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 …
POLICE: And now, good news
In the course of my job, I received and read a report of a peace officer who located a vulnerable, elderly citizen, who was driving, got lost and became disoriented. Peace officers got the citizen and their vehicle…
LETTER: She got it right
I liked that letter from Beverly Benson. She is right on about California; because it is crowded it makes it hard to get around, but even California has wide open spaces with clean air and blue skies. Every state h…
SOLDIER: Salutes patriotic people
To The People of Coeur d’Alene:
HOMELESS: Not cause to be heartless
Dec. 10, I went to Albertsons on Ironwood. At the very edge of the east corner of the store an elderly man was sitting on the sidewalk with a sign that read “Hungry Homeless Vet.” He did not say anything as I passe…
MEETING: Sad day for veterans
Last Wednesday, I attempted to attend an open meeting of local veterans and representatives of the VA Hospital in Spokane. It was intended to inform attendees of the change in the Emergency Services to an Urgent Ca…
LETTER: That isn't me, Ray
Mr. Ray L. Fink published a letter that was entirely filled with erroneous assumptions. The reason why? He has never met me. Not once in our individual lifetimes have we held a personal conversation about anything,…
MEDS: Beware nasty side effects
As a person who believes that I have been negatively affected by a side effect of a pharmaceutical medicine, I would like to caution others to pay attention to the cautions and warnings pertaining to any medicine t…
LETTER: Jim Crow, here we come
In response to Tom Calder’s letter about curing crime with bullets in “Thugs,” I ask do you want to go back to the days of cop-enforced Jim Crow laws in the South? Union vs. police wars in the 1920s? How about the …
SOUZA: She'll represent well
Why did your paper have to discredit Mary Souza on Dec. 7 as she enters the Idaho Legislature as our new 4th District Senator from Ceour d’Alene? Mary lost the election for the mayor in 2013 in a barrage of negativ…
SHOLEH: Let's learn together
Several years ago when I had just moved into Coeur d’Alene, Sholeh Patrick was writing a series of columns on the major world religions, which I very much appreciated. She has continued writing about diverse cultur…
MILLIE: I'm on her side, folks
Whatever happened to free speech? It is sad that today you can’t express your opinion without stupid repercussions. Everything today must be politically correct — or P.C. as they call it.
AIRPORT: Runway into the future
I would like to comment on Mr. Jim Olmore’s letter in the Dec. 3 issue of The Press which reflects my opinion of the proposed expansion of the airport, with the exception of his comments pertaining to Greg Delavan’…
VETERANS: Sad day for the VA
On Wednesday I attended a town hall meeting at the American Legion Hall No. 143 in Post Falls, to discuss issues with the V.A. I have to say that I was never so disgusted as I was at the ineptitude of the represent…
DIVERSITY: One woman's viewpoint
Excuse me for being white, being Christian, a conservative and legally in this country.
MILLIE: God bless us, every one
First of all, my apologies to the Coeur d’Alene Press for being caught in the middle of the controversy between Ms. Hayes and the good people living in the Post Falls/Hayden area. I will not reply to Ms. Hayes’ las…