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 …
GUNS: Armed against bad info
This is in response to the people (Kenneth Green and Mike Ruskovich) who wrote uninformed opinions on HB222 the bill to allow right to carry holders to possess guns on campuses in Idaho.
DISSENT: We're all accountable
I'd like to ask Ms. Lori White this: Who created the great Birth Certificate Conspiracy Theory and the "birther" movement? Who created the "TEA Party?" Who screamed "socialism" or "Marxism" while Senator Obama ran …
BILLION: Press earns nine zeroes
As a longtime subscriber to the Coeur d'Alene Press, I have been pleased with the improvement in recent months of your staff's use of correct grammar and spelling. However, I was very disappointed after reading tod…
BUDGET: It's the American way
The New York Times reported "corporate taxes made up 30% of all federal revenue in the 50's, but as of 2009 that shrank to only 6.6%."
STORY: Typo found in sentence
"A point system keeps track of weight lost, inches dropped and body fat reduced. Individuals who lose the most pounds, the Biggest Losers, receive a prize at season's end. There's team awards, too."
REFORM: Bills were created with no input
The three pillars of the Luna education reform plan in Idaho were passed by the legislature and were signed by the governor.
BILLFOLD: Thank you for finding it
CENTER: Very few attended fundraiser
This is in regard to John Boraas' letter of March 27.
PLAN: Commends commissioners
I want to commend the county commissioners for hosting a meeting to evaluate companies bidding to draft the county's new development regulations. People with many different perspectives on development listened to p…
SCHOOLS: Stop protecting failure
The Coeur d'Alene education establishment is playing the game of distraction. Failures in the classroom are being ignored by the teachers' unions as they agitate against technology reforms. This was apparent in rec…
LIBYA: Should withdraw expenses
According to the Pentagon, one week after an international military coalition intervened in Libya, the cost to U.S. taxpayers has reached at least $600 million.
GUNS: An armed person can help
Mr. Green, bad guys do shoot first, BUT in an armed society they don't really know who else may have a gun. That other person may be able to prevent a second shot or second person from being hit. Knowledge that oth…
REALTOR: A very positive influence
I very much enjoyed the article on Jerry Sparling, the deaf Realtor, in Friday, March 25's paper. Jerry has been a very positive influence in my life and in many other people's lives.
RAILROAD: Plan to fight crossing ticket
My wife was stopped by a Kootenai County sheriff deputy during a police sting at the railroad crossing on Highway 41 south of Rathdrum. The police had a train engine only, no rail cars passing back and forth settin…
GUNS: Population divided into groups
I see our lawmakers have fallen into the usual pit of ignorance regarding guns. Let's face basic facts. The population is divided into two groups: law keepers and law breakers. When you allow a regulation like: "yo…