Letters to the Editor
Letters Policy. The Press encourages letters as a means for readers to share opinions and feedback about local and regional news and events. However, letters will not be published if they include profane, obscene language or if they promote, foster or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation. Letters must not exceed 275 words. Letters must include the writer’s full name, hometown and daytime phone number (not for publication) or they will not be published. Please submit letters to: [email protected], or mail to Readers Write, The Press, 215 N. Second St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816.
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 …
REMINDER: Who are we, exactly?
With everything that has happened in the last few years, I sometimes have to remind myself that…
TRUMP: Patriotic loser suckers?
Both of my grandfathers served in the military during World War I.
CONSPIRACY: Bob’s right on
It is quite apparent that Bob Hollingsworth has been keeping himself informed with what is the truth and is not taken in by certain media propaganda.
RTW: What it is, and isn’t
The “Right To Work”(RTW) Law has nothing to do with the ability to work or not work.
GROWTH: Vote no to infrastructure fees
Having lived in a few different states, I have seen the impact of growth, both positively and negatively.
TRAFFIC: Safety in jeopardy
How many Idaho motorists and passengers must be killed or injured before the use of plastic paneling, hung for traffic lane control, ends?
NIC: Qualifications matter
I am writing to urge your readers to support the candidacies of Joe Dunlap and Paul Strum to the North Idaho College Board of Trustees.
COVID: 1,000 deaths a day
Just today, the United States lost 1,000 lives to the COVID virus.
ISSUES: We see them differently
• If an influx of cash from Oregon and California is rendering property taxes too high, perhaps the problem is the property taxes themselves, rather than new residents seeking a better life.
GREENSFERRY: The bad-idea bridge
As a family that has lived on the Spokane River since 1956, we are adamantly opposed to what seems to be a developer-driven bridge.
NIC: Questions are credible
So the local Republican Party would like candidates for public office to answer questions about their relationship to the Republican Party.
NIC: Accreditation at stake
With regard to the upcoming North Idaho College nonpartisan trustee election, we have witnessed an attempt to inject a partisan ideology into the campaign that if successful could result in a new board majority wit…
ADLER: Renowned, he isn’t
This letter is written in response to your front-page article featuring David Adler on Friday, Sept. 18, who you gloriously described as “a renowned constitutional scholar.”
RIVERSTONE: The issue of access
Traffic access to and from Riverstone is a problem.
PRAY: Better than hate
On Saturday, Sept. 26, people are gathering to pray for our wonderful country.