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 …
TOWED: Some good emerges
I would like to state that I never questioned Coeur d’Alene Athletic Club’s right to tow people the night of the parade and fireworks, only the decency of it. What IS decent is the several offers I’ve had to park i…
CANCER: Don't let it be a guy thing
A few months back I called my good friend and neighbor to invite him over for a cup of coffee. We’re both retired and join up for some coffee of a morning. This particular morning he informed me that he’d been thro…
TOWED: The other side of the story
I begrudgingly submit this response to Jill Buckland, however blatant lies that smear a business surely warrant a rebuttal. Jill’s complaint was the Coeur d’Alene Athletic Club towed her car on Friday night while s…
SOCIALISM: You can see it now
My guess, and it’s only a guess, is that the generation that lived through the roaring ‘20s, depressing ‘30s and the warring ‘40s didn’t teach my generation the mistakes learned from those times. They wanted to pro…
CLIFF: What goes around
During the past several years our society loved to party, dine and dance. Everyone “ducked out” and the bills were not paid. Therefore, the bills ended up on the national debt tab.
U.S.: All hell will break loose
Altered reality is a very difficult subject to present to people who assume they are free. A well thought out manipulated strategy and altered reality is impossible to fathom, when comprehension commands “self-refl…
CANCER: Beware these dangers, too
Thanks for your excellent series on the local cancer treatment centers and various forms of these deadly diseases. I do have a couple of suggestions and additions to the articles.
CLIFF: It's a long way down
Watching the news over the weekend, retailers are very happy with the money spent over this time period, I guess some records were broken. I guess most of these people that were trying to be the first in the store,…
CANCER: Reader appreciates series
I just wanted to say thank you to Press staff for your recent articles about cancer and some amazing people who are cancer survivors and the others who are still battling this monster.
BURGLARS: Don't let them change us
I’m writing this letter in hopes that it will make it to all North Idaho residents.
CLIFF: It's your move, GOP
Common sense tells us that the decision to create more jobs does not depend on whether the individual top tax bracket is increased back to 39.6 percent.
COLUMN: Joke is on the writer
I just got done reading Jimmy Pappas’s diatribe (GOP: You’re 0-for-2). At first I thought it was a joke, and I’d get to the punch line eventually. Then I realized he was serious, and I was wasting my time; but I co…
COLUMN: Joke is on the writer
I just got done reading Jimmy Pappas’s diatribe (GOP: You’re 0-for-2). At first I thought it was a joke, and I’d get to the punch line eventually. Then I realized he was serious, and I was wasting my time; but I co…
HOLIDAY: Their cups runneth over
We have a lot to be thankful for. We both are in our 80s and thanks to some great doctors, I can still drive so we are out and about most days.
BURGLARS: Don't let them change us
I’m writing this letter in hopes that it will make it to all North Idaho residents.