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: Photograph only mask wearers
The apparent hypocrisy of The Press confounds me.
VIRUS: Goal is containment
Ralph from Coeur d’Alene writes that he will NOT wear a mask and implies that the science is being manipulated to support the position of people who wish to take away our freedoms — or something to that affect.
ARREST: Obey law, Cd’A schools
Years ago Sgt. Joe Friday on the TV program Dragnet was famous for always saying, “Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts.”
GROWTH: Question — and answer
How does a community experiencing rapid and continuing growth pay for the infrastructure needed to accommodate this growth?
PRESS: Don’t bow to DNC
For several years my husband and I have been visiting Coeur d’Alene on Saturdays and reading the Coeur d’Alene Press.
TRUMP: Religious, he’s not
I attended a Catholic Church service with a friend over the weekend in Post Falls.
COVID: Fear is real enemy
There has been a lot of disinformation designed to scare the individual regarding the China Flu, aka COVID-19.
LETTER: A noble boo-boo
Dear Ms. Vieselmeyer…
PARADE: Star atop Rathdrum’s tree
Thank you Rathdrum for an incredible lighted Christmas parade.
STORE: Think of docs, nurses
I walked out of Super 1 Foods today.
COVID: Take it seriously, stores
I agree with the letter written by Pamela Root that Super 1 in Post Falls is the worst store I have shopped in regarding people wearing masks.
DALTON: Find middle ground
Listening to an more than three-hour Zoom meeting for the city of Dalton Gardens on Dec. 1, I was incredibly disheartened by the lack of any real compassion for those of us facing a massive deer over population and…
COLUMN: Robots, sex and women
Regarding Sholeh’s Nov. 24 column, “Could love robots ease loneliness?” — heavens!
TAXES: Time to exempt food
Today my PFL and I walked to Ron’s in Athol to get potatoes and beer.
GOP: Face the facts, folks
I’m a Libertarian who didn’t vote for Trump or Biden, and I’m furious.