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 …
SCHOOL: Ignoring roots
Moving back to this area, I was filled with memories of seeing the places where I grew up. They have changed of course, and not for the better. At times, however, I took comfort in the paths my grandparents and gre…
PLAY: Don't miss it
The play “Sweet Charity” at the Kroc Center is really worth your time. The show is great, cute story. The cast is excellent.
SCHOOL: Taxpayers betrayed
One year ago, voters put their trust in the Coeur d’Alene School District that the district would uphold the promises made in a $35.5 million levy/bond by overwhelmingly passing the measure.
RACISM: Ward's solution
How refreshing it was to read on the front page of Saturday’s Press about the Hayden couple, Ward Connerly and Janice Camarena, who will be traveling to attend a reception in honor of Black History Month and meetin…
MOVIEPASS: Buyers, beware
My husband and I heard about MoviePass on “The Today Show” and thought it would be perfect for us given that we love to go to the movies and we’re retired. We signed up and were super excited to get started.
POEM: My valentine
I adore you,
ITD: Ounce of prevention
The Idaho Transportation Department is committed to providing the best possible transportation system for the public. During the transition from winter to spring, ensuring mobility involves implementing spring brea…
MEMO: In a word, slime
The Baron Von Muchausen proclamation, also known as the Nunes Fantasy Island memo, is now available for fiction shelves of our public libraries. This bog monster of Trump nationalistic fascism is crawling itself fr…
CON-CON: It's a con, alright
It looks like here we go again in the Legislature. I was so pleased that the Legislature rejected the Constitutional Convention last year; but some have not taken no for an answer. I had hoped Idaho would lead the …
EVANGELICALS: Forgiven, not perfect
Daniel Gressler, your letter on the Opinion page last Sunday was shameful! None of us are perfect — are you? What have you done in your life that is not “normal?” Hypocrite evangelicals? We are all hypocrites. We s…
IDAHO: Newton DOA
Regarding Marc Stewart’s article on the Idaho House vote to exclude Newton’s Laws of Motion and climate change effects on our planet, I politely call for the BS alarm. Reps: Amador, Mendive and Cheatham have done a…
BRAKES: Proper, improper uses
In regard to the Feb. 2 local section of Coeur d’Alene Press about the use of Jake brakes in Coeur d’Alene. I feel like I’m some sort of an expert on this subject. I have more than 4 million miles accident free and…
SEARS: Honors service contracts
At Sears, our top priority is the satisfaction of our customers. It’s important that our current and future customers understand that certain claims made about Sears’ business by the Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls Press …
PHONES: Teach your children
On Feb. 9, The Press published a letter to the editor wherein the writer complained of double standards. His assertion was that students were being punished by restricting access to their phones while in class, whi…
RSVP: Keep 'phenomenal' going
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is a “phenomenal program,” states Chris Martin, VP of Finance and Business Affairs at North Idaho College, but “stopped making fiscal sense.” Really? A program that has been ser…