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 …
DALTON: Support for council
As a longtime property owner in Dalton Gardens, I am in complete support of current community ordinances. Nonetheless, I cannot help but admire the foresight of the Streeter family to subdivide their property some …
TRUMP: Defenders, step down
Please stop printing letters from Marvin George Miller. He is a biased, hateful Republican who bashes us Democrats constantly, while defending and promoting the criminal, Donald Trump. Now that Nancy Pelosi is the …
DATA: Let Nate save it
About a month ago my cellphone shattered. My phone company could not get any information from it.
OBAMA: Don't forget this
Jan Studer, being a teacher from Boundary County/Minnesota, your apparent love of Michelle O. is unfounded! Eight years of NO scandals?
THANKS: Nagel family responds
The family of Herbert Nagel (Sandra, Tami, Toni, Traci and Triana) wish to thank everyone for their kind words, thoughtfulness and beautiful flowers. Herb touched many lives and will be greatly missed. We hold your…
PROSPERITY: A little lacking
Reading the governor’s priorities left me a little confused. I believe prosperity comes with wage increases and sound bureaucracy. We can fine-tune the education system, employ the best teachers and double their sa…
PELOSI: Who is immoral?
Nancy Pelosi said the border wall is “immoral.” Look at some of the definitions of the words immoral: unethical, wrongful, unprincipled, unscrupulous, dishonorable, dishonest, unconscionable, corrupt, shameless, et…
ARGUMENTS: What doesn't work
Stephen Bruno’s letter on Jan. 6 about the “straw man” approach to debate was well written and right on. That is a ploy often used in the LTE section of The Press. Fair-minded readers should take heed and not allow…
COMMENTS: Divorce Facebook
I was led to believe in a response letter I received several months ago from Mike Patrick that the Coeur d’Alene Press was planning to decouple the Letters to the Editor feature from Facebook.
BALLOTS: Identify the failure
I’m pleased that the County Clerk audited the votes, but feel disenfranchised that my mail-in vote didn’t count. Based on his audit, what’s the point in submitting my vote? I felt my vote was wasted when I lived in…
THANKS: Wreaths of gratitude
Three weeks late! First, I would like to thank the Coeur d’Alene Press and staff writer Devin Weeks for the excellent coverage of Wreaths Across America ceremony at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens and Rathdrum Pineg…
TRUMP: Tell the truth
It is well-known that lying to a federal agent is a felony. Shouldn’t the president of the United States be held to the same standard?
CHRISTIANITY: A dim view
Been reading lots of columns written by Kootenai County residents. All these residents insist that the United States of America is a Christian nation.
BLUE DOT: Not the moon
According to the celestial calendar available at www.timeanddate.com, the moon set on Jan. 1, 2019, in Coeur d’Alene at 1:27 p.m. PST. The beautiful picture of Lake Coeur d’Alene taken from The Resort by Michael Wi…
ANTHEM: Let freedom ring
Loving our country and honoring our flag just go together — kinda like “you can’t have one without the other.”