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DMV: Budget problem solved
In a letter to the editor (DMV: Wait can lead one to drink, June 15, 2011) I complained about the long wait at the Drivers License Bureau. Then Sheriff Ben Wolfinger's answer was to arrive around 7 a.m. on weekdays…
VENDORS: Killing local business
I own a small eatery downtown. Every business owner in this area struggles to keep our doors open through the cold months. We look forward to warm, sunny days and the increase in sales.
Senator's sayonara too soon
Hilde Kellogg served in the Idaho Legislature for 20 of her 92 years, but it felt like only a term or two.
POEM: For true friends
The following is a poem (author unknown) that I would like to dedicate to “Lulu” and her owner Callie Edelman (Press, July 6). I know firsthand what it’s like to have your “best friend” euthanized.
LETTERS: Eradicate the hate
Your paper is always saying how you wish people would try and speak with a little bit of kindness in their letters, and then you publish this Gressler’s moronic ramblings about his hate for the present president of…
TAXES: Count your blessings
Are you, like most of us, concerned about the amount we must pay each year in property taxes? I just read an article in the Wall Street Journal that said, “The tax bill on a $300,000 home in Hartford, CT. is $22,28…
CONSUMER: Big thanks, Bill
I am one of your loyal subscribers to the Coeur d’Alene Press. A few months back I suffered a financial blow when I found out through Bill Brooks, CDA Press Consumer Guy, that Positive Changes was permanently closi…
Minimum wage debaters, check this out
You can’t take the University of Washington study and deposit it in the bank, exactly, but advocates of big minimum wage increases should at least consider its warnings.
MEDIA: Public enemy? Hardly
The mainstream, legitimate, media was never more needed in the history of our nation than right now. They sometimes make mistakes but usually (maybe always) correct those, unlike alternate forms of media. The found…
POLITICS: Analytic opportunity
Earlier this year I was invited to join several prominent Idaho conservatives at a local seminar sponsored by Market Research Foundation (MRF). MRF is a nationally recognized organization specializing in predictive…
WATER: Sweet in summer
I have lived in Coeur d’Alene for 45 years and I love the water! From hiking Tubbs Hill many many times to swimming at Sanders Beach and the dyke road with my children (and now my grandchildren), whenever the temps…
THANKS: Soles and Scouts
If I could take a minute to submit a huge thanks to Eric and Breigh Soles for their generous donation to Boy Scout Troop 218 so scouts could attend NYLT this year. NYLT stands for National Youth Leadership Training…
BASEBALL: Dig deeper, Press
Why is it that you print about the AA and A Coeur d’Alene Legion teams but nothing about the 16u team? They hosted a huge wooden bat tournament and took second against teams from Everrett and Seattle? They even mar…
PARADE: A Divaz salute
Thank you to the citizens of Coeur d’Alene and all those who came out to the Independence Day Parade. As a member of the Blazen Divaz performing group, this is always a fun-filled parade. Our group has represented …
The very, very, very best action flicks
Star Wars (1977).