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 …
SECURITY: System badly misunderstood
SOCIAL SECURITY AIN'T BROKE. The Social Security administration is SEPARATE from the Treasury Department which funds other government functions. SS has $2.5 trillion in Treasury Bills (T-Bills) in its vaults and by…
STAUFFER: Modest man, major friend
The Jan. 9 Bill Buley feature on Dick Stauffer brought a smile to my face, as it did for many of the employees and friends of TESH Inc. I imagine Dick was too humble to have included in the article the information …
McEUEN: Beach could make splash
It is my understanding that there is an offer on the table for the city to buy the portion of the beach adjacent to the 12th Street portion, on the west, at less than the appraised value.
SHOOTING: Here's root of the problem
When an incident such as the one that happened on Saturday in Tucson occurs, people want to blame someone or something obvious. Easy access to guns? Political anxieties? But what about the real issue behind so many…
Teachers, parents need input into sweeping changes
By SHERRI WOOD
CURRIE: Goodbye, and good riddance
Re: Saturday’s Press article ‘Currie says goodbye,’ telling readers of all of the good service Mr. Currie provided.
SCHOOLS: Reform sound, sorely needed
Wow! Someone has actually started to put kids' needs ahead of teachers' needs. A plan based on performance rather than longevity. What a unique concept.
McEUEN: Don't keep boaters at bay
The plan for McEuen is nice but where will the boaters on trailers go? I purchase moorage at the Yacht Club and this past spring I went on my way to get my boat in the water. It's a nice sunny day and I headed to B…
PRESS: Tragedy towers over tree
UNBELIEVABLE! Saturday night Jan. 8 on the 11 p.m. news I heard a little of the horrific shooting in Tucson, Ariz.
McEUEN: It's just fine now
How many times do the good people of Coeur d'Alene have to say, "LEAVE McEUEN FIELD ALONE!" before the city council hears us?
THANKS: Blessing bests a blizzard
I just want to say "thank you" to the guy in the white truck on Strahorn Road in Hayden Wednesday morning who saw me shoveling the end of the driveway. He dropped the plow, took two sweeps, and cleared the end of t…
GIVING: Can be contagious here
A young Americorps volunteer came in last week looking for funds to pay the rental fee for a hall to host a concert in honor of Martin Luther King with the proceeds going to local food banks. The Human Rights Educa…
HART: Proof that crime pays
Doesn't the Bible have something to say about stealing? What about the law? I read in The Press of a young man convicted of petty theft and fined $200 plus one year in jail and two years probation.
JESUS: Keep his story alive
His name is Jesus Christ, born of Mary a teenage girl who is engaged to Joseph a carpenter. Their life is about to change for all eternity. Mary accepted her responsibility to have this most Holy Child conceived by…
DEBATE: Rise above distortions
It seems as though some of our more progressive friends here in North Idaho do not know the difference between fact and opinion. I wrote a letter defending the Tea Party. The responses to that letter were both sad …