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LUBED: A veteran's lament
Your readers might be interested in hearing about my recent experience with Fastlane, Inc., a Quick-Lube type business located at 484 Bosanko Road in Coeur d’Alene.
RATS!: The rodents are winning
Truth is at least some of these bodies we have scurrying about are just lab rats, part of a study having to do with overcrowding. The socio-economic and psychological consequences of it, etc. At least that’s what I…
DEMOCRACY: A great test
Our democracy is being tested in a way that it has not been tested since the McCarthy era. The current drip-drip of suspicious behavior on the part of elements of the Trump administration will eventually get to the…
If we could all just be Scouts
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has every right to withdraw tens of thousands of boys and young men from Boy Scouts of America membership. The church foots the membership fee bill for its Scouts and…
NARCAN: Choose life
I felt compelled to respond to Michael Murphy’s objection of the Post Falls PD now carrying Narcan spray to help save the lives of those who overdose on substances such as heroin. His complaint is that essentially,…
NOISE: Enforce law or quit
I would like to congratulate Mr. Marty Meyer for speaking up about the ongoing noise problem in our once relatively quiet town. Too long the majority (that term still means what our forefathers meant it to stand fo…
GORE: One big polluter
In response to Daniel Gressler’s letter, Daniel, you said, “So what if Al Gore is making money? At least he is trying to save the world from human-caused global warming. This also includes 19 other countries trying…
SCAM: Grandparents, beware
I received a phone call yesterday from my “grandson.” He sounded like my 20-year-old grandson. His opening line was Hi Grandma, I just wanted to call you because I feel so sad. He said his friend, Kevin, had been k…
THANKS: For restoring faith
I would like to recognize two Good Samaritans who live in Newman Lake, Wash. On July 4, we were shopping near the state line, and I lost my wallet. In a panic, we rushed home to look for it. Sheila and Alisha were …
MEETING: A pearl of a man
On July 15, my wife and I, along with our friends, one being an Air Force Vet, were at a local Dairy Queen. We met a person few people get to meet anymore.
Yes, even deadbeats deserve another chance
Michael J. Murphy of Hayden is one of our favorite letter writers because, bless him, he tells it exactly the way he sees it.
The other side of a recession
The local restaurant owner complains because he has to pay a dishwasher $10 an hour. He’s got to pay almost 30 percent above minimum wage because nobody will take the job for less. As an employer, that hurts.
VETERAN: Who we are
I take objection with Bob Hunt’s definition of who he stated is a veteran! A veteran gave/gives “military service” for our country. There are five, not seven as he mentioned…Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast…
JUNKIES: The real story
Regarding the July 11 front page article on use of Narcan spray by Post Falls P.D., I will refer to the heroin addict as John the Junkie, or JJ. An educated guess as to what happened to JJ after the officers saved …
TAXES: One-way delay
On behalf of all property taxpayers of Coeur d’Alene, I offer “A Modest Proposal” (apologies to Jonathan Swift). I propose that the city of Coeur d’Alene delay the due date for payment of property taxes by at least…