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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 …
HOMELESS: Opportunity lost
We want to express how sad and disappointed we are to see the tiny village was turned down.
GOVERNMENT: Getting what voters deserve
Are you faithful reader a loyal, law-abiding citizen who believes that our elected federal government is performing its duties with the intention of doing what is best for the average citizen? If so, you have your …
PRESS: Good on government
Local newspapers across the country have eliminated or certainly scaled back any coverage of local government. Local government has the most direct impact on people and the most potential or capability for corrupti…
SERVICE: Flat-out delighted
I had a flat tire on my car the other day as it sat in the garage. My husband called the tire shop where we bought them and asked them to come out (he is disabled). They said no, we do not do service calls.
COLUMN: Wrong lessons taught
To say that I was disappointed with Mr. Brooks’s article in Monday’s paper is an understatement.
LANGUAGE: Going, going
Emojis. Smiley faces. Abbreviated sentences for the sake of expediency have become an all too accepted norm in our society.
KOREA: Cheering Anna
I read the South Korean student’s perspective on the North Korea summit you published on June 11. First of all, I applaud you for selecting Ms. Cho to share her unique perspective with us, which she did in a brilli…
DEMS: Separation protest
We protest the fact that, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ “zero tolerance policy,” officers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement forcibly separate asylum-seeking parents from their children.
LETTER: Inappropriate, hateful
On Friday, June 8, a submission from Daniel Gressler was published. I am not familiar with Mr. Gressler. I also am not familiar with Lee Gibson nor what he said that seems to have provoked Mr. Gressler (although I …
COLUMN: Backfire on approach
Bill Brooks, I was appalled to read your article on Monday, June 11, wherein you recommend and advise travelers to take steps to improve their travel experience, but at the cost of all others who obey the rules.
PREVENTION: Hope is key
Pastor Remington’s concern that we must guard against creating a culture where suicide becomes a trend, is shared by many. However, those in shock and grief often say things because they don’t know what else to say…
TURNOUT: Simply un-American
Reading the paper Friday, I was shocked and angered at the turnout of voters in the May 15 primary. Kootenai County has 76,980 registered voters and only 22,705 voted! Really?
ICE: Chilling separation policy
I write to condemn in the strongest language that I can summon the current ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) policy, conducted in the name of the American people, of separating parents and children at our b…
COLUMN: Promoting dishonesty
Wow! Front page in the Post Falls Press for Bill Brooks’ article on how to cheat the airlines for one’s own personal convenience at the expense of honest abiding citizens. What if every airline passenger who checke…
D-DAY: Thank you, but
I want to thank the Coeur d’Alene Press for putting an article in the paper about D-Day on June 6, D-Day. It was only one article in the C section. Also I want to thank Snoopy for covering the D-Day invasion. He do…