you better?
It’s a snowy morning, temperature right at the freezing point, I’m sitting at a morning traffic light after dropping my daughter off at school.
CEO proposal is music to Idaho's ears
In an Idaho Education News story published Nov. 29 on cdapress.com, a photo caption reads, “Gov. Butch Otter will unveil his 12th and final executive budget proposal on Jan. 8. It’s unclear whether the CEO proposal…
PRESS: More outside coverage
Re: Letter from Kevin Fox on Wednesday, Jan. 1
DEBATE: The healthy route
Students who are a part of a higher learning institution need to learn how to test their assumptions against the arguments of their critics. When they do so, they validate their thoughts as educated and objective.
TAGS: Color of controversy?
If the color of license plate tags is the Larkins’ biggest worry, please give it to me and I’ll give you one of mine. I’m sure anyone who has to read the stickers will be able to. I also just got my blue sticker an…
TRUMP: Too close to Russia
This 65-year-old Idaho born, Army 02-E DAV stood and looked over the Berlin wall at the graves of those who died FIGHTING to escape the “COMMUNIST RED MENACE.” Why is it OK to think the KGBs’ old Dear Leader is now…
VOWELS: What say you, readers?
I read with interest the article titled “Attached at the Vowels” in the Jan. 6 issue of The Press. It occurred to me: Why not change your masthead to again show the “oe” in Coeur connected? I think it would have hi…
VA CLINIC: A big salute
I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Allen Seely and his nurse, Ted. Their diagnosis and quick reaction probably saved my life. I had a very low heart rate which prompted them to call the paramedics, who tra…
POST OFFICE: Inadvertent slip?
Saturday’s Press: Plea from the Postmaster to keep mailboxes clear of ice and snow, good point! I was at the downtown Coeur d’Alene post office last Friday. That parking lot is dangerously icy, has puddles and snow…
TREE: Merry Christmas my foot
To whoever lost their Christmas tree on I-90 just west of exit 7 (eastbound) last Saturday evening, we found it! Yes sir, we found that sucker at 70 mph!
SUGGESTION: The Binkie solution
Genius or moronic, I’m not sure, but I have a plan. What if instead of “comfort pets” and “professional hug therapy” (gropers), college campuses across the nation hand out millions of binkies (pacifiers) and little…
THANKS: For school gym
On behalf of the Coeur d’Alene Parks and Recreation Department we want to thank Coeur d’Alene School District No. 271 and Woodland Middle School for once again allowing the recreation department to hold our daytime…