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 …
LEADER: That's Matt Handelman
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader,” John Quincy Adams said. As another school year ends, the staff at Hayden Meadows would like to extend a special…
LIBERAL: Connecting Dems, Hollywood
Eureka! I’ve found the unholy connection between Hollywood and the Democrat Party! You know how they’re joined in all things liberal? It’s because both live in a world of make-believe! Actors never know who they re…
BOOMERS: Those were the days
My generation, “the Baby Boomers,” has seen the massive collapse of the moral and civil fiber of America. Our children and grandchildren have been born into it and so consider it the norm. It was not always so.
WOLVES: Wrong funding choice
Commissioners from the Idaho Department Fish and Game (IDFG) recently hosted a meeting in Coeur d’Alene to take comments on various issues. One of those included, “Commission direction on expenditure of Department …
SUMMER: Keep on learning
Soon, final school bells will ring and students will run out of their classrooms ready for their summer adventure to begin. As parents, we need to take time this summer to talk with our kids about their passions an…
AMERICA: Headed wrong way
All of a sudden:
BUSES: Driving us crazy
I’m writing to your paper on behalf of all the hardworking and very unappreciated school bus drivers. I know some, as my husband drives a school bus. And I have heard the funny stories, the sad stories and their ma…
POEM: We won't forget
Memorial Day is for those we lost,
CHEERS: For LCHS baseball
Every year I hear North Idaho schools buzzing about making it to state sports tournaments in Boise where they face off with those winners. Funny how things happen.
ELECTION: Counter to civility
As a history major and former social studies teacher I am struck by Donald Trump’s concept of “counter puncher” and the fact that it apparently is viewed by some people as a positive thing. That concerns me, not be…
EDITORIAL: Good news source
It was interesting to see that one of your editorials showed us that The Press keeps up on our First Amendment rights (Freedom of the Press).
POEM: Thank you
HUNTING: This is N. Idaho
In response to Mr. Carver’s letter on May 20: North Idaho is a much more diverse region than most would think. Some folks have difficulty tolerating this unique brand of diversity. The Hunting Culture has been a pa…
PEDESTRIANS: Please be alert
To those who walk Coeur d’Alene. I have come close too many times hitting you in the crosswalks when the light is yellow and I am going through. You are supposed to wait for the light to change for you to walk thro…
INTEGRITY: Where has it gone?
The question has been asked, “Why the athletic director refused to renew Kurt Lundblad’s contract to coach the Coeur d’Alene High School basketball team?” Rumors are that it has something to do with his demeanor an…