Letters to the Editor
Letters Policy. The Press encourages letters as a means for readers to share opinions and feedback about local and regional news and events. However, letters will not be published if they include profane, obscene language or if they promote, foster or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation. Letters must not exceed 275 words. Letters must include the writer’s full name, hometown and daytime phone number (not for publication) or they will not be published. Please submit letters to: [email protected], or mail to Readers Write, The Press, 215 N. Second St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816.
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 …
KIDNEY: Offer from jail
On March 20, KHQ broadcasted a segment on a young lady in Spokane who is going through some very serious health issues and is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. I was not able to catch this young lady’s name…
EASTER: Food for thought
I find it ironic that Christian churches are celebrating Easter with rabbits and eggs in place of the resurrection, especially in the fertile minds of children.
CLIMATE: Trump is right
Have you ever heard anyone say that 97 percent of scientists agree that man is the chief cause of global warming and that this warming is going to end in disaster? Actually less than 1 percent happen to agree on th…
REBUTTAL: Article was trash
George Rodkey is out of his mind. His My Turn article in Saturday’s Press is despicable. Please don’t allow trash like that to be printed. It seems to me that he is/was a physician. If so, he is a disgrace to my pr…
POLICE: Grab a shovel
The long, cruel winter with endless snow is almost over. With all the hardship for the elderly, disabled, young and old, Snow White (Lee White, police chief), a true city bureaucrat, has nothing more to do but go i…
CITYLINK: Don't charge riders
The smartest move Coeur d’Alene can boast of is the Citylink free bus service, a godsend to the young, the middle aged and the old, many without a car and on a penny-saving budget.
ORDERS: Give them teeth
Here is the absolute perfect solution to all this.
YELLOW: Color of honor
I respect Ms. Rosenberg’s view on the meaning of the yellow ribbon and the worst of the worst in jail.
BUSINESS: Fare thee well
The Sports Cellar closed its doors for good on March 25. The end of an era for an iconic family owned business.
TAX: 6 percent solution
If Governor Otter is enforcing the 6 percent sales tax on Amazon online purchases to encourage Idaho residents to shop locally, perhaps he should reconsider his recent opposition to lifting the 6 percent sales tax …
AIRPORT: Encroachment worries
Last week the Hayden Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council to allow Viking Construction to build 52 single family homes just south of the airport. We are sure that this recommendatio…
APRIL 5: A special date
Do you know what April 5 is this year? It’s the day that we “celebrate” when the typical woman working full time in Idaho catches up to what a white male was paid for the previous year doing the same job and having…
CLEANUP: Sign me up
Last week I saw the Sheriff’s labor crew cleaning the sidewalks in front of private businesses in Coeur d’Alene. Did the Sheriff’s Department get a work contract with these businesses or the Chamber of Commerce? I …
ALZHEIMER'S: Support research
The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2017 Facts and Figures report found a soaring prevalence, lack of effective treatment and enormous costs for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
INSURANCE: Give both sides
Obamacare is failing! It is in a death spiral that Obama and Pelosi hoped would take us to a single-payer system.