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 …
EXCHANGE: Health choice still wrong
It’s been nearly a year since Idaho signed on to ObamaCare in the form of the State Health Insurance Exchange, aided by our trio of North Idaho representatives.
FRAUD: Best ways to avoid it
In the article (“an ounce of prevention”) printed in The Press on March 6, Mr. Troy Tymeson was reported as sharing his “painful” experience of the embezzlement of Sheryl Carroll, ostensibly to advise business lead…
LOTTO: Speak up for the voiceless
Paula Dahlen’s letter to speak up for the voiceless was touching.
RENT: Houses aren't affordable
Has anyone else noticed how rent prices for a house have escalated? It is unbelievable that our rental prices are so out of line with our average wage scale. This beautiful town environment is vastly becoming an ap…
CHILD PORN: The damage runs deep
This is in response to Mary Budd’s opinion in Readers Write on March 9. This is a clarification to her statement that Mr. Provenzano did not hurt any children by viewing child pornography.
CHILD PORN: An astonishing letter
In response to Mary Budd’s letter about watching child pornography, what difference does it make when she says, “Who was he hurting watching child pornography in his own home? In all that time he never hurt a child…
ANIMALS: They need some help
Animal lovers, please don’t forget those being held at the fairgrounds at the cost of the county.
SCHOOLS: First, get all the facts
I really appreciated Mike Ruskovich’s February 14 My Turn column, “Look Closer at ‘Don't Fail Idaho.’”
SCHOOLS: Big issues to confront
I am writing in response to the My Turn column by Ronald Deady on 3-1-14. I will concede that there are always improvements that can be done to improve the delivery of education. I do not think it is in total meltd…
DRIVERS: Bad weather, good job
Just wanted to give a big blessing to all the truckers, newspaper people, and the people who deliver our mail.
SCHOOLS: 'Add words' timeline
At the January and February School Board meetings, Tim Scott and John Padula asked the Board "How much do you know about the transgender policies that are coming to the District?" Chair Hearn said, "There has not b…
TOURNEYS: Need them in N. Idaho
There is a major discrepancy in this state between the “north” and the “south.” I returned last week from the Idaho State Girls High School Basketball Tournament in Nampa at the Ford United Dairyman’s Association A…
HUMANE: Losing an unlucky friend
I am sad. I have volunteered at the Kootenai Humane Society animal shelter for three years. I can only go once a week because I work full time at another job. I am not an authority on animal behavior and do not hav…
STATE: To-do list uninspiring
I received an email from Sen. John Goedde recently; I’m sure a lot of residents of Idaho received the same thing. It started by saying the senators are working hard. There was quite a list, I will highlight a few t…
HATRED: A look back - and ahead
60 years ago = white-only lunch counters