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SHOOTING: Not worst ever
This letter is in response to Monday’s article entitled “50 slain in Orlando nightclub; worst mass shooting in U.S. history.” Many other news sources also labeled it the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. This is…
DISASTER: Good news, please?
I appreciate that our city/county want to warn people of possible impending danger due to a huge tsunami that MAY occur…sometime. But it seems to me that to fill the front page of the paper day after day is a bit m…
LCHS students give thanks, advice
Andrea Partington has many things to offer to her students. From targeted sarcasm to constructive and VERY helpful critiques. As a student that she truly adores I enjoy many of these qualities. She is always willin…
DRIVER: Dead goose warning
To the dirt bag who hit a mother goose on Loffs Bay Road and Mica Bay, you’ll get yours someday. You couldn’t wait 10 seconds for the animal to move to safety. I drive this route every day and it is impossible to h…
LETTER: He nailed it
Larry Kettle’s “Connecting the dots” was great and it “hit all the nails on the heads!”
D-DAY: No coverage (again)
I would like to say good job Coeur d’Alene Press on having the veteran’s stories in the paper for Veterans Day and Memorial Day. But then along comes June 6 known as D-Day. Nothing in the paper again about this bat…
Visitor warns of even greater disaster
I’ve been following your earthquake and tsunami coverage while enduring unseasonable, blistering hot weather during my past timeshare week at Stoneridge Resort in Blanchard. I commend you for helping the public und…
That was no exercise in futility
Be prepared, the Boy Scouts command.
POWER: In wrong places
Lived here most of my life raising two daughters. Tuesday I was swimming with my 6-year-old granddaughter on Sanders Beach where we have been going for 40 years. Down the ramp come two homeless guys, packs and two …
STUDENTS: Cheers to them
I would like to take a moment to congratulate all SIX military academy appointees from our area. I say six because, I’m told through no fault of the Coeur d’Alene Press, the sixth student’s accomplishment failed to…
FLAG: A day of honor
On June 14, see it wave over the land called America. See it unfold for to all the future Americans. See it flutter to tell Americans “I’m here.” See it fly over America. See it, see it, see it. Long may it wave.
SKATEBOARDERS: A real menace
Thank you for the opportunity to voice my opinion by printing this letter.
Don't strike a blow to North Idaho
If Silver Valley miners and Hecla don’t come up with a labor agreement after mediation and possibly further negotiations, everybody in North Idaho will lose.
LAKES: One great school
I have been reflecting on my son’s three years at Lakes Middle School. Our family’s experience at Lakes has been amazing. It’s the perfect fit for my son. The principal, Jeff Bengtson, has really helped make it an …
TEACHERS: Question of fair pay
Every so often we have negotiations for new teachers’ contracts. It always causes me to wonder what is really a reasonable salary for a teacher. Those who negotiate for the district know that they can justify more …