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 However, letters will not be published if they include profane, obscene language or if they promote, foster or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender,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 Letters must include the writer’s full name, hometown and daytime phone number (not for publication) or they will not be published.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 …
RESPONSE: Sinking Dan's slams
I have read all of Dan Gressler’s recent letters and have come to the conclusion that he is a very hateful person. All he does is complain, but offers no realistic solution to any of the “problems” he complains abo…
POLICE: Shovel-ready servants
While I was shoveling my driveway the morning of Christmas Eve, two police patrol cars stopped in front of my driveway and three of Coeur d’Alene’s finest got out and asked if they could help me shovel my driveway.…
RESPONSE: 'Nuff said
Hey Dan? When you complain about name calling and your first sentence is riddled with them. It negates anything else you have to say. Please take your bitter self, go to your safe place and play with your clay and …
FEES: Return to senders
I’m writing this letter after I was informed that we have been overcharged by the city for our sewer fee. I own a home in Hayden that is subject to the sewer capacity fee lawsuit. We paid for the $18,000+ building …
BEST: Not by long shot
Unfortunately most of the public is not aware that the Coeur d’Alene Press’ “Best of” competition is extremely flawed — to the extent it should be discontinued.
BEWARE: Social Security 'reform'
Social Security is in trouble. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, has proposed a reform plan that will make serious cuts to Social Security. Under this plan, cost of living benefits will be eliminated, the inflation rate i…
TATTOOS: Cover easy, folks
When you apply for a job, you apply for the opportunity to be part of an establishment and become a component who assists them in increasing overall profit margin and therefore increasing your chances of reaping th…
JUSTICE: Step up, Idaho
In March 2016, Idaho’s Attorney General’s Office charged John R. K Howard of Dietrich, a white high school player who was accused of kicking a coat hanger into the rectum of a black high school football player with…
KINDNESS: Eases the sorrow
Christmas Eve day was not a great day for me, having to face the death of my beloved pet of 16 years. I stopped at the Riverstone Starbucks drive through for a hot drink. When I got to the pickup window, the server…
ISP: Tale of complaint
In September, a female driver was rear-ended by a Washington driver who had NO license. The Washington driver became verbally hostile, trying to get the other driver not to call the police and tried to get the othe…
ISRAEL: A loyal ally
Does any true American really support what Obama just did to Israel? The act of throwing Israel to the dogs at the United Nations pretty much sums up why thinking people are nauseated by this “president” and what h…
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The use of Naloxone can save a life. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist used in opioid overdoses to counteract the life-threatening depression of the respiratory system. It allows an overdose v…
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Has anyone in Washington, D.C., ever heard of the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952?
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So, what do Jon Stewart, Barbra Streisand and Whoopi Goldberg all have in common? Well, they all are wealthy, famous, outspoken, far-left, liberal radicals and they all dislike conservatives very much — but most of…
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Name calling and personal attacks seem to be on the rise since Orange Hitler, Field Marshal Flynn and Klansman Bannon are ready to take office. I love how when I write a letter, I state facts; however, Republicans …