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 …
KROC: A 10-year salute
This is in reference to the community open house at the Kroc Center on May 11 whereby everyone could come to the Kroc Center and not pay.
DREXTERS: A brainless bane
OK folks, enough is enough. Make a real effort to stop “drexting.” If this was a movie it would be called “Invasion of the Brain Snatchers” or something.
VETERANS: Year-round gratitude
To Mr. Mark Dymkoski, in reply to your opinion about businesses giving free services on Memorial Day capitalizing on a business promotion. I understand your cynicism, but give civilians a break. When I go into a bu…
LITTER: Rhyme just in time
Hey! I ain’t no quitter
RAYDEANE: Praising inspirational passion
I disagree with Melinda Cadwallader’s letter accusing Raydeane Owens of being judgmental when she writes for the “Live Well CdA” magazine. The opposite is true. Her amazingly talented articles pour God’s goodness i…
ABORTION: The hanger's shadow
I recently read an article in Time magazine about abortion laws. Before Roe v. Wade, Chicago’s Cook County Hospital had 5,000 patients annually in the abortion ward, women bleeding, infected and sometimes dying aft…
ABORTION: The rape equation
Many oppose abortion, except in cases of rape. But the position is untenable. Logically, if abortion is “wrong,” it is wrong because it involves killing humans. If not human (science tells us it’s no kangaroo), the…
ABORTION: Quiet voice of reason
Thank you, Larry Frei, for your calm May 24 letter to the editor, “Abortion: Make it obsolete.” Honest sex education and medical advances in contraception should be widely available, accessible and affordable, as t…
WOMEN: The march of progress
This is in response to the May 21 article regarding the excellent presentation on suffrage by Dr. Amy Canfield.
SCHOOLS: Solutions to problems
To the Coeur d’Alene School District:
HUNGER: Locals stamp it out
Saturday, May 11 was the 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive facilitated by the National Association of Letter Carriers.
PROJECT: Planning went kaput
To Kalyn Menzies: It’s NOT discrimination when 1,800 homes, a school and park are built on more than 600 acres. Unfortunately, the “planning” didn’t think ahead on roads.
POEM: A Soldier
I volunteered to serve in this army knowing I would die
AMERICA: Path to greatness
Is America great again, yet? Have we become that shining example of greatness and equality of being a great nation? When did we lose our greatness, if we ever had it?
POEM: Memorial Day
“Had I but one wish” the father exhaled,