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 …
LETTERS: Tales of the absurd
Ah, the June 23 letters to the editor. Jerry Martin vilifying Joe Lykins for his opinions. Why is it some of these far-right Trump lovers feel the need to tear down their neighbors? Jerry claims it is because of tw…
HITLER: Something to know
Paul from Clarkston, Wash., thinks that people voted for President Trump for the same reason Germans voted for Adolf Hitler. “Because of an improving economy and a strong sense of nationalism.”
BUILDING: Neighbors oppose razing it
An Open Letter to our mayor, City Council and county commissioners:
GROWTH: Those were the days
I have been provoked to respond. I have been snooping around all the Google map photos of Coeur d’Alene, Dalton Gardens, Hayden Lake. My God! Makes one long for Wovoka.
ACTIVIST: To some, a dirty word
The 17-year-old Miss O’Brien, an activist who cares and is passionate, wants a voice in our community. She has a voice and she is in the newspaper and she has organized protests about climate control and gun contro…
SHILLINGSTAD: Keep 'em coming
I have been gravely remiss in not contacting you sooner about my enjoyment and appreciation of Mr. Shillingstad’s column, Faithful Observations. I’ve not seen the like in any newspaper before. Though religion colum…
VANDAL: Beer debate brewing
Wow an entrepreneur and former University of Idaho student using his skills taught to him through the Idaho Entrepreneurs program is wanting to donate 10 percent of his business sales back into the U of I through s…
MACKAY: In a word, inspirational
I have a very fat file of Harvey Mackay’s columns that I have saved over the past couple of years. I keep them because his thoughts and prescriptions for success ring true, even for a retired person.
ARTICLE: Good job on GOP
Bravo and well done on Sunday’s front-page article on the struggles of real Republicans in North Idaho. I no longer attend the Pachyderm meetings as it seems like California far-right radicals have hijacked the mee…
LAKES: Becoming private property
I know Hayden Lake has been cut off from public access for many years now except Honeysuckle Beach. I raised Nicole up at Twin Lakes. I went last week just to reminisce and found no public access there, either. Eve…
CARRIERS: Here's a tip, readers
It’s hard for me to believe why anyone would want to go out in the early morning and deliver my paper 365 days a year regardless of the weather and they don’t get paid. I can count on one hand the times I didn’t ge…
IGNITE: Creating community value
In response to Dan Gookin’s recent My Turn column in The Press: like every community member, Mr. Gookin is entitled to his opinion regarding community issues. However, Mr. Gookin is not entitled to malign former an…
FIREWORKS: Paradise lost
Over the weekend there were TWO full-page ads in The Press for Warpath, the vendor of fireworks that are ILLEGAL in Kootenai County. Are the folks at The Press so desperate for income, that they’ll take money from …
TRUMP: Checks and balances needed
Jerry Martin writes that he’s proud to be a “Trump Deplorable” (Letters, Coeur d’Alene Press, June 23). Polls show an improving economy and a strong sense of nationalism are the foremost reasons President Trump’s s…
ASSESSED: Proposition needed
I couldn’t agree more with Sharyn Flanagan’s letter regarding our property taxes going up.