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 …
GOP: Abe would shudder
Offering President Lincoln as an example, The Press editorial of March 28 urges us, when discussing politics, to be more civil and make more effort to understand those whose opinions may not be the same as our own.…
NRA: Roll call reality
Before you demonize the organization, NRA membership includes: doctors, lawyers, pastors, teachers, plumbers, electricians, construction workers, farmers, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, hunters, trappers, sp…
CARRIERS: Mark this date
On Saturday, May 12 the Letter Carriers Annual Stamp out Hunger Food Drive will take place all over this great nation. The voluntary donations of non-perishable, non-breakable, unopened food items that you leave in…
HUNT: Do your research
I just had published in the Coeur d’Alene Press my adventures while on a “guided” hunt that details a bad experience on a guided hunt. Let me set the record straight.
SUCCESS: Use words carefully
I think we, by accident and unintentionally, devalue one’s present state by suggesting they have potential for a successful future.
SCHOOLS: Keeping shooters out
Who’s the most culpable actor in school active-shooter violence, the perpetrator or the school district? If someone constantly leaves the doors to their house open, and a crook finally waltzes in to steal stuff, wh…
AP: In black and white
I found Sunday’s AP article “Blacks largely left out among high-paying jobs” deceptive.
GUNS: Bullets' bottom line
I guess it’s time for “Old Faithful” to blow his stack again. I know how we can put a stop to these school shootings. Let’s build a big beautiful wall around every school in America and have the NRA, gun and ammo m…
STUDENTS: Think on this
Dear protesting students. You have witnessed the horrors of crazed humanity … and you are afraid and plea for safety. Good, this means you are sane. But are you smart?
GOT ME: Fuhl does it again
Adrift in my morning haze of coffee and the first glance at The Press, my eye caught the little girl crying in the center of the front-page photo. Stage left and right were two slightly older kids, one clearly unha…
TRUMP: Analytica's ally
Big brother Trump has used Cambridge Analytica to harvest our personal info on the internet and Facebook to manipulate our ignorance and fears. Trumpie Wumpie scape-goats an imaginary deep state conspiracy Analytic…
TRIVGUY: Oops! Not quite perfect
How I love TrivGuy every morning to get my brain going, especially this past Saturday’s edition, March 31, when the questions centered on April Fools’ Day. But I think one was incorrect.
CLARKE: A friend forever
I am deeply saddened by Ric Clarke’s passing. He has been a friend since our early days at the Coeur d’Alene Press more than 35 years ago. Taking me under his wing, we managed to report the news and have a good tim…
PRESS: Turnout overwhelming
The power of the press speaks again.
LINCOLN: Let's all listen
I read and thoroughly enjoyed your editorial Wednesday entitled “Lincoln Day Message for the Ages.” As someone from Illinois, the Land of Lincoln and grew up in a very diverse hometown, the first Republican preside…