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 …
CONDO: Wrong target of jokes
In response to Sandy about April 1. Glad you and your husband got a big laugh about the condo project. Why don’t you go and laugh in front of some of the people that live in Coeur d’Alene North? I’m assuming when y…
POEM: The Basketball Game
Our eyes move back and forth
SCHOOLS: Lessons on the board
Two interesting articles about our troubled school board appeared in The Press on March 30. The first article was entitled, “Trustees won’t respond to complaint.” Of course they won’t. However that may be, the good…
BULEY: Farewell to dedicated newsman
An exciting career course change for former Coeur d’Alene Press city editor Bill Buley will leave a huge void in The Press newsroom. My longtime friend and former Press colleague is now basking in the sun as editor…
EROTICA: Get it out of schools
It has been brought to my attention the high school has erotic books in the library. I have also been informed they are reading these books in the language classes. I do not feel comfortable with my child reading t…
HEALTH: Vote for Razzeto, Nemec
I truly believe no one has a grip on what’s really going to happen to health care. I am pretty sure except for insurance companies, nobody is going to like it. The most we can hope for is that our hospitals and hea…
THRIFTS: The very best are right here
Coeur d’Alene charity thrift stores: a perspective. I have been to thrift stores from Paris to Washington, D.C. Ours are the best. Only Orlando and Seattle have decent stores.
BIKE: Message to a thief
For whatever reason you needed to enter my fenced backyard and take my daughter’s bicycle, I hope you have a better use than the bike rides she and I take together. If I could ask for anything, it’s to think about …
COLUMN: Don't spotlight stupidity
I would think The Press could do better than printing the incendiary ignorance of Dan Gressler in My Turn. What purpose does it serve when we elevate this kind of blatant stupidity and hate?
HECKLER: Maybe he'll eat his words
Just wanted to share this for any woman making a change in her life.
WATER: Caution on treatment upgrades
Legally, it might be hard to question Judge Luster’s decision to allow the city to go ahead with the water treatment plant expansion. Still, the decision leaves me with several questions. Why is not more being done…
SALARY: Why not give back larger percent
Let me get this straight. President Obama, John Kerry and other government officials are wonderful for voluntarily taking a 5 percent cut in their pay in solidarity with other government workers facing furloughs du…
APRIL FOOLS': Did not see the humor
On Monday, April 1, you had a front-page article that was supposed to be funny about a huge picture to replace the view for Coeur d’Alene North residents. The reason I did not think it was funny is because I was bo…
MY TURN: A bunch of erroneous vitriol
Good heavens! Here comes another one. Just when I thought Jimmy Pappas had cornered the market on venomous, erroneous vitriol along comes Don Gressler with his hilarious My Turn column. Let’s take his points one by…
ELECTRICITY: A different perspective
In response to the letter on March 31 “Electricity: Cost continues to escalate.” I would like to offer a different perspective of Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc. (KEC). We operate on a nonprofit basis and are d…