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 …
FUHLED: And loved it
It was nice to find out that I’m not the only dummy in town. You really got me with the April Fool article. I was ready to buy some real estate. It took me a full day to realize that it was a joke. I’M CANCELING MY…
PROJECT: Wrong for Cd'A
Here we go again. Another developer wants to double his property’s zoning to C-34 to double profits, which doubles traffic, doubles congestion, doubles driver aggravation, doubles waiting at lights … UGH!
THAYER: A Rathdrum legend
Recently, there was a small notice that George Thayer of Rathdrum passed away. He was 95. Maybe a lot of people didn’t know that George Thayer gave the city of Rathdrum one of his wells. He should be remembered for…
GOP: Your time is up
Idaho has been a one-party state for way too long. Stop voting for Republicans. Vote for Democrats/Libertarians/Constitutional party, but not Republicans. They’ve become fat and arrogant in their long tenure.
CLIMATE: The 10-year trend
Man-made climate change must be a Democrat/liberal talking point. Every flood, drought, forest fire, hurricane, has been caused by evil people destroying our planet and if you don’t believe this or wring your hands…
SOURCES: Warming over, and more
According to Townhall.com, global warming has been canceled. The biggest glacier in Greenland, which had been reducing, is now regrowing.
PIKE: A political casualty
I oppose any removal of northern pike from the southern end of Lake Coeur d’Alene. I have fished this area for more than 60 years and have seen an increase in fishing opportunity with the introduction of pike. They…
LETTERS: Of dogs and Dems
As the snow was melting and I was seeing more and more dog waste in the Shadduck Lane Park where I walk every day with my dog, I started to write a letter to Readers Write. Thankfully, Kay Lynn Sands did a great jo…
OPT-OUT: Boondoggle begone
Kootenai County commissioners on March 28 addressed a hot-button topic, the “opt-out” option. This ill-conceived and poorly written piece of legislation was imposed upon the county by two unthinking, “like-minded” …
SHOPKO: A ghost returns
The Coeur d’Alene Press announced Shopko is closing.
FUHL: She did it again
You have outdone yourself this April 1. White Flight cracked me up, but your second joke on A6 though more subtle was also fun. It wasn’t attributed to April Fuhl, but it could have been. Love your humor.
THANKS: Vital lesson learned
Last week on the way home from the gym, I stopped at WinCo for a few needed items. Made my selections and entered Gwen’s checkstand. She checked me out, then using my debit card for payment, it failed four times. F…
SB1159: Constitutional mockery
Idaho GOP legislators’ arrogance is breathtaking. Legislators aren’t kings invested with unanswerable, unlimited power to rule. Government should represent ALL its citizens. But, one-party-rule has so stifled Idaho…
MUELLER: Trump's time is coming
No one that I know has been “rooting deliriously” for the Mueller Report to “slam dunk President Trump into oblivion,” as The Press editorial, March 27, so subtly and metaphorically puts it. But there are those, ap…
SPEECH: Trump is right
Another nitpicking arrow aimed at a silly comment made by PRESIDENT TRUMP. He says them all the time and people love to latch onto them. When’s the last time a bunch of bikers attacked ANYONE? I’ve seen pictures of…