Opinion
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STOLEN: Salt in the wound
The other day, while having a great lunch at Blue Plate Café, I was told that someone had stolen a unique set of salt and peppers shakers, a replica of 50-caliber bullets with the Marine Corps emblem on each one.
FREEMAN: You need to know
Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Ed Freeman, United States Air Force, died last Wednesday at the age of 70, in Boise.
NEWBIES: Now hear this
A word to all you newbies to Coeur d’Alene:
CITY: Just 9 inches
Isn’t this the perfect example of pure cronyism? It’s just a little bit outside the rules and besides, according to Mr. Hammond, “this building sat vacant for 20 years without collecting taxes.”
THANKS: For all this
What wonderful and caring people reside in North Idaho. Here are just a few examples I’ve encountered recently:
COMMENTS: Hard to resist
I’m a 68-year-old with control of most of my faculties. I have two Facebook accounts, but recently deleted all my Friends except for my sister and that’s only because she knows where I live. No Twitter for me. But …
Next school board election starts now
The Press has supported Sen. Mary Souza’s efforts to move school board elections from obscure spring dates to the much more popular November general election cycle. Our reasoning is fairly simple: Single digits. Th…
LABOR: A liberal dilemma
The Editorial on July 21 was excellent and thought provoking. It makes me wonder why we have this labor shortage and relatively high unemployment. Could it be because the liberals have increased unemployment benefi…
AIRPORT: Let's think big
Ron Dayton here of Sunwood Fjords & Carriage Co., also Sunwood’s Cowboy Bar-B-Q. After attending an event at Coeur d’Alene Airport Tuesday night, I have a few thoughts on the future of the airport and the clubs and…
HOSPITAL: Smooth sailing now
On July 6, I underwent unplanned surgery on the lower spine at Kootenai Health. The care I received was nothing short of fantastic. However, upon leaving the hospital, I discovered a torture gauntlet of speed bumps…
TRUMP: Now, about Junior
First of all, how are my “moronic ramblings” any different then Trump’s hateful and lying tweets? I guess The Press is just following the First Amendment by printing my letters. You should know there is more to the…
TRUMP: Listing the detractors
Who exactly is against President Trump? Well, let’s count heads:
PRIEST: Fish for thought
Since the 1990s, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been killing the lake trout in upper Priest Lake. Tons of fish are wasted each year by the fish and wildlife at a cost of millions of dollars. Why! For the et…
CHRISTIANS: Rally around this
It is uncomfortable for nice people to contemplate the reality that they have enemies. Peaceful people don’t want to live in a reality where there is nothing they can do to stop others from hating and fighting them…
PARTY: But no celebration
The Democratic Party has offered no programs to help improve the lives of voters. Instead they are the “Hate Trump Party.”