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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 …
CARRIERS: Thanks for the reminder
Thank you, Clint Schroeder, for your article in the paper Aug. 31. We get our paper every morning and we don’t give a thought to what it takes to get on our doorstep. We don’t realize what people contend with and t…
FOOD TRUCKS: Savory suggestions
I was delighted to see your recent coverage of the new food truck court on Prairie Avenue! We have visited four times and love it!
TRAIL: Questions that need answers
Your Aug. 30 Coeur d’Alene Press covered in part the trail work make-over along the east side of U.S. 95. However, it failed to address a few important journalistic issues, such as why such work and who is paying f…
TRUMP: Greenland a good investment
I enjoyed reading Mr. Jim Jones’s article last week, and his thoughts on why President Trump wants to buy Greenland to make golf courses for his friends.
TRUMP: He's seen the light
What about Trump? I opposed him in the primaries because of his past until he was the only Republican left. But he is a changed man morally like Saul of Tarsus, Augustine of Hippo, Jihadist Walid Shoebat (now a Chr…
RIVER'S EDGE: It's not over, folks
Your Aug. 17 article in by Keith Erickson provided an excellent overview of the controversial River’s Edge Apartments development in Coeur d’Alene on the Spokane River. It described how the monstrous “Plan A” with …
ROMER: County compliments, criticism
Dear Commissioners,
GUNS: What they are - and aren't
A gun is an inanimate object composed of various metals, composites and sometimes wood. The perpetrator is the human holding same. Legislate for mental health to help the human and don’t legislate against the inani…
CATS: Owners need to be responsible
What’s up with cat owners? Yes there are some good, responsible cat owners, but a lot are not. Why should people have to put up with cat owners that let their cats roam the neighborhood and crap and pee all over ot…
TREES: Preserve the old growth
This is not a complaint about moving the White House off Sherman Avenue. I think it’s a great idea. I’m glad this classic home is being preserved. My concern is all of the old-growth trees that surround the White H…
LEVY: Time to cut the pork
This Lakeland levy is only the first school levy I’ve seen go down in the 19+ years we’ve lived here! I can see a lot of money could be saved from taxpayers pockets besides levies going down, cut the number of publ…
GUNS: Which side are you on?
There are only two sides to our country’s gun debate. Either you are horrified by a 17-month-old being shot in the face or you think that that is the price to pay for your ‘freedom.’ I know which side I am on. Do y…
RESPONSE: 'Beware of false knowledge'
I was surprised The Press printed the recent guest opinion from Bob Hunt “Her roots begin in New York City.” This was not the first time Mr. Hunt has used this forum offered by our local paper to bully someone he d…
SCORES: Don't leave dyslexics behind
Were you interested reading the editorial about state test scores? School readiness is critically important, yet there is no mention of students with dyslexia, which affects one in five people. Next time you are ou…
PATRINOS: Both need to go
How pitiful is it that the University of Idaho has a coach who has his kid on a full ride — who had nothing but Division 2 and 3 offers — and have him be the starting quarterback? At no point since he has started h…