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 …
LIGHT: Signal needs to change
There is a traffic signal that was installed at Government Way and Wilbur when Government was widened to two lanes in each direction. This signal is active, causing the Government Way traffic to stop even when ther…
SOCIALISM: Shades of slavery
I keep hearing from Bernie Sanders and others that Socialism is the way to go. I have a few questions about that.
WEALTH: The distribution disparity
I was impressed to hear that the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) was up 3.2 percent in the first quarter. So, I asked a few friends, “Did you hear that the GDP was up 3.2 percent in the first quarter?” They all replie…
KEEFER: A fond farewell
Thanks Ron Keefer for your contributions to the children you taught, both in the classroom and on the field. Your smile and warmth will be missed.
DOLAN: Tribute to a journalist
Journalistic integrity. Community engagement. Steadfast commitment. Serving as Coeur d’Alene’s vessel for sound, factual and thoughtful information, Maureen Dolan of the Coeur d’Alene Press will indeed stand as a k…
RAPE: Set record straight
Dear Judge Meyer:
TRUMP: Not funny, Nils
Nils Rosdahl,
PRESS: Don't report green side
Let me share my disgust at the radical left wing Green New Deal (what a joke) article appearing on your front page Thursday morning. Radical left wing Democrat talking points on climate change and a “New Deal” plan…
NOTRE DAME: Roles of the religious
This letter is for Gwynneth Andrus regarding her comment on my earlier opinion about the rebuilding of Notre Dame.
LETTERS: By George, they're good
I appreciate the letters to the editor from Mr. Marvin George Miller, as they are succinct, clear and very informative. If I see his name to a letter, I read his first.
FLUFF: Idaho's full of it
I’m responding to Devin Weeks’ well-written article on the needle and the spoon — the hypodermic epidemic. The single largest failure of our local and state electeds is the lackadaisical attitude toward problems. T…
FIASCO: Where government falters
The National Health Care Software Fiasco series by Uyless Black is spot on. I have vivid memories of my doctor entering data during our appointments. The frustration was clearly evident both in the spoken word and …
NOTRE DAME: Restoring beauty (and faith)
I would like to comment on the letter from Jerry Martin on Sunday regarding the fire at Notre Dame.
DIVERSITY: Follow the trail
Over the past half century, diversity has gone from Race to Feminism to Gender to now having arrived as a Sexual Preference. Along the way it went from the opinion section to now suddenly having appeared in the Emp…
SPORTS: Missing links
In regard to your Prep Golf sports article in Tuesday’s paper, there was no mention of Moscow freshman (and my nephew) Bryden Brown, winning 2nd place with a par score of 72 in the Post Falls Invitational at the Hi…