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 …
TRESTLE CREEK: Worth preserving
On May 11, Bonner County Commissioners approved modifications to a proposed marina and residential development at the mouth of Trestle Creek on Lake Pend Oreille.
NORRIS: Tale of two ads
This LTE is directed to Sheriff Bob Norris.
BANDUCCI: Bad move, Todd
I had the pleasure of attending Friday night’s Board of Trustees special meeting for NIC.
CONSTITUTION: Assault confusion
I just read Mike Crapo’s half-page ad in the Coeur d’Alene Press asserting that “Our Constitution is under assault-we’re in a battle with Biden/Shumer/Pelosi.”
ABORTION: Remember 1857
We have heard many people who support killing a baby in the womb chant, “The Supreme Court has no right to change a previous court’s decision.”
ABORTION: The actual cost
The illegally released draft of the Supreme Court’s view of Roe v. Wade continues to kindle controversy.
TRUSTEES: Daydreams and realities
My wife and I have been involved in education since 1976.
OPINIONS: We all have them
Sorry, but this letter is not about the primary election.
DRUGS ACT: Just say no
Americans are struggling to afford the highest drug prices in the world.
VOTING: Democrats left out
My concern is about voting rights in Idaho.
WAKESURFING: Other side of story
A recent piece by a group calling themselves the “River Friends” painted a gross mischaracterization of the safety of boaters in the Spokane River.
INFLATION: Do the obvious, Joe
This nation is in a sorry state due to the disastrous policies of the administration currently in power.
CONSTITUTION: Point on Christianity
Linda Barron’s letter that the founding fathers were devout Christians and built the nation to be a Christian Nation is incorrect.
PATRICKS: They’ll be missed
All the best to Mike and Sholeh Patrick on their new adventure in Florida.
DEVELOPMENT: Get past the gloss
The Coeur Terre meeting of May 4 seemed to be a deliberate attempt to gloss over or hide facts that were either in evidence on the posterboards or carefully not put on the posterboards.