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 …
ISIS: The road to victory
“Victory” is no longer a part of our language; it has been replaced by “Negotiated Peace.” Victory is mentioned only because it is remembered as the end of World War II. It is clear that more wars or conflicts are …
HUNGER: It's everyone's problem
Worldwide hunger is a continuous problem, that hasn’t seen improvements over the last few years. In Idaho alone, one in six people struggle with hunger. More and more, people are falling into circumstances that req…
NIC: New car raises eyebrows
Driving through the North Idaho College campus, I noticed a security vehicle in one of the parking lots. It was very a new Subaru XV Crosstrek compact SUV. I first noticed this vehicle last year. The Crosstrek was …
JUSTICE: Old idea, new approach
The article Feb. 23, Page A6, “Officials excited about new approach to criminal justice” should have made front-page news. What a concept … after national comparisons “Idaho had one of the highest incarceration rat…
NIC: Let's build a rec center
It should be time that North Idaho College starts building a recreation center for students and staff. If they included the price to use the gym in students tuition they would be inclined to use it all the time to …
PROPOSAL: Let a bad idea die
Are “some members” of the Kootenai County Republican Party idiots? I’m referring to the Feb. 24 front-page article on Idaho being designated a Christian state. Those people are totally disconnected from history and…
COUNTY: Hiring deserves firing
So explain it to me like I was a person without a college degree. How do you hire a former county commissioner without a bachelor’s degree over a person with two graduate degrees, professional and personal experien…
Grade for 2015 Legislature? It's not good
Idaho legislators, you might want to look the other way for a moment.
FALCON: Name the perp, people
As I read Mr. Cousins’ Saturday article relating to the killing of Hornet the falcon, I became concerned that the Kootenai County prosecutor, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Coeur d’Alene Press for th…
LUNCHES: Cuts favor academics
In the article “Financial woes bag Clark Fork’s hot lunch program,” I believe the parents angered by this situation are not thinking of the alternatives. If you do not want hot lunches to be cut, what would you rat…
FALCON: Keep it clean, Press
Thank you Coeur d’Alene Press for not using and printing the word $#!@ in your most recent retelling of your front-page Falcon story. The first time I read that, I was floored. You can’t say that on the radio. You …
McEUEN: Depot doesn't fit in
Is there a train coming to McEuen Park? While driving to the library, I noticed what looked like a pair of large white railroad crossing arms without the red stripes.
HOMELESS: As a matter of fact
This is in response to a letter to the editor by Jim Jackson printed in the Coeur d’Alene Press on Feb. 18 stating that “charitable leaders … of the homeless industry …” have visited a pestilence on our once safe a…
GAY: Christians reject 'wickedness'
You seem to print plenty of liberal bias extolling the many benefits of homosexuality. Let’s see if you have the guts to print an opposing view.
ROADS: Malek has right idea
The Idaho Transportation Coalition is a group of Idaho businesses and individuals who have come together to support increased funding to repair and maintain Idaho’s aging and sometimes-crumbling road and bridge inf…