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TRUMP: A bogey at best
Arrogant, lies, rich, defiant, thinks he’s “really something,” even while golfing in tropical weather.
CDA: Its secret sauce
In regard to the article written by Devin Weeks on Dec. 27, 2017, I’m asked frequently why I came to Coeur d’Alene. I tell them the scenery, the traffic, the low crime rate, the cost of living, but most of all, the…
F&G: Attitude adjustment needed
Thanks to Bonnie Brown for drawing attention to the change of attitude toward wildlife on the part of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. It seems now, their only interest is selling hunting tags. I called them …
Another old friend is passing on
Sears is dying a slow, painful death. Many of us are complicit.
TABS: A design nightmare
We applied for new license plate tabs for one of our vehicles recently. Kootenai County turned it around in near record time, but when the tabs arrived this week, what a disappointment!
VETERANS: Burial flags assured
The article on Flags for Veterans by Brian Walker was well written and sounds like a good plan with help on the way. The only thing not mentioned was that every veteran who served in war time or all veterans servin…
SHOW: Veterans in spotlight
Regarding Dave Sheldon’s letter, “Missed Opportunity.”
What to do with your little windfall
It’s hard to say exactly how the newly approved federal tax bill will impact you, but this much we know: There’s a strong likelihood that many Idahoans will have at least a little more disposable income soon.
NEWCOMER: Extortion legal in Idaho
I went to the Kootenai County Commissioners Cancellation of Taxes meeting recently to request owner occupied status for 2017 since my wife and I forgot to sign the form after we moved in on October 2016. That’s all…
BROOKS: Comes through for consumer
I am writing this letter to commend Bill Brooks on the service he provides for our community.
SHOW: It will go on
This letter is in response to Dave Sheldon’s letter regarding Laura Little’s Traditions of Christmas show held at the Kroc Center every year. First, this is a Christmas show.
LEGION: Wheeler stellar leader
I am writing on my own behalf. I have been a Legion member at Post 143 for 13 years, and have been an active working member of the post all those years, and know what has transpired at the post during those years.
PRESS: Bust AP, not Broncos
I would like to present two questions for the staff of the Coeur d’Alene Press to address:
BOAT: Project needs help
I have just acquired a hit-n-miss marine water cooled motor with transmission and shaft and prop used back in the day about 1902 in a small work boat to deliver the mail on Lake Coeur d’Alene. I acquired it from th…
IV BAGS: Salt in our wounds
I read with interest the story about the IV bag shortage, and had to chuckle. Three years ago, there was an alleged IV shortage, and USA Today wrote about it in a headline labeled “Hospitals struggle with intraveno…