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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 …
TRASH: Begone!
What has happened to North Idaho? Driving around Saturday the roadsides are full of trash. Where did all the “Trashy People “ come from? I know that the snow is melting and there is usually some but this is ridicul…
ELECTION: One vote against
If you support the return of a heartless county commissioner, vote for Marc Eberlein. This is a man who charged my wife and I double what we should have paid for property tax because we didn’t sign a form saying we…
TRUMP: Miles of smiles
Mr. M.’s “… A Smile Killer” letter in Readers Write of March 16 has stopped my smile with his booms of possibly presumptuous accusations against President Trump. That writer used invasions of uninvited familiarity …
KOREA: Meeting for mankind
The media and pundits who criticize President Trump for his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un is in my opinion ridiculous.?If these media people could personally experience the aftermath of a nuclear explosion’s d…
CHRISTIANS: Unite in prayer
I am a Christian parent and my children attend a public school. I have to say that the last few years have been a huge culture shock since we were unable to keep them in a private Christian school, and my children …
SCHOOL: Key gun details
In reply to John Johnson’s letter of Friday, March 16, there is no blanket restriction against individuals carrying firearms on school property. There are exceptions to the rule, and the school board can authorize …
BUILDING: Key code questions
It might be a good time to step back and examine the process of building permits and inspections. What is it we really want and how should we achieve that? I think we all want safe buildings, but is the current sys…
SCOUT: Hoops and badges
My name is Ayden. I am a Boy Scout trying to finish my communication Merit Badge. I am writing this letter to express my opinion on middle school basketball.
MATH: Wisdom of waiting
I am a parent who has had a student in the Coeur d’Alene School District and have grave concerns. A math proficiency of score 29 percent is simply unacceptable. Rearranging the current math curriculum that has led …
MEXICO: Declare bloodless war
There is a lot of anger and anguish about a border wall with Mexico. The real question is why these people come up here waving Mexican flags? I submit they love their country, but it is hopelessly corrupt and contr…
MATH: A hard problem
We are the grandparents of two wonderful students in the Coeur d’Alene School District. I’ve noticed over the years, numerous students getting awards for fabulous grades (including ours), yet I also hear that test …
PROTEST: Who are the adults?
What a sad day in North Idaho.
TRUMP: King and his disciples
For the last 100 years, America has been fighting against communism and dictators. There have been dictators like Stalin and Putin in Russia, Mussolini in Italy, and Hitler in Germany. North Korea, China and many o…
BULLETIN: Propaganda alert
Readers: Please be aware of propaganda writer Kimberlee Kruesi of the Associated Press, which appears in the local section of The Press. My red flag was raised when she, in Sat. March 3rd edition, quoted Republican…
SHOOTERS: Execution ultimatum
We live in a time when our nation is in love with perpetual immaturity and the world of make-believe. The school mass shootings illuminate the issue, not only that they happen, but in the solutions or “laws” presen…