Letters to the Editor
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OPINION: Just like everyone else, Idaho’s Attorney General must comply with the law
Three years ago, I joined five other former Idaho Attorneys General in describing that important position as “the …
LAWSUIT: Prove 'prompt' response
As a neurologist who worked with Tami Pilgrim in Coeur d’Alene for seven years, I can personally tell you that she is an outstanding nurse who is respected and loved by patients, physicians and the rest of the staf…
SCOUTS: Exodus a strong possibility
Well, the promoters of gay rights won again with the new Boy Scout ordinance accepting openly gay boys as Scouts. How unfair to all the dedicated boys and adults who have devoted time, energy and money over the yea…
MARRIAGE: Here's an oxymoron
The ancient legal code of Rome stated, “marriages are the union of male and female, a sharing of life and the communication of divine and human rights.” Roman society, considered pagan by modern standards, neverthe…
SCOUTS: 'Compelled' to revoke charter
Sheriff Wolfinger claims he is “compelled” to revoke the Sheriff Department’s Boy Scouts charter because of the Boy Scouts’ decision to allow as members young men who identify as gay. (KCSO may drop Boy Scouts char…
BOARD: Big issues ahead
Congratulations to the victors in the Coeur d’Alene school board election, Tom Hearn, Dave Eubanks and Christa Hazel. Let’s hope they honor their pledges to do what is best for our kids. If they don’t we’ll be ther…
ELECTIONS: Back to good manners
The recently concluded trustee elections for School District 271 and Kootenai County Hospital District illustrate several important and interconnected issues.
SCHOOLS: Word is their bond
To those people of SD 271 who were upset over the results of the election last Tuesday, don’t be. Here is what I mean.
POLITICS: It's not a dirty word
Why does the Coeur d’Alene Press find politics so distasteful?
ELECTION: An invasion of privacy
I wondered why I received information from the Reagan Republican candidates asking me to vote absentee, now I understand why. It was so they could look at my ballot and target me and now apparently my neighbors. Wh…
SCHOOLS: Let the healing begin
I wanted to thank the many people who participated in the great democratic process of voting in the recent school board election. Local elections are where government is closest to the people and where individual v…
ELECTION: Dirty tactics, kids lose
Poor Jeff Ward, he got blindsided in Coeur d’Alene. Now you know how Julie Hunt and Dave Paul felt. Two dedicated parents and community members who care about the future of our schools and the students, displaced b…
STROKES: Know the danger signs
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is no joke. Every 40 seconds in the United States someone is stricken by stroke, the chief cause of adult disability and the third leading cause of death.
BLOOD: Truly, a gift of life
Tuesday was a good day. The sun was out and I felt good enough to stand in the sun for a few minutes and enjoy the spring flowers. All thanks to wonderful people I have never met. They gave blood to the blood bank.
STUDENTS: Let's keep it green
Our community seems to be ignoring some environmental issues that have a heavy impact on our ecosystem.
HONORED: Flight deeply appreciated
I was one of the many World War II veterans who made the Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. I wish to thank all who made this trip possible for us: The many volunteers, the goodie bags from Rosauers, the T-shirt…