Letters to the Editor
Letters Policy. The Press encourages letters as a means for readers to share opinions and feedback about local and regional news and events. However, letters will not be published if they include profane, obscene language or if they promote, foster or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation. Letters must not exceed 275 words. Letters must include the writer’s full name, hometown and daytime phone number (not for publication) or they will not be published. Please submit letters to: [email protected], or mail to Readers Write, The Press, 215 N. Second St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816.
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 …
COLUMN: Offended by sexist remarks
Let's get a couple of things straight, Nils Rosdahl. When the National College Women's basketball players are on the court they are women athletes, not "ladies," and they wear uniforms, not "outfits." You may find …
RISCH: You have job to do
"The search for someone to blame is always successful" - anonymous.
COLUMN: Paper lacking without it
I must say that I was extremely disappointed to find out "The Linotype" by Tim Hunt was canceled. The opinions that Tim wrote about were for me, extremely interesting, and gave me one reason to read your paper. Why…
AVISTA: Raises just rate increases
Bravo Mr. Harris for telling it like it is for so many of us, and doing it so well. Avista takes undeserved extraordinary compensation claiming profits that are nothing more than rate increases. We would all love t…
TUBBS: One for all and all for hill
A while back I posted a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press on My Turn.
BUDGET: Motives murky as ever
I am listening to the headlines as rightly-so-very-concerned politicians try to balance our grossly over-bloated budget. And my question is always, "What is in it for those who WANT to spend us into oblivion? If ou…
JOBS: Press aims at wrong targets
Sad that The Press has bought into the concept that it is the worker, the union employee and specifically the public employee who is the cause of the country's economic problems. In last week's editorial, the publi…
JOBS: Ideas for greater efficiency
Your editorial of April 8 had many good points with its telling figures about the ratio between manufacturing jobs and government jobs reversing positions since 1960. Why doesn't Congress look at making departments…
OIL: Support bill for natural gas
A bill was introduced into the House last week which would save millions of barrels of imported oil if enacted by Congress. The bill, HR 1380, deserves the support of all of our elected representatives. The bill is…
GUNS: Way too many bad guys
Reply to Mr. Dennis Edelbrock: Yes, Mr. Edelbrock, you are correct in assuming I did not do extensive research before writing my letter about Bad Guys shooting first. My opinion about guns on campus reflected my ex…
TASK FORCE: It's about time, Cd'A
I see that Hazel Bauman, superintendent of Coeur d'Alene schools, is commissioning a task force to look into student conduct at the secondary schools. Subjects that will be included in the study are: dress code, mi…
MILITARY: Trials a moderate mask
Recently, Fox News announced that the terrorists currently incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay will be tried by military "commissions" not tribunals (cannot use the politically incorrect term: Tribunals). Coincidentally…
REFORM: Insiders aren't enlightened
I enjoyed reading the "My Turn" article by Steve Casey, "Education Reform: Are you kidding me?" I appreciated his humor and his tongue-in-cheek suggestions for dealing with some serious education issues facing Idah…
WAR: What it takes to win
General Sherman described war as "hell," yet he conducted a campaign of "total aggressive war" during the Civil War without concern for casualties while winning Victory for the South. After two tours as a combat pi…
TRAINS: Rant railed wrongly
This is to G.B. Schensky. Just to set the record straight.