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PARADE: A standing ovation
We attended our first Coeur d’Alene Fourth of July parade this year and we hope to never miss another. The Hometown Heroes was a home run for this great community. Too bad more communities don’t honor their hometow…
HELP: Save historic opera house
Your help is needed to save a century-old historic icon of the American Old West located in Kooskia, ID. This classic old theater, which once resonated with traditional music and classic period dramas, has been lar…
HEALTH: Single-payer pitfalls
Regarding Saturday’s “My Turn” by Mike Joyce, I couldn’t agree more with his opinion regarding our health insurance for Americans. It is obviously apparent to any thinking American that the single pay for health in…
Here's a cheer for fiscal health
Our roads and bridges need many millions of dollars of work.
VA: I second that emotion
I want to compliment Mr. Paul Underwood of St. Marie’s about his letter to the Veteran’s Administration. I think the VA is great! Sure, you have to sit down and wait in long lines. So what? They still give you what…
STATE: Boost key alternate route
The accidents on I-90 east of Coeur d’Alene on Saturday essentially shut down the freeway in both directions for over 4 hours. During that time, many motorists chose to use Yellowstone Trail Road, the only alternat…
TRUMP: Invasion of privacy
I learned of Trump’s demand that the states send their voter data to his “Voter Fraud” committee. Information demanded includes your name, address, date of birth, last four digits of your Social Security number, dr…
HEALTH: Dying for conformity
“Single Payer” health care is not “Healthcare Liberty.” It puts health care in the hands of voters — most of whom are in good health and therefore end up voting in favor of their own wallets. In the United Kingdom,…
United we stand for a strong USA
Editor’s note: In what has become a Fourth of July holiday tradition, we’re reprinting one of this newspaper’s most popular editorials. This is the 15th anniversary of its first publication.
VETS: Give VA a break
The Veterans Administration is getting a bad rap from a lot of people, including some vets themselves seeing recent stories in the news. Yes it’s true that the waiting time to see a specialist may take weeks but be…
CATS: The ultimate solution
May I comment regarding the article in The Press of Saturday, June 24, titled “City Considers Cat Conundrum.”
CONSUMER: Help appreciated
I want to thank you for publishing “The CDA Press Consumer Guy.” He was a big help to us to get the money for our refrigerator back.
Resolution to (cough) even the score
WHEREAS, the state of Washington in general and the city of Spokane quite specifically have hoisted upon Kootenai County the highest water quality standards on Earth because they’re afraid of a little extra fizz in…
GUNS: One year later
So, it’s been almost one year that permitless carry became the law in Idaho. I remember the complete and utter blind hysteria from the left at even the thought of law abiding citizens carrying firearms in the city …
AFGHANISTAN: A dead end
Afghanistan is a geographic area; it is not a nation. The government in Kabul is run by non-ethnic Afghans, who are Tajiks. The Taliban are Pashtun, who are ethnic Afghans.