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 …
BILL: Keep kindergarten
Early childhood education is what builds a good foundation for any child's educational success!
McEUEN: Survey says - ah, phooey
I just left the McEuen Park Concept Plan website where their "survey" results were posted. Without a doubt, these questions were "structured" to produce favorable feedback. I say this because each venue proposed wa…
McEUEN: Plan's on thin ice
I am 12 years old and in seventh grade at the Coeur d' Alene Charter Academy. I am submitting this letter regarding McEuen Field. I grew up downtown and I have been going to McEuen Field for as long as I can rememb…
LAKES: School to be proud of
I was one of several guests invited to participate in an "Instructional Review" of the teaching at Lakes Magnet School for Science, Art and Music. I observed children who were eager to greet a visitor in the hallwa…
McEUEN: Citizens should have a say
When we first bought property on the lake in 1987 I thought Lake Coeur d'Alene and the city beach were beautiful. We loved the small town feel. Then Penney's and all the surrounding buildings and stores were razed …
McEUEN: A view from Post Falls
City Council is elected to make decisions for the city; therefore, it is important that council members make the decisions regarding the future of McEuen Park. City Council members are elected to represent the comm…
POLLUTION: Speak out, clean up air
Air pollution is a matter of life and death. We must cut the mercury, soot, smog and carbon dioxide pollution that threatens our environment and causes asthma attacks, respiratory diseases and premature death.
THANKS: Good deed acknowledged
Thanks a million to the people who turned in a black fanny pack at KFC in Hayden in January.
REFORM: See bills for yourselves
Our children will suffer as a result of Superintendent Tom Luna's plan, ironically titled Students Come First. As parents of children who attend Betty Kiefer Elementary, we were mortified by learning the direct imp…
SPENDING: Start by fixing America
Presidential duties include taking care that the laws be faithfully executed and to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. For decades, our leaders, local, state and federal…
CLIMATE: Glaciers going the other way
Cliff Harris, in his Jan. 31 column, says both the Roman Heyday and the Medieval Climactic Anomaly were warmer than the ‘80s and ‘90s. He argues that Greenland was a verdant place. According to Eric the Red's Saga …
NULLIFICATION: It will only cost more
It appears that our governor and other members of his party are determined to nullify the new national health-care law that will save billions in taxpayer dollars in the long run. It seems that one of the major sti…
SCHOOLS: Accept the financial realities
A recent Press editorial asking people to listen before deciding on the school bond issue was written to the wrong crowd. It should have been written to the school board administration. Property owners need relief,…
CLIMATE: Waters are warming, folks
"Yes Virginia, there is a ‘climate change'...the Earth is cooling off!" Panders to those perpetuating the fears of the naïve in the relentless jockeying for political power and/or financial gain.
PSYCHOTICS: Don't judge or condemn
Earl Hunter's Letter to the Editor entitled "Psychotics: How to deal with them" is disturbing in both language and concept. His proposal to "set up very special places to keep them for the rest of their lives...and…