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 …
JUNETEENTH: The Black factor
I am a supporter of the Juneteenth National holiday initiative, but what troubles me is that mainstream media’s celebration of Junteenth has failed to mention that 360,222 Union soldiers died of all means unimagina…
POLICE: What goes around…
I had to laugh while reading the article on “What would defunding police look like in Kootenai County.” Thirty or so years ago I worked uniform patrol in another area. We would occasionally wryly comment to each ot…
ANTIFA: Wary of support
Responding to ANTIFA: Breaking it down. Janet Callen is my friend. We are 180 degrees opposite politically, but there are other issues where we agree, so we get along amicably, and do not talk politics.
PROGRESS: Too little, too late?
How pathetic.
OPINIONS: All are welcome
Your opinion page on June 12 was great. Present a wide range of opinions, not all of which we can agree upon.
SHERIFF: The race ahead
I’m no fan of any of the candidates who are still in the sheriff’s race. We have Justin Nagel, a libertarian with, to my knowledge, has no previous law enforcement training. We have Bob Norris, the Republican nomin…
COUNTY: Tracking the tracts
Believe it or not, the county has a plan.
POEM: Dedicated to Jeff Cheeseborough Family
It will always hurt,
POLICE: Defunding is wrong approach
It appears that critical thinking is becoming a lost art. The best evidence of this is the apparent inability of the latest crop of demonstrators to reason through what it would mean to their lives, personal safety…
BIDEN: No, not a fan
In my lifetime, we have had 13 presidents of the United States. I voted for or against all of them. All of these candidates, though having different philosophies, seemed to be sincere and honest. Unfortunately, tha…
REBUTTAL: You assume too much
Joan Zaluska, rarely have I read a more judgmental and ignorant letter to the editor, and it moved me to write.
SYD: A historical gem
I enjoy all of Syd Albright’s History Corner. The history in Sunday’s Press about the Acadians’ 400-year journey to the Cajun bayous of Louisiana was something I have never read before or even knew about. Thanks, S…
COLLEGE: Paving way to pain
What is allowed at college becomes normalized in mainstream society. This axiom is being demonstrated in Seattle as Antifa is allowed to steal the Constitutional Rule of Law from their fellow Americans. This is a s…
STORE: Now that I like
Thank you Fred Meyer. I didn’t go to a store for more than two months this spring, family shopped for me. I started doing my own shopping about three weeks ago, going at 7:30 at night, wiping my cart and always wea…
INMATES: Don’t forget victims
A June 7 story in the Idaho Statesman reported how the Idaho Commission on Pardons and Parole has granted more parole releases during the Coronavirus crisis. Figures reported by the newspaper show 407 paroles were …