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HANDELMAN: A real leader
“Work Hard, Be Nice” words I will continue to live by as I wrap up my 7th year with the Coeur d’Alene School District. This is a motto that Matthew Handelman has shared with the school district staff for several ye…
ADLER: Hearing is believing
David Adler has written an excellent article in the Coeur d’Alene Press that we all should read. I have heard him speak at the Coeur d’Alene library twice in the past year and three months. He is a constitutional s…
VETERAN: Help needed - delivered
I have some good news I’d like to share with readers of The Press who need help dealing with the federal government. I am a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps (1974-78) and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.…
GRIFFIN: Try this on
Regarding the outcry of Kathy Griffin’s display of a mock severed head of the president, my question is: What would the reaction of Kathy herself be if someone were to display a mock severed head of her mother on t…
TRUMP: Not a fan
Who needs soap operas or reality TV since we have Trump? Acting like he is wearing clown clothes, a red nose and floppy clown shoes at a white tie foreign leaders meeting. Elbowing his way to front through European…
TEACHERS: No more money
The teachers are asking for more money. Surprise, surprise. If they are so gifted, and always ask for money, why don’t they do something else? Is it because they are not the gods they imagine? Consider the Coeur d’…
BLUE: Here's my splash
I totally agree with the My Turn about “Splash of Blue.” We love to kayak and having access to the river and lake is a necessity. It’s great that there is a proposed park and public access at the Atlas property to …
TRUMP: A national disgrace
I have always considered myself a Democratic moderate, sometimes voting for a Republican when appropriate. It is baffling to me that Republicans continue to defend Trump’s indefensible actions. The man has acted li…
TRANSIT: Regan is right
Obviously, Catherine Matheson speaks ignorantly on the facts surrounding the development of the Riverstone Mass Transit Hub and an honorable man, gracious enough to serve our county. Her letter on Wednesday said no…
VETERANS: A war on bills
In America, most veterans who come back home, while fighting for our rights and freedom, are not able to catch up with payments for their own household, and are kicked into the streets. Is this how we treat our vet…
Reasons why you should not watch this show
We need to be aware of suicide. On average, one Idahoan a day will take his or her life.
D-DAY: Invasion date ignored
June 6, 2017. Another anniversary of D-Day. In fact the 73rd year since the famous invasion on Normandy. This invasion helped turn the war and freedom for the world and is one of the most famous battles in World Wa…
TEACHERS: Pay-raise reservations
Teachers say they need an additional 5 percent increase in salary. I wonder what the rest in our communities will make this next year? Will they all make an additional 5 percent? I sincerely doubt it. Maybe even 1 …
PILLS: Drug companies questioned
I would like to sound off about our pharmaceutical companies and our pharmacies. In the last four months my prescriptions have changed makers four times. With each change, my pills have gotten weaker and weaker. Th…
A word to you graduates
When you’ve crested the hill and one day find yourself gently braking on the downhill side, you have a tendency to look back. You think something foreboding is following you. And you’re right.