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Letters to the Editor
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TRUMP: Getting to soul of the matter
Sandy Patano, in her recent column “Saving Republican Soul,” tells us that “we will obviously support the Republican nominee” because “to be a true Republican…is based on allegiance to a specific individual…or a st…
PRECINCTS: How to avoid guesswork
I am one more citizen suggesting fellow voters visit northidahorepublicans.org before voting in the May 21 primary election. It’s very easy to find your precinct number and poll site, and you’ll see the list of rec…
DRUGS: Time to nationalize them
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Ben Franklin
VIGIL: Invitation to all residents
We are writing to invite the community to a vigil in response to the racial incident involving the University of Utah women’s basketball team. As a group of concerned citizens, we feel a larger response from our co…
ROOSEVELT: Offer to purchase, preserve
It was with much dismay that I read the article about the potential development of the Roosevelt Inn. I speak as someone with over 15 years experience in restoring and renovating historic properties across the uppe…
WOMEN: Nation turns its backs on us
What is happening to our country? Banning books, arresting librarians if they don’t move a book within an allotted time, teachers if they use the wrong pronoun, doctors/nurses if they assist in abortion in which wo…
POLIO: Seeking support for all the children
This year is the 50th anniversary of routine immunization campaigns that have reduced child mortality by 80% and saved over a billion lives. But 1.5 million people still die annually of vaccine preventable diseases…
COMMUNIST: One party meets list of goals
On Jan. 10, 1963, a list of “Current Communist Goals” was entered into the Congressional Record by Rep. A.S. Herlong Jr. of Florida, alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America.
FACILITY: County bought a good building
Kootenai Electric Cooperative (KEC) moved into its Hayden headquarters on Dakota Avenue in 1979 and operated from it for 44 years. By 2020, it outgrew that facility and began designing and constructing a new one in…
ROOSEVELT: Save this precious place
My dad attended school at the Roosevelt in the early 1900s. He rode a horse in from Cougar Gulch. He really was one who walked/rode for miles to school!
LAKELAND: Let parents have choice
This is in response to the article in last Saturday’s Press regarding Lakeland Middle School pulling the book “The Truth As Told” by Mason Buttle. I think that is an infringement of the First Amendment abridging th…
BOEING: Stop piling on, media
I read the article in Wednesday’s Press regarding an Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 diverting to Boise due to a warning light appearing. “The issue was determined to be a faulty cargo hold indicator, Air Canada said…”
OWL CAFE: Let it die with the past
Just burn the place down. We don’t need a reminder like that from the past where the skinheads and other trash hung out.
FRACTURED: Should be required reading
I want to thank the Coeur d’Alene Press for recommending Uyless Black’s “Fractured” Vol. 1 and 2.
SHAWLS: Help close old wounds
I was really pleased to see the photo of the “Shawls in Solidarity” tribal ladies march, with the article in the Coeur d’Alene Press.