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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 …
DRAKE: Here’s to her column
Jennifer Drake’s “My Turn” on Saturday was outstanding. She voiced the sentiments of the large segment of our population who are cooperating with efforts to stem the growth of this pandemic. Such a wise, organized …
HEARING: Removed woman speaks out
I am the woman jerked out of the Panhandle Health Board meeting on mandating masks by a macho deputy. I am not an imported or paid protester. What I am is a retired R.N. who moved here 43 years ago. Anyone can stre…
MEN: A call to lead
You can walk into a store “proud.” Proud to be alive; proud to be an American citizen; proud to live in “Idaho;” proud to be born a man (no disrespect to women). “That’s right” all you men out there — beards, hairy…
HIGHWAY 54: Work to be done
Well, here we go again. Lakes Highway District got out their best engineers to resurface Highway 54 thinking this would be OK for the taxpaying public. Well, not so fast.
MASKS: Listen to the professionals
What is wrong with the people who don’t want to wear a mask? Are you that selfish, lacking consideration for the citizens of Kootenai County?
GOVERNMENT: Needs more Christianity
Wednesday’s newspaper had mostly conservative letters to the editor. Mike Hill, Thomas Lawrence and Kent Setty, plus an article by Dr. Fichter (page C10) explained the fallacy of wearing masks to combat COVID-19. T…
PROTESTERS: No, it’s mobs
Our country is being torn apart with the tacit approval of one political party. During Tuesday’s Congressional Hearing with Attorney General William Barr, Rep. Jerry Nadler stated that these are protesters and not …
MASKS: Asking so little
I am a nurse. Masks have for decades been the standard to prevent the spread of airborne and droplet infections. If you think about it, masks are the standard in many industries to prevent the inhalation of harmful…
MASKS: Press pro-mask bias
Why does the Coeur d’Alene Press not expand on the articles written recently by local Dr. Wayne M. Fichter Jr.? The past two Wednesdays his advertorial column has done a great job of debunking some of the myths sur…
SCHOOLS: Start the competition
Finally! After decades of ever declining public schools, our Supreme Court has taken the step which will level the playing field for American kids and their families. Tax money will now be distributed also to priva…
JAIL: Staff deserve raises, too
This group has been overlooked for many years and forced to watch other employees of the county receive wage increases, while they are left out repeatedly. Who are these people? They are the dedicated deputies of t…
ATHLETES: Paid out of proportion
I think everyone should boycott all sports and anyone that bows down to Black Lives Matter.
SCHOOL: Option leads to success
I used to dread going to school every day.
MASKS: Question of choice
Both the reporting on the Panhandle Health District decision to mandate the wearing of masks in Kootenai County nor the letters to the editor in the Friday, July 24 edition of The Press have me reeling about a ques…
MASKS: Trust the doctor
I read with great interest the story in Friday’s paper regarding the PHD voting for the masking mandate and the protests that were generated by the vote. My husband is one of the many immune compromised people in o…