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 …
MASKS: Think of the kids
From the beginning of the coronavirus shutdown back in March, many people throughout the country have fought the wearing of masks, claiming it is an infringement of their rights.
GARRETT: Stay out of Cloud 9
A recent drive-by post (by a newly arrived, fresh off the streets dissident to the Catholic religion) cried all over our local newspaper over a sermon he heard here against socialism.
MASKS: Prayer more effective
To Mayor Steve Widmyer: I just viewed your comment on the news regarding the “need to do something” to protect Idahoans from COVID-19.
LETTER: Setting poor example
To Mike Reno of Washington State: As a citizen of Idaho, I am incensed that you are teaching a teenager, apparently living in that state, to illegally have her car registered in Idaho because she is underage in Was…
AP: Separate opinion, news
In Sunday’s Press, Dave Oliveria stated in his letter to the editor that in his column he has kept his “own counsel” on politics and “will continue to do so.” I respect him for doing that.
VEHICLE FEE: Equitable is key
The response from Glenn Miles in Wednesday’s Press regarding the voters outcome was appalling and childish … my way (fee) or I will take revenge by doing nothing so you can suffer in the congestion.
NORRIS: The job ahead
Boy was I wrong. As a first-time candidate for office, I thought the campaign contest would be a comparison of candidate qualifications. It was not.
PATRIOTS: Then and now
During World War II, the first thing they did was take away our rights to buy food.
VEHICLE FEE: Hear the voters
Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (KMPO) executive director Glenn Miles stated, “I think working with the public over the last two years, listening to their concerns and trying to respond to what people…
MASKS: Time for enforcement
I have one question for Chief White and the Coeur d’Alene City Council about the mask mandate.
SIGNS: VANDAL gets caught
Someone has dropped to a new low in the Garden District: my neighbor had vandalism to her political yard signs for two nights, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
MASKS: Dig deeper
I wish Mr. Sayler and his ilk, especially all the uneducated City Council members who voted for the mask mandate, would review all the science behind mask usage and the usage of masks in the prevention of the sprea…
COOKIES: Good news (and bad)
Oreos will survive the apocalypse. The makers of Oreo have ensured that the popular snack will live past any possible asteroid strikes.
MASKS: Research truth, Press
To mask or not to mask, that is the question.
MASKS: Hardly a hindrance
According to Jordan Peck, masks deprive wearers of oxygen.