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: A proud aunt speaks out
Please be assured, I do not believe this writing to be accepted as impartial in anyway. I am the proud aunt of City Councilman Mike Kennedy.
IDAHO: Well, WA. does pay better
I am happy Nathan Prower (LTE IDAHO: Why it Beats Washington) prefers to live in Idaho. I have lived here 49 years and I do not plan to leave. It is my home and I love the country: north to south, east to west.
RECALL: Ignore the malcontents
The recall effort presently under way amounts to harassment of duly elected public servants carried out by a group of malcontents who want to circumvent the electoral process with a baseless recall measure. Recall …
RECALL: Let's talk about it
To Doctor Riggs and the nice lady from the Library Foundation: I’d suggest you review your decisions to slam all of us who signed the initial Recall CdA Petition. I signed it and I also met with the mayor of Coeur …
RECALL: Some have much to gain
What a surprise, the Downtown Association supporting the mayor and council members. Of course they are, what a waste of money advertising that fact. Hope it wasn’t LCDC money paying for the ad! The mayor and counci…
RECALL: Builders urge 'no' to signing
The North Idaho Building Contractors Association (NIBCA) Board of Directors urges all city of Coeur d’Alene residents that when asked to sign a recall petition of the mayor and three of our councilmen you tell them…
EASTON: Cut through propaganda
As a Boy Scout, I attended Camp Easton the last week of July in both 2010 and 2011. There was a definite difference between the two summers!
RECALL: Realty, politics don't mix
Geez Kim Cooper; regarding “the recall issue,” it smacks that you chose to use your real estate article in last Sunday’s Coeur d’Alene Press to expose your and The Coeur d’Alene Association of Realtors’ political o…
RECALL: Let them pay election costs
I am aware that those who wrote and submitted the current recall petition are passionate in their choice of action. If you disagree with someone, why vote them out if you can kick them out? Since a successful petit…
MIDTOWN: Council is listening
We are five of the neighbors and business owners of Midtown and we have been actively engaged in discussions about the future of our city. We feel that it is important to let our fellow neighbors know that the mayo…
RECALL: McEuen then - and now
Having lived in this community for more than 60 years, I would like to express a few thoughts on McEuen Park and the recall effort. McEuen Park has the potential to be a wonderful park for thousands of people but h…
GEESE: No harm, no fowl
This is in response to your front-page article “Goose gougers going away” in Saturday’s Press.
BEACHES: Time to ban smoking
As summer approaches, I look forward to taking my children to the great beaches we have in the area. One thing, however, I am not looking forward to is smelling smoke as I lay on my towel, and having my 3-year-old …
RECALL: Having our say now
The Press: “Standing up for Cd’A.” Fernan stands with Cd’A — what? They live in Fernan, not Cd’A; they don’t understand our problems. They stand for their cronies, not with the majority of our citizens then. They m…
SAMARITAN: Thanks for road rescue
On April 6 I was driving up the incline toward Mullan Trail Road on the east end of Coeur d’Alene when my car quit running. I managed to pull off to the side, barely clearing the fog line at the edge of the road. I…