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 …
VACCINE: A great experience
Our sincere thanks to all the National Guardsmen, volunteers and Josh from Panhandle Health for their dedication and hard work for the senior citizens and others, with regard to the COVID-19 vaccination.
BREAKFAST: Emerging to a gift
We want to thank Nathaniel and Rachel, who bought our breakfast after we got out for the first time in nearly a year.
JUDGE: Denied Bundy’s rights
Monday marked a dark day in Idaho jurisprudence.
STIMULUS: Don’t become dependent
The first stimulus passed in 2020 as my memory says was around $900 billion.
CDA: The wonder of it all
Don’t change, Coeur d’Alene. Growing up in Hayden Lake/Coeur d’Alene, I had a wonderful childhood.
ELECTION: Headline unfair to kids
Whether you voted yes or no for the levy for the Coeur d’Alene schools is immaterial.
CHURCH: The path forward
This is in response to Don Eckenroth’s guest opinion (March 16) defending the rights of his religion (in general) and his local Seventh-day Adventist Church (specifically).
2A: Fear is your enemy
A recent writer says “Make no mistake, the Biden administration has every intent to violate your constitutional rights.”
SCHOOLS: We must do better
In 1983, I read “A Nation At Risk” — A scathing report of our public schools.
PRESS: Refreshing change
How nice it was to see on the front page of The Press Sunday morning the words “Faith and Freedom” instead of the usual “COVID,” “crime” and “crisis.”
BILL: Opens door to Reds
The Democrats are now putting through a bill to take away states’ rights to conduct voting integrity.
COINS: Alert to Press readers
As a coin collector, I feel compelled to write to you regarding another very misleading advertisement in The Press involving coins: the full page ad March 12, page A8.
CHIPOTLE: Chewing on disappearance
I don’t know if this is the right platform for my question.
POWERBALL: Blow to education
It’s bad enough that the Idaho Legislature year over year shirks its constitutional obligation of properly funding education, to be shared by all Idaho taxpayers.
FEDERALISM: Follow Sage’s lead
Hooray for Rep. Sage Dixon, co-chairman of Idaho’s Committee on Federalism, on his introduction of legislation that would give Idaho lawmakers veto power over federal actions and court decisions (Coeur d’Alene Pres…