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 …
PRESS: Yes, it’s liberal
I’m writing to voice my complete support of the thoughts expressed in the letter from Dale Gibboney in Sunday’s edition of The Press.
NORTH IDAHO: Dems and traditional Republicans should leave
Reading your editorial of Dec. 8, you wonder what kind of Republicans are moving here. Are they MAGA or more traditional Republicans? By MAGA I assume you mean the Republicans who are in favor of common sense and t…
GARCIA: Stay in ‘crazytown’
Dear Ms. Garcia, I do hope your trip to San Francisco was fruitful. Do you have any spare rooms? I could help to find more mis/disinformed liberals to keep you company.
BIG WIRES: Needed for electrical grid system
The Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act is a promising bipartisan bill in Congress that offers a wide range of benefits: reducing the risk of electrical power outages, loweri…
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: A question
Could someone enlighten me as to how a person can run for office (president) with so many upcoming appointments with the judicial system?
JUNK: Time to clean up Cd’A
It’s about time we push for some local restrictions keeping residential properties from turning into junk yards… I know property rights are sacred to Idaho, and I am the biggest proponent of property rights. Howeve…
RICH and RICHER: Big difference between millionaires and billionaires
It has recently been pointed out to me by a physicist that many people do not realize the vast difference between a million and a billion. A million seconds is only 11.6 days. A billion seconds is 31.7 years. By hi…
CAUTION: Beware of crooked builders
So you want to build your dream house. You see the newspaper pictures and can’t wait. You read of all the builders and how wonderful their houses are. You do not read about the cheats, mistakes and crooks.
ROAD PROJECTS: Thank a Democrat
I’m sure many have noticed the months of street repairs, chip sealing, and the new projects going on with I-90 plus a myriad of other projects around town.
IDAHO: You can have it
Well I am back in San Francisco and happy to be here. I have a marketing job downtown. It is true people are injecting themselves with drugs, urinating and defecating on the streets. Downtown businesses are closing…
INVOCATIONS: Limiting religions violates First Amendment
This is in response to Paul Van Noy’s quote in the article “Answer to Prayer?” printed on Nov. 29. Van Noy stated that allowing all faith leaders a chance to lead the invocation at the beginning of Coeur d’Alene Ci…
HAYDEN URBAN RENEWAL: City can implement projects without agency
There is no reason why Hayden cannot implement road, sewer and infrastructure projects on its own without an urban renewal agency. Hayden City Councilman-elect Tom Shafer’s recent My Turn editorial in The Press opp…
3Cs COEUR d’ALEERS: Grateful for generous holiday spirit
On behalf of the 3Cs Coeur d’Aleers, I would like to offer a heartfelt thank you to you, the members of our community, who came to our free Christmas concerts at Trinity Lutheran church on Fifth Street on Tuesday a…
COLLEGE BOWLS: Who needs them?
I’m through with watching college football until New Year’s Eve. Last time I checked, there were about 60 bowl games hosting about every 6-6 team in the country. The Pop Tarts Bowl? Duke’s Mayo Bowl? Seriously? I d…
GRATITUDE: For responders and health care professionals
On Nov. 29, early in the evening, I felt I had the early stages of a heart attack. My wife immediately called 9-1-1. The dispatcher was calm and professional helping my wife stay calm while answering all his questi…