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 …
CAMPAIGN: This one begins
My name is Rick Whitehead and I am running for Sheriff, albeit in 2020.
DEPLORABLES: Proving the point
I woke up early the morning of July 4 feeling pretty good...then I read the letters to the editor.
PAY: An inside job
Develop an algorithm and match the names of all the people who work for the city with the various and sundry families in Cd’A. Nepotism. Gotta know somebody who knows somebody to get one of those high-paying jobs i…
RESPONSE: Definitely an AD man
Mike Henggeler, The Press printed my letter for the same reason they printed Bob Ridout’s when he wrote that “killing millions of American citizens on the West Coast with a nuclear attack would be a win.” It’s call…
BeSMART: A call for safety
Did you know that every year, nearly 300 children age 17 and under gain access to a gun and unintentionally shoot themselves or someone else, and nearly 500 more die by suicide with a gun? Many of these deaths are …
ASYLUM: Seek it legally
There is no picture that will get hold of our emotions more than a child being violently taken away from his parents. (It reminds me of the little Cuban boy taken from his uncle at gunpoint during the Obama adminis…
TODAY: Freedom from oppression
The path to Independence Day began when our founders suffered severe hardships and terrible tragedies to leave their homelands to escape persecution from people in power and to live free. Then came the Declaration …
POLITICS: In a word
My dictionary definition of the word STUPID is “not intelligent, dull, not interesting, tiresome.” “Stupid, dull mean having or showing little intelligence. Stupid, describing people or what they say or do, suggest…
BOATING: Know the rules
I read with interest the front-page story promoting boating safety recently. As a frequent swimmer at Sanders Beach, I almost always see folks driving their motorized vehicles (i.e. boats and jet skis especially) i…
IMMIGRANTS: Second that emotion
Thank you John Rubert for your article dated July 1, 2018, entitled “ADLER: Check his facts.” President Trump is enforcing EXISTING immigration laws.
PRESS: You're OK
I am an old newspaper junkie, have been all my life. I have subscribed to everything from The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Tucson, Palm Springs, USA Today, Spokesman-Review, Wall Street Journal, and the Coeur…
RULING: Blatant injustice
I read in shock and disbelief of yet another abuser getting away with little to no punishment. The story appeared in The Press on June 27, “Post Falls man sentenced on assault.”
AMERICA: Just add God
Twila Little, thank you so much for your letter to the editor. There is no better way to celebrate this Fourth of July holiday week than by every American viewing the production of the 1985 television special, “Ame…
TRUMP: What a rush
Well, 500 days of Trump are behind us and I can fill this entire page with all of his accomplishments that are Making America Great Again. But those of you who like Trump already know and you anti-Trumpsters will r…
JORDAN: Look at supporters
I’ve seen some bumper stickers around town showing Paulette Jordan for governor. Do people know that she is really not a Democrat? She’s not even a Progressive Democrat, I’d say she is a Socialist. The day after th…