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 …
STRAHORN: Case of being second class
This is a vote for Mr. Murphy. Well said! I have used Strahorn Avenue for more than 25 years to get home. What a surprise to find I had been kicked off the street. Why all of a sudden are those of us who live on no…
POLITICS: Extremes are squeezing middle
I'm getting really tired of the media circus effort to paint the Republicans as the ultra far right when the vast majority are somewhere in the middle. I'm also tired of the far right trying to paint the Democrats …
OBAMA: Won't be fooled again
Like most Americans, I have been shocked by the fact that I was completely ignorant of the background, qualifications and "face" of Barack Obama, elected by the people as our president. I have known that I was 100 …
GOP: Complete takeover needed
GOP Party of relief. Salvation from the insane policies and ideals of the past 18 months. I hope and pray for a Republican takeover of Congress this fall. It will save us from the socialist wave of idiosy that has …
GOTHAM: Fences there for Scouts
I find that I must respond to Patricia Wolford My Turn column printed Oct. 1. I took the time to talk to the developer and feel that the public needs to know the truth about Gotham Bay Estates.
STRAHORN: Action makes street safer
This letter is in response to Michael J. Murphy's diatribe of Sept. 29 concerning the recent change on Strahorn Avenue between Miles and Hayden Avenue in Hayden Lake to a one-way street. He likens the residents on …
ACCIDENT: Driver apologizes for mishap
This is Loren Heisel, the guy who caused the accident at 15th and Harrison on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. I want to apologize to anybody involved. I feel awful about it. I talked to the owner of the house I hit and a…
BELL: Thanks to entire community
Recently I was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer and underwent a total mastectomy. Probably because of my position as president of North Idaho College and because my surgery coincided with the Susan G. Komen Rac…
HILL: Case smacks of injustice
Justice? After reading your article in Saturday's paper, I had to ask some questions and maybe open some eyes. "Mitchell considered the enormity of the thefts, the length of time during which the theft occurred, th…
GOP: Separating fact, not friction
Oh how I love it. The screams, the whining, the outrageously incorrect distortions of the truth that the liberals are issuing in the face of what looks like a coming disastrous (for them) election next month. Lacki…
What do you think of the ruling in the Kennedy-Brannon election case?
CURRIE: Opinions vs. outright lies
In response to R.A. Moser's My Turn column that appeared in the Coeur d'Alene Press on Saturday, Sept. 25.
NELSON: Record is clean, exemplary
I recently read a letter by Nanci Currie concerning Jai Nelson, the Republican nominee for Kootenai County Commissioner. I was dismayed by Ms. Currie's inaccurate accusations, as I have known Jai for many years.
LIDS: Bypass voters' rights
The recent write-up about the three LID districts that were proposed by Dorsey, Edinger and Sverdsten, Kootenai County Highway Commissioners, and approved by JUB Engineers (without going out to bid first) excluded …
CONTEXT: Voters pay close attention
The perils of taking single comments out of context came to the forefront recently when the White House/Department of Agriculture fired Shirley Sherrod for a comment played on a website, only to retract after they …