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 …
DEPORT: Record set straight
I recently wrote a letter to the editor regarding sanctuary cities, which are in defiance of federal law.
POLICE: Stop the abuse
When a child is arrested for his behavior and he tells the police that most of his problems stem from being at a certain house and that parent asks why nothing has been done about it, and the reply is that they are…
SCAMS: Beware 'legal' traps
When renewing an auto or RV registration online, be sure to type in the entire “
UNITY: Through generosity
Coeur d’Alene High School wrapped up its annual charity drive last week, breaking records in several categories: 4,722 books were collected for local elementary children. Over $4,000 and 3,000 pounds of food were c…
REBUTTAL: Time to chime in
I decided not to write a response to Mr. Gressler’s letter in the Dec. 7 Press as trying to rationalize with idiots is generally unproductive. However, Shirley Plumlee did make the effort (Dec. 8 Press) and did an …
JOBS: The public's plight
Diane Burright’s anecdotal Sunday letter defending public pay abuse is myopic and misleading. I am doubling down that public pay practices are actually bankrupting our country. Here’s why:
GREETINGS: 'Tis the season
I have noticed during the last couple of months strangers smiling and saying “Hi” with such a greeting that you wonder “Do I know this person?” but you realize you don’t and get a warm feeling. I smile and count it…
CDA: Can't justify taxes
If your total taxable property value is $400K and you live in Coeur d’Alene you will pay an extra $2,361.68 for line item 202 (which goes directly to the city), $500K you pay $2,952.10, and for $600K you pay $3,542…
ELECTION: Count this
In response to Mr. Gressler’s letter on Dec 7. I want to say first of all that I did not read the entire liberal, hateful letter. Halfway through it I became ill and thought I might puke. Your hateful comments abou…
THANKS: For the rescue
Thank you so much for taking the time to pull an old lady out of a snow bank. I am so sorry I did not get the name on your red truck. Your good deed on Dec. 12 was so appreciated. It proves to me that your generati…
TRUMP: He's pressing forward
Mr. Adler’s criticism, in the Dec. 15 edition of the Coeur d’Alene Press, of Donald Trump’s ability to bypass the media and take his message directly to the people and “evade the press” is absolutely preposterous. …
WORKERS: Don't blame us
Mike Reno has a letter in the Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, paper. He seems to think public servants, government workers, are living high on the hog and are the cause, or part of the cause, of housing prices going up. Tha…
HELP: Defeat addiction
Narconon reminds families that abuse of heroin and opioid drugs has become a national health crisis. Learn to recognize the signs of heroin abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk.
JOBS: A public predicament
It’s everywhere. People living in inner city warehouses in coastal California. People living in pole barns in the Inland Northwest.
CHRISTMAS: Night to remember
It was a Christmas night a long time ago in a tar papered house sitting in the center of an almond orchard. My mother and us four kids were spending Christmas Eve with my Aunt Ivy, Uncle Audi, two young cousins, ou…