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 …
CDA: Racism is here
I recently witnessed the dark side of Coeur d’Alene in action. It was a disgusting act of racism. While driving north of Government Way, I was watching a bicyclist going south in the bike lane, so I would not make …
VETERANS: CHS football team highlight of parade
It has been a little over a month now since I walked in the Fourth of July parade with the Inland Northwest Pickleball Club. We were directly behind the CHS football team.
STUDENTS: Furries in our schools
Why are students allowed to dress and act like animals in our schools? As a former school administrator, I thought no way! That can’t be true!
U.S.: Time to stop meddling
The hypocrisy of today’s politicians is staggering! When will former President Obama report how his State Department financed an organization in Israel to unseat Netanyahu? Or former President Clinton confess to th…
TRUMP: Shall we dance?
Hmmm Let’s see: $200 million to put a ballroom in the United States Capital. Will we be invited to attend a dinner and formal ball to enjoy this little extravagance? And since Brent Regan gives the definition of wo…
ROOSEVELT INN: Kudos to the Widmyers
Bill Buley’s story (Aug. 3) outlined the positive final culmination and long-term preservation of the once-threatened Roosevelt Inn.
RESPONSE: Present both sides of the story
I feel the need to reply to Ms. Tysdal’s letter stating that no one from a church would join their four person protest concerning the conflict in Gaza. That is because the people from the church are obviously way m…
E-BIKES: Agree with 50% of editorial
This letter is in response to the editorial in the Sunday edition on Aug. 3 titled “E-bikes rolling in popularity and complaints.”
FULCHER: Need to have access to our representatives
Congressman Russell Fulcher, when I joined other Coeur d’Alene residents at a pre-planned event in front of your office recently, I found that your office was closed with a well-used sign on the door saying you wer…
RESPONSE: Immigration reform takes leadership
According to the American Immigration Council (non-partisan) and the Cato Institute (conservative), over 80% of the people arrested for smuggling Fentanyl at the border are Americans not illegal immigrants. America…
FISHING: Need to catch some trout
I see in today’s paper a picture of a 32-pound Tiger Muskie — read all the time about giant Pike? Next page an article about removing Brook Trout in Binarch Creek, I appreciate the work Fish and Game does, but some…
BORDER: Keep it closed
The short definition of stupid is “not sensible or intelligent.” As I write this letter, I’ve frequently used the word “stupid.” So much has happened in the last 6 months of the Trump presidency that my head is spi…
HREI: Needs to pay rent
I’ve been waiting for someone to write regarding HREI and non-payment of their lease for approximately 7 YEARS! (Coeur d’Alene Press July 19, 2025) According to the article, a new lease agreement should have been s…
CANCER: Try flax seed oil
To make a long story short, in the mid 1950s, a famous German scientist, Dr. Johanna Budwig, found a miracle cure for all kinds of cancer — brain, terminal, stage 4, tumors, etc. She used raw cold pressed unrefined…
RESPONSE: Misrepresentations in letter
In response to Beth Tysdal’s letter, yes there is deliberate starving, sniping of aid workers, and other atrocities happening in Gaza. Hamas is responsible.