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 …
LEVY: Because education counts
Education is very important to me! My parents moved to Coeur d’Alene when I was 8 and in third grade. Now I have kids in first and third grade and see even more the importance of education and educated teachers, pl…
LEVY: Views of a volunteer
For the voters who respond negatively to the upcoming levy, I would like to share some first-hand knowledge.
BULLYING: Need more than words
As I read Ms. Dolan’s front-page article Sunday on bullying, I became extremely sad. As a former teacher and administrator I know how ineffective words can be in the face of such a serious matter. A bully loves for…
LEVY: Enough is more than enough
Another tax levy! I pay federal income tax, state income tax, sales tax, property tax, DMV fees, professional re-licensure fees, government mandated continuing education fees, business registration fees, Medicare f…
LEVY: The cost of inefficiencies
Coeur d’Alene School District spends 92 percent of its budget for salaries with more than 50 percent support staff, so is seeking levies totalling $2.39 per $1,000 of home valuation.
STATE: Cut and consolidate
A good way for Idaho to cut costs and improve services to its citizens is to consolidate as many Idaho departments and entities as possible, especially eliminating the excessive number of public school districts fr…
CONTRAILS: Let science guide you
I read the My Turn opinion by Gabe and Lori Theander (Feb. 28) and had to recheck the date to make sure this wasn’t some type of April Fools’ thing. Sure enough that’s still a month off. I would suggest Gabe and Lo…
LEVY: In a word, it's vital
I urge our community to support the school levy for the Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls school districts on March 10. Our future as a community and state, is based upon our educational capacities and abilities. It is …
KHS: Patron taken for a ride
I have a bone to pick with the Kootenai Humane Society. And I just need to vent. I feel that they did an underhanded trick on me.
LEVY: More good than you can see
I am hoping by writing this letter it might help remind you to go out and vote “Yes” for the school levy on March 10. I don’t think many people realize how important this school levy is for the Coeur d’Alene School…
DEATH: A route worth considering
I am hoping our American society will come to very similar decisions that Canada and select other societies have regarding physician assisted death/suicide.
PUBLIC: Not for vested interests
Somewhere as far back as perhaps elementary school most of us picked up on a symbolic phrase for all persons living in the U.S.A. as early as probably first grade, the phrase “WE THE PEOPLE.” Our nation, at least s…
LEVY: Yes to reform, not levy
The desperate plea for ever more money to support CDL public education flies in the face of logic, since endless studies point out that more funding is not the issue which improves public schools. In addition, redu…
LEVY: Reasons to vote against
Our public schools have again asked us for a levy. Again, they are claiming they need it to improve our schools. There is no doubt our schools need improvement. Idaho is near the bottom in schools around the nation…
LEVY: Bash a hole, vote 'yes'
In 1948, Jose Figueres, the president of Costa Rica at that time, took an unheard of step. He took a sledgehammer and bashed a hole in the stone wall of the national military headquarters, renouncing the country’s …