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 …
LGBT: Busted in the bathroom
Gary Finney — I can’t believe you found us out. The LGBT community is only pretending to want equal rights and nondiscrimination in public arenas. That’s the front, of course. But really, it’s all about the bathroo…
BOARD: Extend protection to all
It is my hope that the Coeur d’Alene Board of Trustees will consider revising its non-discrimination language to include the LGBT community in its protections. Some people have very strong reservations about lifest…
UIDAHO: Say yes to fee increase
Increases, increases, increases — college tuition and fee rates are going up; no one can argue that. In the last 10 years, tuition has nearly doubled at the University of Idaho, and no student is happy to foot this…
CRITTERS: County, get act together
ANIMALS AT FAIRGROUND STILL IN LIMBO April 4. This story is beyond heartbreaking for all involved and ALSO INVOLVES A YOUNG CHILD! How does one understand at this point of three months whether the office of the Cou…
PARK: Perfect place for carousel
Now that there are TWO full basketball courts at McEuen Park, why not put the Playland carousel at the city park basketball court next to the beach? It was only a couple hundred feet from there from 1942 to 1974 (h…
COSMOS: Opens eyes on evolution
I watched the new Fox series, “Cosmos,” a couple of weeks ago and was impressed with the conviction of Neil deGrasse Tyson, the host, as he talked about the “facts” of evolution. He went on to explain how the evolu…
HYDROS: Pay up or lose out, folks
If you do not pay your rent or mortgage, you pay a price: You become homeless.
LOCAL: Praise for paper, people
Thank you for being such a tremendous LOCAL newspaper. I have never seen one that, while doing a good job on the national news level, has covered the local news so comprehensively. Sports, local happenings and gene…
CAMPAIGN: Beware deceptive messages
I am more than disgusted and upset about the present activities in this primary — especially about those people who align themselves with the well funded Kootenai County Republican Concerned Citizens PAC, which iss…
COLUMN: A big vote for snail mail
I read Sholeh Patrick’s column in the Coeur d’Alene Press and I couldn’t agree more. Allow me to tell you my story about “snail mail.”
WOOLF: For Idaho Controller
For 17 years Brandon Woolf has served the people of Idaho in the State Controller’s Office. He started as an intern right out of college, and worked his way through a variety of management and leadership positions,…
THOMAS: Qualified and competent
Title 31, Chapter 31, of the Idaho Code is dedicated to describing the job of county treasurer. It is massive and complex. From tax collector to public administrator, it is truly a skill position. It only makes com…
HYDROS: Pitch in, don't pitch a fit
To Mr. Reed, Lake Coeur d’Alene Anglers Association and the Kootenai Environmental Alliance:
DEE: Put out the fire in her life
When my mother was younger than Dee, she lost her mother and everything she owned when her house burned down. She took that pain to her grave.
DEE: Time for an investigation
Thank you for covering this story about foster mom Andrea Butler and her foster child, Dee. The public needs to be aware of what is going on in the Department of Health and Welfare.