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Letters to the Editor
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: A question
Could someone enlighten me as to how a person can run for office (president) with so many upcoming appointments with the judicial system?
JUNK: Time to clean up Cd’A
It’s about time we push for some local restrictions keeping residential properties from turning into junk yards… I know property rights are sacred to Idaho, and I am the biggest proponent of property rights. Howeve…
RICH and RICHER: Big difference between millionaires and billionaires
It has recently been pointed out to me by a physicist that many people do not realize the vast difference between a million and a billion. A million seconds is only 11.6 days. A billion seconds is 31.7 years. By hi…
CAUTION: Beware of crooked builders
So you want to build your dream house. You see the newspaper pictures and can’t wait. You read of all the builders and how wonderful their houses are. You do not read about the cheats, mistakes and crooks.
ROAD PROJECTS: Thank a Democrat
I’m sure many have noticed the months of street repairs, chip sealing, and the new projects going on with I-90 plus a myriad of other projects around town.
IDAHO: You can have it
Well I am back in San Francisco and happy to be here. I have a marketing job downtown. It is true people are injecting themselves with drugs, urinating and defecating on the streets. Downtown businesses are closing…
INVOCATIONS: Limiting religions violates First Amendment
This is in response to Paul Van Noy’s quote in the article “Answer to Prayer?” printed on Nov. 29. Van Noy stated that allowing all faith leaders a chance to lead the invocation at the beginning of Coeur d’Alene Ci…
HAYDEN URBAN RENEWAL: City can implement projects without agency
There is no reason why Hayden cannot implement road, sewer and infrastructure projects on its own without an urban renewal agency. Hayden City Councilman-elect Tom Shafer’s recent My Turn editorial in The Press opp…
3Cs COEUR d’ALEERS: Grateful for generous holiday spirit
On behalf of the 3Cs Coeur d’Aleers, I would like to offer a heartfelt thank you to you, the members of our community, who came to our free Christmas concerts at Trinity Lutheran church on Fifth Street on Tuesday a…
COLLEGE BOWLS: Who needs them?
I’m through with watching college football until New Year’s Eve. Last time I checked, there were about 60 bowl games hosting about every 6-6 team in the country. The Pop Tarts Bowl? Duke’s Mayo Bowl? Seriously? I d…
GRATITUDE: For responders and health care professionals
On Nov. 29, early in the evening, I felt I had the early stages of a heart attack. My wife immediately called 9-1-1. The dispatcher was calm and professional helping my wife stay calm while answering all his questi…
BLOOD BANK: Volunteers needed
There are many opportunities and places to volunteer. One may not be well-known. That is at your local Vitalant blood bank. This volunteer position is for the canteen.
ISRAEL: ‘The Perfect Storm’
The commercial fishing vessel ‘Andrea Gail’ and her crew of six were lost in the North Atlantic Ocean in October 1991. The vessel had the misfortune to be in the path of three separate storms — hence “The Perfect S…
COMMUNITY LIBRARY NETWORK TRUSTEES: Don’t believe in community
If we thought the libraries were safe to stay open after the CLN Trustees’ ineptitude was revealed, we were wrong. The Trustees are now here to take away another part of the library network: community.
MIAs: Many remain unaccounted for
Interesting that these were major headlines in two different military newspapers this week, “No Hero Left Behind” and “Vietnam War 50th Anniversary” with subtitle, “Vietnam Vets Returning Home.”