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 …
HATRED: The sound of silence
I have been attending breakfast off and on with the Pachyderm Club in Coeur d’Alene since retiring in 2010. Two months ago, I gave a presentation on socialism. Virtually everyone in the club is against socialism, b…
DRIVERS: Out of control
How many more people have to get seriously injured or even killed at traffic lights around Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls, etc., before certain law enforcers do something about it?
GRATEFUL: Assistance appreciated
I want to thank Ericka for helping me when I locked my keys in my car. Thank you to her daughter, Sabrina, for helping with my dog.
CITIZEN: Dog-day afternoon
Tuesday, 21st, noonish. I step out my front door to see Ranger Rambo race by in his animal control truck, coming to a fast stop. Look to my right and there’s Secret Agent Susie with my skinny 14-year-old dog, Smurf…
GOVERNMENT: Not exactly efficient
Bernie Sanders is campaigning on free health care for all. So, 180 million folks with their own insurance would lose it and free government health care would kick in. So, how efficient is our government?
THANKS: For memorable weekend
On behalf of the Auxiliary to VFW Post No. 889, I would like to thank the management of Super 1 Foods in Coeur d’Alene and Walmart for their support of our poppy drive over Memorial Day weekend. All the money donat…
ILLEGAL: It's not OK
Did someone change the definition of the word “illegal?”
PRESS: Editorial missed mark
I so look forward to my morning papers on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays to read the editorial and letters to the editor. I do not always agree with the editorials but it is usually due to the fact that my opinion…
PELOSI: Enemy of the people
Nancy Pelosi continues to sarcastically attack President Trump. She participates in the accusation of a coverup including the ongoing phony investigation of collusion. She intentionally used deception and counterfe…
POEM: You're not alone
To the ones with hands cradling pills,
WARMING: You should give thanks
Rather than working ourselves into a tizzy because we perceive a disaster will come our way in 10 or 12 years unless we spend billions or trillions on renewable energy, we ought to be thankful over each 10th of a d…
TRUMP: Of greed and glory
Nationalism seems to be on the rise; likely due to the candy coating it has received at your local Trump rally.
D-DAY: Locals in re-enactment
Saturday, June 1, our son Ken Nussear will fly to England and France to participate in the re-enactment of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. He was in the Army’s 82nd Airborne, seeing action in Kuwait and Iraq. Ken wa…
OPINION: Not welcome here
Patrick Norton, it’s actually very surprising that you have gotten no response from your “head-in-the-sand” comments. First of all, you are from Phoenix. Last I heard that was way down in Arizona. Your vote doesn’t…
THREATS: Stand up to hatred
Hate is rearing an ugly head in our region and our town and making national news. On May 26, the AP posted an article “Hate makes a comeback in the Pacific Northwest,” which mentioned Kootenai County specifically i…