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GEESE: Food equals poop
PLEASE STOP!
WARM: Thanks to SVDP
I’d like to sincerely thank the staff and volunteers from St. Vincent de Paul of North Idaho for their incredible work this winter. St. Vincent de Paul operates an incredible warming center that provides a warm pla…
ABORTION: A woman's right
Re: Group seeks to abolish abortion in Idaho. Has anybody noticed that most of these people (and I use the term lightly) are men?
PLOW: Rural solutions
On all Boise’s (a city 1,000 feet higher than Spokane mind you) squawking about the lack of timely snow removal and how they shouldn’t be relying on others to remove snow on roadways…
WAGES: Alice earns $7.25
The article Sunday, “Alice in Trumpland,” missed saying anything about Idaho’s minimum wages. It would seem that this should have been part of the article as I’m sure that many or at least some of our working poor …
TRAFFIC: Watch 4th and Best
Kudos to Ralph Pederson, a former police officer, for writing to address an important traffic problem in Coeur d’Alene. I’m constantly being reminded of the fact that a number of automobile drivers disrespect even …
Just punch winter right back
North Idaho has taken a powder beating this winter. And officially, at least, winter has been with us less than three weeks.
PLOWS: Where art thou?
Where have all the Snow Plows Gone…? To the tune of Peter Paul and Mary’s famous song, “Where have all the flowers gone?”
CARRIERS: Cranky's no excuse
I was absolutely appalled about the article in The Press on Jan. 4 concerning the paper carrier who was injured trying to deliver the paper to what sounds like “a cranky old man.” He was way out of line to ask her …
TICKET: Another possibility
To the lady who was outraged that a “young kid” was given a $67 citation for his license plate being “covered in snow”…I’m wondering…either this was the most heartless, “badge heavy,” unqualified police officer on …
PLOW: Post Falls applause
Post Falls snow removal crew, thank you once again. You folks are AMAZING. You all do such a great job keeping our streets (even the cul de sac where I live) cleared. I want you to know how much are all appreciated…
DUI: Police double-standard
Are you SERIOUS??? Officer Brenda Knight gets off with a deferred sentence for an excessive DUI??!! She is a senior officer and a Drug Recognition Expert/ DUI Specialist who knowingly and willingly broke the law sh…
SNOW: Hidden dangers
Vicki Syth lamented a citation given by the ISP for a “rear” license plate covered by snow. While a warning may have been in order, I want her to understand the dangers posed by road debris covering vehicles.
DELAVAN: Good man gone
I can only classify the act of terminating Greg Delavan from his job at the airport as cowardly as both exiting commissioners only have a few days left on the job. I would like to ask both Dan Green and Marc Eberle…
SHOVEL: A little mercy, please
Sam Taylor, deputy city administrator, insists that the sidewalks need to be cleaned. I was wondering if the city can afford to show a little mercy in this area. After all, it is winter time, and when it gets down …