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 …
OFFER: They will break bread
Jimmy Pappas, I was in the midst of writing my response to your last letter when I was alerted to check the editorial in Wednesday’s Coeur d’Alene Press. There I discovered our names. Is this the 15 minutes of fame…
LEGACY: Not all on Sandi's plate
This is in response to Laurie Lyons letter to the editor: I didn’t read Terry Beckford’s My Turn, but if it is anything like your letter, I didn’t miss much.
TRAIL: It's not a city landfill
I am a concerned citizen of the city of Coeur d’Alene about the lack of maintenance between Ramsey Park and the Prairie Trail, once the Prairie Trail was developed, after the completion of the Kroc Center, the area…
MARATHON: Cheer away, Cd'A!
We all know that Coeur d’Alene is a special place: beautiful, first and foremost, but just slightly less obvious is a terrific mosaic of the grand, the practical, cowboy and chic, loud and whisper quiet. To swipe a…
AGENDA: Learn and oppose it
In the “letters” section of Saturday’s “The Press” (May 18), Sharon Rogers wrote an emphatic, revealing personal endorsement of Brent Regan’s current political candidacy. At the end of her letter she asked, “BY THE…
HAWKS: Thanks from a friend
I am writing for the second time in eight years to express my pleasure in transporting the Lakeland High School Softball Team to their games away from home. These young ladies are such an inspiration to me. On the …
EVENTS: Center is already here
Eden Irgens, in her May 19 letter, wonders about rodeo and motocross events in Coeur d’Alene. She seems to think that a new arena in Riverstone is the way to attract such events.
PLAY: You don't want to miss it
Run — Don’ walk — to get your ticket to the CYT Production of “Tall Tales” at the Kroc Center.
FINNEY: Stop with the lectures
I am personally offended by the letter to the editor from Gary Finney on May 17 regarding the directions on how to vote. I felt lectured by a father prior to my first voting opportunity. It was demeaning.
PROJECTS: Time for real priorities
I read Mr. Terry M. Beckford’s My Turn column with respect.
VANDALS: Bring on the Big Sky
The reasons for the Vandal football team remaining in the FBS division have gone from controversial to absurd. In an attempt to broach this reasoning, let’s take a look at the school’s arguments themselves.
PAPPAS: The sandwich is on me
Well I’ll be a pork eatin’ frog turd. I honestly would have never believed that I would get such gracious and respectful responses to my recent “My Turn” opinion. I must admit, it warms my heart to realize that eve…
KNIVES: More for Purple Hearts
Purple Heart recipients of Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, Korea and World War II will be presented with a special Buck commemorative knife, in appreciation of their honorable military service to our country, Saturday,…
POWER: Wisdom of separation
When George Washington said, “Government is a dangerous servant and a fearful master,” he wasn’t kidding! The principles our government is based on — limited government, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, c…
GOSNELL: Yes, justice is served
The recent conviction of Kermit Gosnell on three counts of murder for killing three babies born alive in his clinic by snipping their spinal cords with a pair of scissors has given the public a peek into the ugly u…