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COUNTY: Wrong on refugees
The hopeful feeling I was given by the story in the Spokesman-Review about the 1943 Polish family who took in the 4-year-old Jewish boy in Warsaw at great peril to their family was quickly dashed by the Kootenai Co…
ISIS: Call it what it is
It’s time to stop referring to ISIS as a radical Muslim State. There is no respected Muslim cleric or Muslim organization that endorses their brand of religious extremism. They only pretend to be a religious organi…
BLACK: Not what I wrote
Regarding the Readers Write letter by Esequiel Vasquez on my article published in the Press November 27-28. Perhaps Mr. Vasquez and I can agree on this idea: It is not so much the practice of religion that leads to…
U.S.: Reach out to distant neighbors
It is quite evident Uyless Black spent many hours studying the Muslim religion and the long-range effect it could have on our freedom of religion. I certainly will not brand him as xenophobe but a person of deep th…
PROPOSAL: More liberal shenanigans
The idea by Mr. Moran and his group to increase tobacco taxes isn’t new or innovative.
Editorial: Voters should decide tuition proposal
Smokers feel picked on, and rightfully so. In many quarters, they’re perceived as second-class citizens, addicts with a filthy habit whose right to smoke now seemingly extends no farther than their own personal pro…
Let voters decide tuition proposal
Smokers feel picked on, and understandably so. In many quarters, they’re perceived as second-class citizens, addicts with a filthy habit whose right to smoke now seemingly extends no further than their own personal…
EAGLES: Common sense lacking
Hey, I have a great idea; let’s leave our brains at home and go to Wolf Lodge to look at the eagles! And, since we are brainless we can have all kinds of fun.
COUNTY: Yes to rental regulations
I fully support the county in proposing regulations for short-term vacation rentals.
ECONOMY: Why confidence wanes
Of course consumer confidence is low! It’s a 2 percent growth economy! What planet does Janie Hansen live on? Our young people either leave Idaho or work their $7.25 an hour jobs and share an apartment with three o…
ALBRIGHT: Historian reaches far
The Coeur d’Alene Press is the best local paper I have ever read. I read it from 2,000 miles away. Syd Albright is the finest history teacher there is. He is one of the gems of the Gem State.
PASTOR: Try a little love
I am not able to understand how Rev. Bryan could condemn both the Human Rights Education Institute and Rev. Heather Seman for standing up in affirmation for the lives lost by marginalized individuals due to discrim…
LANDS: Purchase option serves public
The Pacific Railway Acts of the 1800s resulted in tracts of land given to railroad companies to promote settlement. This included the upper Lochsa. When settlement didn’t occur, instead of the lands being returned …
REBUTTAL: Hitler was no Christian
Mr. Edwards, after reading your opinion in The Press regarding Christianity, I too feel I need to respond.
PARTY: Voters, declare affiliation
Voters are reminded they must declare party affiliation with their respective county clerks before Dec. 10 to receive a Constitution Party presidential primary ballot on March 8, 2016. [Idaho Code 34-411A]