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 …
ENERGY: Here are answers
I'd like to respond to Bill Irving's recent Letter to the Editor in which he calls on Avista and Kootenai Electric Cooperative (KEC) to sponsor pilot programs in the grading of all commercial buildings.
GOSPEL: Examine leaders closely
K. Kriss's "A thief in the night" asks us to challenge "those who lead us." The Bible implores us, through the people of Berea, "to search the scriptures day after day, to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the tr…
WATER: Keep it clean, Idaho
I am writing about the need for Idaho to prioritize protecting clean water. In the last two years Idaho has not provided any state funds for clean water monitoring. It is time the governor and our legislature suppo…
STRAHORN: What are the criteria?
An open letter to the city of Hayden Lake:
OBAMA: Give him more time
I just finished reading a My Turn column in The Press where Dr. George Rodkey states, "We are being ruled more by the Communist Manifesto than by the Constitution of the United States of America."
REFS: Blew it in Cd'A-LC contest
I was at the Lake City/Coeur d'Alene football game last Friday and that had to be the worst officiating I have ever seen in my life. The referees called three personal fouls on Lake City that crippled them. They bl…
What should happen with national health care?
GOSPEL: Separate fact from fiction
This is certainly free speech at work here - when someone like Kathryn Kriss is viewed as an "expert" in the Bible study series "The Hole in OUR Gospel" and The Press allows her opinion to be heard. Kathryn - have …
PRESS: Peddles propaganda
I'm concerned over recent "letters" to the editor. Let me correct myself: I'm concerned that certain letters are getting published. I see more and more of these letters being written about someone "got a call from …
HUNTING: Photos part of the story
I enjoy reading The Press, not all of it, but some of the sections. I like how The Press is divided into sections for everyone who enjoy and are interested in "Sports," "Local," "Lifestyles," "North Idaho Life," "C…
SENIORS: Beware assault on SS
There are political groups out there wanting to destroy the Social Security Program. Social Security is the most successful government program in history, helping Seniors enjoy "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of hap…
CHINA: Get a clue, Mr. Kruh
Did I just hear a mouse squeak or was it Brian Kruh opening his wallet?
CHINA: Depends on your views
I have just returned from a wonderful trip to China, a socialist country trending toward capitalism which is prospering and ascending. Meanwhile the USA is a capitalist country trending toward socialism, is struggl…
VETERANS: Have friends indeed
Responding to the letter from Lloyd Rogers concerning the assistance he received from the clerk at SOS Surplus in Post Falls. My condolences to you and your family, Mr. Rogers and may your brother rest in peace. Th…