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 …
RECALL: Launch plot thickens
Does the mayor and City Council think we are a bunch of morons? Now they’ve decided to leave the boat launch, but move the parking 400 yards away! Rest assured that in two years or less, they will announce that sin…
RECALL: The irony of it all
IRONY, noun: “the incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result.” Sounds heady but indulge me here while I explain the irony of
CHILDREN: Love and protect them
Have you ever been so concerned over a humanity problem that you wanted to shout those concerns from the mountain tops and roof tops? That is the reason for this letter! PEOPLE WAKE UP! As our morals decay more and…
RECALL: It's about leadership
To the people who keep insisting that Mayor Bloem has done nothing wrong: do you not consider misleading one’s constituents wrong? I think it’s wrong. Not only has Mayor Bloem been deceptive in regard to McEuen Par…
RECALL: One view from Hayden
Watching this
REBATE: Track how money spent
The announcement in the April 20 edition of The Press that the Post Falls urban renewal agency was rebating $3.3 million in collected tax dollars to the various tax districts in our city and county was welcome news…
WOLVES: Dispute 'expert' advice
What a wonderful article on how wolves hunt and how they are not impacting the elk population.
SHERIFF: Who not to vote for
I would just like to say something about the
CDA: Been there, like that
Been in Coeur d’Alene for 54 years. Seen a lot of changes, most have been good. Been in Idaho all my life.
RECALL: The view from NIC
As former North Idaho College elected Trustees and a former president, we wish to state our views regarding the attempt to recall Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and Council members Deanna Goodlander, Woody McEvers…
CHEMTRAILS: Feds spraying public
To borrow a well-used phrase, “We have an elephant in the room,” or in this case, “an elephant in the sky above us.” There is a pattern being developed, a very sinister pattern, of high-altitude aerosol spraying th…
RECALL: Support city leadership
What a tragedy to see visionaries maligned. Thank you to our amazing mayor and City Council members under attack. You have helped to provide a beautiful library, incredible Kroc Center and needed educational corrid…
RECALL: Just doing their jobs
I write today because of my frustration with the idea that Mayor Bloem and council members Kennedy, Goodlander and McEvers have done anything that is worthy of a recall. They may make decisions that you or I don’t …
LETTER: To tea party friends
I have many friends who think of themselves as tea party types — small government, low taxes, defenders of Second Amendment rights. It seems so natural to think that freedom means freedom from government. But I hav…
RECALL: Fight is about power
So there seems to be a never-ending amount of “groups” coming out against the recall. What do these big fish in the small Coeur d’Alene pond stand to gain? This is more than a dispute about a boat launch. This is a…