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 …
EVENT: History and guns
Project Appleseed is not about growing apple trees.
DUNCAN: Thanks for support
To my family, friends and faithful supporters,
KNIGHT: Arrives on time
On May 8 as I was on my way to church, I had a flat tire. A friend from church saw me and stopped, but although either of us could change a tire, we both had our church clothes on and were hesitant to dirty them. I…
NIC: Costs too much
North Idaho College is so expensive. Classes come at a great price. It has been my unfortunate experience to have failed two classes this semester, something unheard of before for me. If we pay such a high price fo…
ATTACK: A nuclear nightmare
News Flash!
INSURANCE: Self is simpler
On April 21, 2016, the Coeur d’Alene Press published an article entitled, “Athol man sues ITD employee under the law of Moses.” There were a number of responses to this article from the readers; most of which were …
VOTING: No thanks, parties
For me and my Idaho, party affiliated voting is all that matters…
LININGERS: Closed to other opinions
I just read a letter to the editor from the Liningers chastising Tony Stewart and Christie Wood. Their statements implied, if you are open-minded and seek human rights for everyone, then you are also anti-gun, anti…
BEAR: No joy in slaying
I find your piece on little Cooper Surplus and his parents celebrating around a dead bear extremely disturbing. They were dressed in their silly camouflaged clothing as if they had accomplished something joyous. Yo…
GENDER: Common sense, RIP
Millions of transgender people discovered!
HOME: N. Idaho aka N. California
In the 1980s I was the HR director for Keytronic in Newport, Wash., representing the company at the Chamber of Commerce meetings. I kept hearing negative comments about Californians so I would say, “Yeah, you don’t…
BATHROOMS: No sanity relief
Sanity has taken a holiday. First I want to point out that bathrooms for men vs. women is meeting its death due to an estimated .07 percent of the population, forget the other 99.03 percent. This is where America i…
FOOD BANKS: Worthy of support
My favorite magazine — The Economist — is a knowledgeable and durable publication, closing in on its 200th anniversary. Not long ago it had an insightful article about charities. As we all know, many are frauds and…
DUKE: Her fight lives on
In May of 2008, I had the privilege of attending a news conference held at the Vera French Community Mental Health Center in Davenport, Iowa, with Patty Duke, who spoke on the subject of mental illness.
LAKE: It's who we are, right?
“The Curse of Coeur d’Alene Lake:” You know you love it. In the back of your mind, it is always there… our lake… our treasure. Imagine Coeur d’Alene without our lake. Picture miles of dirt fields with no real inter…