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HECLA: Where value exists
Dear Larry Radford, Vice President of Operations, Hecla Mining:
LEFT: Rise against it
Last Sunday’s paper, Lori White is my hero. The left (KCTFHR) and their buddies in the closet have had eight years of the U.S. with a leader with no experience and no morals. Worse, his cut-out cartoon character Cl…
Club fails political honesty test
In this politically prolific once-every-four-years season, locals have been dismayed by the lack of candidate forums and debates.
HEARN: Fight one-party rule
A recent letter writer stated: “There isn’t a single issue facing Idahoans that couldn’t use improvement,” and “Coeur d’Alene has a chance for new representation in Boise.” She is right, but her solution was to ele…
TRUMP: Pay your share
Donald Trump by his own admission made more than $640 million last year. On national television he admitted that not paying income tax “makes me smart.”
4-H: Making young leaders
This week is National 4-H Week where we recognize those youth doing amazing things in their communities and honor the service of dedicated volunteers across the state. I would like to encourage Idaho citizens to le…
KKK: Not welcome here
No, No, No, No to the KKK! This organization decidedly seeks and persecutes another RACE and is completely un-American. Citizens, individually, and the cities of Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, and the rest shou…
HEARN: Here for long haul
I have lived in Coeur d’Alene for four years. Is four years enough time to represent the voters of District 4? Is four years enough time to understand the consequences of decisions made by the state Legislature? Is…
Killer clowns, here? Don't buy it
At 6:08 p.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, The Washington Post published a story headlined, “Scary clown rumors, threats feed hysteria, leading to school lockdowns, arrests.” It cited a potentially incendiary incident at…
FACTS: Double trouble
Re: the AP Vice Presidential debate fact check story by the AP, run on page A3 of Wednesday’s Press:
AMADOR: Fiscally prudent
With the massive federal debt burdening our future generations, we should be proud to live in a state that often exhibits fiscal restraint and has a balanced budget. We have an obligation to vote for candidates tha…
BURGLARY: Poor gets poorer
Sometime after June 1 more than one person broke into my Airstream trailer and stole everything of value and trashed the rest. More than $5,000 of tools were stolen including hundreds of hand tools, two McCulloch c…
HEARN: Experience here counts
Rumors have been circulating that Paul Amador, candidate for Legislative Seat 4A, only recently registered as a Republican. It was therefore not surprising when Amador acknowledged that until recently he was regist…
STORES: No place to play
This is an open letter to parents who allow their kids to run free in stores. Amazing how many parents turn their kids loose in stores to run around playing tag, hide and seek or whatever they want to do, having no…
PRAY: For wife's eyes
To all my good friends: