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LIBERALS: We won't worship you
There have been at least three responses to the “fetus is an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm” debate, challenging the contention of the liberal writer that humanity is nothing to be respected. All three of thes…
LIGHTS: Bet you didn't know this
A friendly head’s up to Anne: I couldn’t agree more that “red light runners” are rampant around here. However, zero part of the problem is yellow traffic lights that are too short. A bigger part of this problem is …
Elections all about quality, not quantity
There are 54 part-time jobs in Kootenai County that need to be filled later this year, but anyone with any real hope of landing one of them has to apply by 5 p.m. today.
FIRED: Patron questions dismissal
Recently a dedicated and hardworking employee from Habitat ReStore was fired. Renee put her heart and soul into her job. There wasn’t anything that she wouldn’t do. One time she climbed a ladder in spite of having …
SAME-SEX: Not a religious issue
You have published so many letters lately on the subject of same-sex marriage, both pro and con, that I am getting sick and tired of them.
ILLEGALS: Where 14th isn't protection
Regarding Juana Perley’s letter Aug. 28, the 14th Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” If you are a foreign national, you are not subject to our j…
A salute to our weather guy
Every four hours for years now, Cliff Harris had an important appointment. Blazing heat, freezing rain, deep snow, howling winds - the worse the weather was, the greater the need for his appointment to be kept.
DEER: A better (and cheaper) solution
Thank you Jamie Smith for your My Turn column in The Press dated Sept. 1.
PRESS: Shows its liberal bias
If you are slightly right of center or more to the right like a conservative, do not bother writing to Readers Write. You only have about a 40 percent chance it will appear in this newspaper. The editors have a lib…
COMPLAINT: Most folks disagree
Sounds like a disgruntled customer! As you can tell by Mrs. Indahl’s comments, she sounds like an attorney. We spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours on our flowers and American flags. (We display 450 fla…
FAIR: In a word, fantastic
For the people on the board of the North Idaho Fair, I would like to say, you did an awesome job. That was the BEST FAIR ever. It had a variety of things to do from the Magician, the Lady Houdini, the Xtreme Bulls,…
HAYDEN: Remove junky trailer park
I am tired and sickened by the trailer court on JUNO at Hayden Avenue and Government Way. I have lived here since 1998 and it has ALWAYS been an eyesore! We have many trailer parks in Hayden that are respectable an…
MILLIE: Something does not compute
Dear Millie Hayes: Will you kindly explain to the “Press” readers — using specifics — how President Obama has destroyed your life? Try to use facts, not propaganda. Thank you.
HARRIS: Parting biblical message
Dear Cliff,
FIRE: Aerial idea has its flaws
In the Aug. 26 “My Turn” column, Mr. Joseph Coomer described a system by which forest fires could be battled by using large wide-body airplanes which have been converted to water tankers. The airplanes would be equ…