HATE: Let’s not allow the racists to speak for us

I have had the opportunity to live all over this country and I have to say that Coeur d’Alene is one of the most beautiful locations in the entire nation. Well, it is one of the most beautiful locations physically. It’s not so pretty when a small handful of racists take it upon themselves to begin harassing people who are of a different color or race from themselves.

TRUMP: Trial was rigged

Stalin would be pleased! Andrey Vyshinsky, Stalin’s favorite Show Trial Prosecutor, would be proud of the proceedings in N.Y. vs. Trump. Every technique employed by Vyshinsky except depriving the accused of his belt was used by Judge Juan Merchan to ensure that this People’s Court arrived at the predestined verdict.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

The cover page today was an outrage and untrue. Your headlines infer that every person in Coeur d’Alene backs pride in the park. Although I reside in Post Falls none of my friends were polled by The Press and asked if they back Pride in the Park.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

You have the audacity to include me and others that do not support your article at all. Please find better ways of labeling your ideology with all of Coeur d’Alene residence.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

The recent Coeur d’Alene Press headline “Coeur d’Alene Celebrates Pride in the Park” misrepresents many of us in Coeur d’Alene, both as free American citizens and residents.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

Your headline on June 2 is just another way that the press twists the truth to project a lie. Coeur d’Alene is a community made up of people of varying values and opinions.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

Five years ago, we decided to move from our beautiful home overlooking the Oregon coast to the Coeur d’Alene area. One reason was political as North Idaho had the reputation of supporting conservative values, our values. After a couple of visits, we purchased a home in Rathdrum. When entering the state on I-90, the sign seemed not only to say Welcome to Idaho but welcome to the USA.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

My name is Jason Murray. I’ve served as Families Pastor at Candlelight here in Coeur d’Alene for the last three years, under my pastor Paul Van Noy. I joined him in 2021 after 30-plus prior years as a pastor, spending more than two decades helping dads, moms and kids overcome the trauma of sexual confusion.

PRIDE: Churches shouldn’t have condoned event

I went down to the pride event on Saturday to try to preach the Gospel and was appalled by what I saw. There were hundreds of people, and tons of businesses celebrating the LGBTQ+.

PRIDE: Truth isn’t relative

It’s that time of year again when Pride events come into full bloom. Such displays are fundamentally about promoting a worldview — relativism. What’s marketed as: “Love,” “Tolerance,” “Inclusiveness,” etc., masks an underlying force to accept relativistic philosophical ideas. For those of an opposing absolute truth worldview, such exhibitions, couched behind emotionally charged words, are an affront to what is held dear — Truth.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

This is in response to your story on Coeur d’Alene celebrating pride month. Not everyone in Coeur d’Alene was celebrating pride month.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

We live just outside Coeur d’Alene and we’re very disappointed that you included all of Coeur d’Alene as celebrating the pride parade.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

The headlines in Sunday’s Press regarding the pride in the park event is different online vs. in print. Online headline was “Coeur d’Alene Celebrates…” In print it dropped to the bottom of the page “Loud, proud and loved.” Deceptive presentations.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

Coeur d’Alene celebrates pride is false and misleading. Please, stop projection of your views on the rest of us.

Graduates, look around the room

In recent years I invited my village of friends, many of whom are actual long-ago classmates of mine, to give sage advice to the new crop of high school graduates and it was an eclectic array of perspectives.

Harris: Drought is over

Rain expected to give way to the 80s this week; Harris says

But don’t let all this rain, cool conditions and gray skies depress you. Warmth and sunshine is on the way.

Fairel Wideen, 78

Fairel Wideen, 78, of Post Falls, passed away peacefully on May 17th.

Kootenai County building and planning divisions warn staffing shortages may cause delays

Staff at Kootenai County’s building and planning divisions warn that people may experience delays in the next few months due to staffing shortages.

Debra Ann (Debbie) Machado, 69

Debbie passed away into the arms of Jesus surrounded by love on May 28, 2024.

Mexico awakes with joy, division to the first woman elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum

With about 78% of votes counted, Sheinbaum had some 59% of votes, about twice as many as her nearest competitor Xóchitl Gálvez, who got around 28%.