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 …
TAXES: Free help at your service
Taxpayers of all ages who need help with their federal and state taxes may utilize the very reliable free service provided by the AARP Tax-Aide program. Membership with AARP is not required. Those low to moderate i…
VET: Disabled, and dis-respected
I have a friend, a 100 percent disabled veteran who lives in Kellogg. During the past 10 years, my friend was diagnosed with bladder cancer, which also migrated to kidney cancer. He went through all kinds of tests,…
TRAPS: An ugly reflection of man
I don’t think there is a humane person out there who didn’t feel outrage after reading The Press article of Tuesday, Jan. 28, “Another pet dies in trap.” Our hearts go out to the pet and its owners just as if they …
RINOS: The fewer, the merrier
Let’s weed out the RINOs, pick your favorite patriot candidate. You know, the one that will fight for conservative principles, limited government, fiscal responsibility and putting America first. If you can’t make …
NIC: Needs 'good guys with guns'
I can’t begin to express how dismayed I was when I read the article the North Idaho College Board of Trustees are planning to campaign against the proposed Idaho law that would create an exemption for carrying fire…
POEM: For space shuttle Columbia
What lies there, beyond the hill?
BITTEN: Pit bulls and public safety
On Friday, Jan. 17, an experienced female Coeur d’Alene letter carrier was attacked and severely mauled by a pit bull while attempting front door mail service. The dog was indoors but emerged from the door when ope…
EDUCATION: Key to better future
This generation of students will be faced with an obscene national debt and fewer industrial jobs as a result of computer operated machines and robotics, corporations that send jobs overseas, and a very competitive…
NIC: Off target with gun ban
I just read the article regarding the opposition by the North Idaho College Board of Trustees to weapons on the campus. To start with, I am vehemently opposed to the actions of the NIC Board, as their actions, if a…
PROPERTY: Reject community marina
As a resident of Idaho and longtime owner of a home at 15748 S. Turquoise Drive, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, I have grave concerns about recent developments in my lakeshore neighborhood. The above referenced “Applicat…
GOP: Cleaning plates of the poor
“Just keep voting Republican, no matter what they do in Boise.”
LABRADOR: Poor view of reality
I write to comment on the Jan. 24 Press article about Congressman Raul Labrador.
CDA: Lid not flat? Prepare for a slap
I do not know if I have not paid attention in the past, but our bill from the city for the water, sewer, street lights, garbage, etc., arrived recently and I noticed a charge for $1.60 for EXTRA garbage. We knew th…
NIC: Humanities has a key role
After reading the lead story in The Press Jan. 23, “NIC narrows planning focus,” someone in the classroom might raise a hand and ask, “How and why does tech, that is to say job training, take priority over the huma…
CORE: 'It's just more government'
In response to the letter from Ms. White’s letter to the editor of last Sunday: Thank you for saying what I was trying to convey in my letter to the editor from the previous Wednesday about Common Core. It’s just m…