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 …
TRAPS: Their time has gone
Here we go again! Another family ruined by the senseless loss of their pet by some lazy coward. They remind me of the Vietcong or a terrorist setting booby traps to seriously injure or kill anything from family pet…
DOGS: Oppose BSL movements
This letter is in regard to the letter from Jim Mathey on Jan. 21. First, I’d like to say I’m very sorry for what happened to the other letter carrier being attacked. My prayers go out to her. Now on to the reason …
POT: No, for many reasons
Legalize marijuana? Not a chance!
Correction
A letter to the editor published Friday was given an inaccurate headline by the editor. The letter referenced rejecting a “community marina,” but the headline referred to a “community arena.” The editor acknowledge…
POPLAR: Road work made travel worse
The East Side Highway District must be really proud of their work. They redid Poplar Road across the freeway from the Canyon School in Cataldo. Took up the good gravel and replaced it with clay! It is now at least …
COLUMN: Hard questions hit home
I would like to thank Mike Ruskovich for his “My Turn” in the Coeur d’Alene Press paper dated Jan. 28 addressing “Just asking some hard questions.” A must read.
VETERANS: Help is standing by
To Kurt Scholz:
INMATE: In search of a shepherd
My name is Donald Smith and I’m currently in the Kootenai County Jail on a charge of grand theft.
GROWTH: Not a positive to everyone
When I glanced at the picture on the cover of the North Idaho Business Journal I thought it was just a stock picture of some town in California. When I looked closely at the picture it made me sad to realize that t…
GOP: Time to all pull together
REPUBLICANS UNITE: Like it or not, that’s the only chance our country has to avoid the sure downfall of democracy that socialism is ushering in. This coming election may be our last chance to secure the destiny of …
TRAPS: Speak out on safety's behalf
TRAPS: Speak out on safety’s behalf
ABORTION: Sewing seeds of hatred
Now lemme get this straight: I, as one of the “antiabortion wingnuts” favored with Jim Klamtsop’s attention in his Jan. 29 letter, am required to support every child delivered by every irresponsible woman. If I can…
RELIGION: Makes the world better
I had some thoughts in response to an opinion by Mike Ruskovich printed in The Press dated Jan. 28.
CRUISE: Enjoy and learn with SAS
“Cruise trends for 2014” in Sunday’s paper was interesting to me because I love a good cruise. Not an attempt to make me think I can drink and party like Justin Bieber!
SNOW: Cheers to Avista worker
In this day and age, most of us are used to seeing several “supervisors” standing around watching one “worker bee.”