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 …
AUTHORITARIANISM: Taking hold in North Idaho
Residents of North Idaho, pay attention to actions by politically motivated citizen boards chipping away at your rights. Book banning, hiring alleged professionals to manage important affairs including legal and ch…
NIC ATHLETICS: Decision needs to based on data
At the June 7 NIC Board meeting Todd Banducci admitted he is the primary person pushing to change NIC’s athletic conference. As usual, he didn’t provide reasons.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER: Waste of money pushed by feds
I am writing to express my strong opposition to a traffic management center for Kootenai County. We only have to look to Spokane to see the usefulness of that.
DEMS: Have ‘about ruined our children’
Mr. Koch, who are you kidding? Parents didn’t have to get involved in schools when we were growing up. CRT and trans were not being taught.
NIC ACCREDITATION: Life-changing opportunities will be lost without it
In 2013, I was diagnosed with a rare and chronic debilitating disease. I’d been suffering for years and was glad to finally get a diagnosis, but I soon learned that my chronic illness would impact every aspect of m…
CITIZENS’ LEVERAGE: Spending decisions
America is facing a time when some major corporations and some politicians are ignoring basic common sense, time-honored moral values and the voices of a major percentage of the general public.
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND: ‘Not much has changed’
If the quasi Iowa primary showed us anything, its establishment elders like Rowe and Newt were right. “If you want to reach the conservative voter, you have to do so on a third grade level.”
FUNDAMENTAL: Transformation
Presidential candidate Barack Obama declared that “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America,” during a campaign rally in Columbus, Mo. — Oct. 30, 2008.
LOHR: A hero
“It’s no measure to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society,” said Jiddu Krishnamurti. Never were truer words spoken concerning Kellogg High School’s actions this past week. The powers-that-shouldn’t-be at th…
LOHR: ‘Spoke his truth’
I agree with the young man in Kellogg that spoke his truth. My birth certificate states, “Male,” My wife’s states, “Female.” You can believe whatever you want, it doesn’t change the facts.
LIBRARY BOOKS: Newspapers should report removals
There was a letter to the editor that suggested that the Coeur d’Alene Press report on what books are removed from the book shelves in the Community Libraries. I wholeheartedly agree that it should be the responsib…
LOHR: Highlights issues with 'government education'
God bless Travis Lohr, the latest man guilty of blasphemy against the state religion, and whose only mistake was believing that the rules still apply equally. I’m a recent refugee from a neighboring Marxist regime;…
POLITICAL AGENDAS: Don’t bring them to Idaho
Nobody needs to look farther than the first failed school levy in 14 years to see the influx of Californians moving here have brought their junk politics with them.
REGAN: It’s doublespeak
I considered myself to be a reasonably intelligent human being last April when I turned 69. I once completed a B.A. in political science, and later a secondary teaching certification in social studies. I studied hi…
NEWS: ‘Truth hurts’
This is in response to a LTE (June 4) from Sylvia Woodall. When a newspaper does its job and reports the news rather than “fake” news consistently claimed to be “hoaxes” by one person (can you count that high?) and…