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 …
PATRIOTS: Let police protect us
To the Armed citizens who heard a rumor and acted on impulse not fact, decided they would turn our town into a vigilantes infested community,
ARMED: No one was intimidated by guns
I’m responding to the two letters that appeared in Sunday’s paper about Sherman Avenue.
BIRDS: Humans causing extinction
The Press carried a news article on Saturday that related how the Trump administration is scaling back laws that protect wild birds that were passed by Congress in 1918. More than 1,000 species are covered under th…
AMERICANS: Fascist or anti-fascist?
If you are not a fascist, you are anti-fascist. Anti-fa means anti-fascist. It is a belief system that fascism is wrong. Anti-fa believers are peacefully protesting against systemic racism. They are not the ones ca…
PROTEST: Conditions don’t exist in Idaho
In Idaho, we don’t have an issue with police brutality.
BIBLE: Read the four Gospels
Murder and civil disobedience are not new. Neither are selfishness, violence or the pursuit of power for power’s sake. These traits (and others similar) describe us. They know no national boundaries, no racial or g…
GUNS: Could cause mayhem
Dear Editor, with the protests to show that we are tired of fatal encounters on black men by police, and marches to show that Black Lives Matter, here in Idaho, there is one disturbing occurrence on Idaho streets; …
GUNS: Violence not tolerated
After reading some of the opinion pieces in Friday’s Press condemning the presence of armed citizens protecting businesses in downtown Coeur d’Alene, I am reminded once again of how complacent we have become as a s…
GUNS: Thank you armed patriots
Thank you to all the armed patriots who kept our North Idaho streets safe from rioters. Those of us who have actually worked and lived through riots are grateful.
PROTEST: Take a different tack
No one can help being repulsed by the stupid behavior which set fire to this tragic problem.
PROTEST: No social distancing
Apparently, if you carry a sign that says Black Lives Matter and assemble with an unlimited number of other persons, you do not have to obey the governor’s orders limiting assembling in specified numbers or with an…
TRUMP: Memo to his base
The Atlantic Magazine recently wrote about the “malignant cruelty” of Donald Trump, labeling him “wicked” and “corrupted,” corrupting his own party and the country as a whole.
MILITIA: Taking care of our own
The recent appearance in downtown Coeur d’Alene of our “local militia” brought yeas and nays, for sure. But I think there is another message. And that is that local citizens will show up when needed, that they will…
WISDOM: The best choice
I would with respect caution our neighbors during these times to not take on a hero complex and become reckless vigilantes, causing more heartache and concern for our already overworked members of the police force.
PRESS: Curb the AP bias
To the entire staff of the Coeur d’Alene Press: