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 …
ANCIENT TREES: Bristlecone pine and sequoia
Standing majestically over the mountains in some isolated areas are bristlecone pine, Fritzroya (a cypress) and giant sequoia. Some of these trees, about 5,000 years of age, were seedlings as the ancient Sumerian, …
WILDFIRE: Thanks to firefighters, friends
I would like to thank the firefighters that kept the fire away from our homes on W. Riverview.
TOURISM: North Idaho families tired of negative impacts
The Coeur d’Alene Press gives a one-sided view of tourism in North Idaho, as if were all unicorns and rainbows, with no downsides. Well here’s a little secret for the editors: Most working families in North Idaho a…
BIDEN: Does not control the economy
Recently Mr. Olson, wrote to blame President Biden for inflation. That is like blaming the fire department for arson.
TESH: Staff left due to hostile work environment
I wanted to weigh in on the very slanted article written by Bill Buley in regard to the problems facing Tesh. First it starts with a happy picture of the Tesh CEO. Mr. Buley cites a letter written to the families i…
TEACHERS: Salaries are not a priority
Median salary for a Coeur d’Alene teacher is $56,500 after five years. Salary for a UPS driver after five years is $170,000.
VIOLATORS: Too many motorized vehicles on trails
I’m writing in complete support of today’s piece from Anne Sedgwick, “VEHICLES: A danger to bicyclists, pedestrians on trails.”
DEBATES: How would former U.S. presidents respond?
Debates these days will never reach historical measure. What we routinely watch is Jerry Springer Lite. A narration of opinion dressed up to look substantial.
HAAGENSON: Argument a fallacy
The recent Guest Opinion by Dean Haagenson deserves a response. He states that the destructive behavior by the right-wing, extremist Republicans in North Idaho is somehow justified by the “Left-wing propaganda.”
VEHICLES: A danger to bicyclists, pedestrians on trails
I am writing about the plethora of motorized vehicles on the Prairie Trail, which prohibits them. Now I’m not talking about the city trucks/workers that are allowed, but I have seen many motorcycles of late on ther…
IDAHO: Don’t fear new arrivals
As a refugee from California and having lived in Coeur d’Alene for almost two years, I am occasionally amused at some letter writers and contributors to internet social media sites who blame us “immigrants” for ris…
KMPO: Discourages citizen participation
It appears that KMPO took measures to discourage citizen participation at its Post Falls “open house” on Thursday.
TESH: Walk-out due to current leadership
In regard to Bill Buley’s article, “Tough times for Tesh,” the article concludes incorrectly with the assumption that pay was the reason for the mass walk-out of Tesh in the past few weeks. I was one who walked out…
LABRADOR: Actions should scare us all
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, along with 18 other State AGs have signed and mailed a letter to the Biden administration. In the letter, they are seeking the right to obtain medical records of women who obta…
ROAD WORK: Thank you to the crews
I want to express a giant thank you for all of the construction crews who are risking life and limb to perform what may seem to them like a thankless and endless job of repairing our roadways. I hear so many compla…