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 …
ROCKY: Tribute to terrific 'dad'
I have just lost my second dad in less than a year and feel a true sense of loss, with my father passing away in August and Rocky “Dad” Bridges’ recent passing. Do you remember those friends you spent so much time …
WOLF: Shooter is - alas - guilty
Having read the letters to the editor by Messer’s Collin Galloway and George Silva, I feel compassion for the statements they made. I am also not a wolf lover, but the wolves are here so let Fish and Game regulate …
WRITER: Objects to two letters
I would like to comment on letters by Janet Callen and Gary Edwards published Jan. 25.
LEVY: Cast vote for the future
Well, it’s time to step up and support our community. March 10th we will vote to support or not to support the supplemental levy for the Coeur d’Alene School District. Whether you have kids or not, they represent t…
TRAPS: Better solutions needed
This letter is in response to the article “Be careful in the woods” on Jan 20.
WORDS: What did Jesus say
Phil Membury is right when he states that the LGBT lifestyle is a choice. He is right because such a lifestyle is a sin, and all sin is a matter of choice, and has been for 2,000 years now. This applies to all sins…
IDAHO: Join this nuclear watchdog
Here is a timely, powerful and valuable opportunity for your readers, their families, neighbors and friends to be part of a huge environmental and health-related victory that would affect the quality of life for hu…
CORE: Don't buy the propaganda
Re: Melanie Vander Feer’s Jan. 31 column (“Don’t let them indoctrinate our children”) about education’s Common Core: I am reminded of a line from Ken Follett’s latest novel, The Edge of Eternity: “The greater the i…
EVENT: Deserves broader support
My husband and I had the opportunity to hear the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra, the Coeur d’Alene Youth Orchestra and the St. George’s School Choir from Spokane. It was wonderful! I was surprised to note that th…
GOP: Keep Idaho 'moral'
Thank you Republican lawmakers for standing up to the radical homosexual extremists.
CARTOON: Missed mark by a mile
Last Friday’s political cartoon by M. Wuerker was one of the most disingenuous pieces of political claptrap I have ever seen. Obviously the cartoonist has never been to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), o…
REDMAN: Reader shares his views
Reid Harlocker’s “My Turn” piece on Jan. 28, an “appalled” response to a postcard received from Rep. Eric Redman, R-Spirit Lake, is a most peculiar piece of work.
BURGERS: Bit into generosity
Thank you, anonymous gentleman, for dinner at Moon Time! My wife and I dropped in for one of Moon Time’s delicious Moon Burgers. What a wonderful gesture: Some anonymous gentleman paid for our dinners and left befo…
GOD: Be on HIS side
On Super Bowl Sunday the editor of The Press wrote, “Whose side is God really on?” The editor ends with, “As for God and His favored football flock, don’t be surprised if He doesn’t even watch the game. Could be…sw…
PASTOR: Bible says he's right
Pastor Stuart Bryan was correct with his statement in his My Turn column the other day about perversion. People need to heed God’s laws. Deuteronomy 4.2 is one of the Bible passages right on, very correct — too muc…