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Readers in the Inland Northwest can submit letters to The Spokesman-Review. Letters should be no longer than 200 words and must include the writer's home street address and a daytime telephone number.
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Politics driven by money
Page A15 The American people are being buried, dug up and buried again by big political parties, super political action committees, big lobbyists and big government. We are being strangled by thousands … 1
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Confused values at schools
Page A15 Military good; community-based self-help projects bad. That was the message our family received recently from Spokane Public Schools. 2
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Campaign for unity
Page A15 Springtime is here in all its refreshing, positive glory. Some will attempt to tarnish this sense of renewal and freshness with negative, meaningless campaign slogans; such a silly waste of …
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End profit motive
Page A13 Joyce Callaway (May 4) says it’s time to think about legalizing drugs. I say it’s long past time. 6
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TSA service appreciated
Page A13 Sorry, but I must respectfully disagree with Edward Parker’s letter (May 6). I see no problem with airport screening. I am a frequent flyer, having logged over 500,000 miles, and … 7
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Women, get a gun
Page A13 Yet another innocent, defenseless woman has been murdered, this time in Spokane (“Attacker fatally stabs woman,” May 4). 12
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New college, new buildings
Page A13 I get so upset when I read articles running down our universities for wanting to tear down old buildings in Spokane and build new buildings in the new college campus …
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Williston portrait unfair
Page A13 I viewed your April 29 article “Jobs: The Road Ahead,” and found it to be an unfair explanation of the Williston (N.D.) area.
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Water plan kills conservation
Page A13 I have reread Mayor David Condon’s new water rate plan, and shake my head every time. I keep rereading it thinking I must not understand! 9
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Stop Shoshone County litter
Page A9 This is for the people who enjoy coming to Shoshone County to play winter sports. A large number of snowmobilers enjoy coming to the Wallace area to ride and play. … 2
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Teen moms get a break
Page A9 On May 5, a group of teens and young adults were treated to a day of pampering at The Salvation Army Spokane. But these weren’t just any regular teenagers, these …
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Oil exports won’t help
Page A7 I have a question. What country will be on the receiving end of the oil shipped from Canada, through the United States to refineries in Texas? China? Like our coal? 12
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Pothole patrol paves way
Page A7 Thanks, city of Spokane! 5
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Ban tanning for teens
Page A7 One blistering sunburn in a person’s childhood more than doubles their chance of getting skin cancer later in life. People under the age of 18 should be banned from using … 9
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Luna recall alive, kicking
Page B9 Concerning the 2012 Luna recall: Rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated. The Luna recall now has new faces, new energy and new tactics. Our website, recallluna.com, has been …
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For-profit care is sickening
Page B9 I thank God for a healthy family because it certainly isn’t the care given to us by the health-maintenance organizations. I give up! 13
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Keep recreational park
Page B9 What it all comes down to: a scenic park versus a recreation park, and the cost to taxpayers.
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Don’t support Spencer
Page B9 There are people who run for election who have a personal ax to grind rather than a public-service motive. Larry Spencer demonstrates that while running for Kootenai County commissioner. In … 1
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Where does Spencer vote?
Page B9 Where have you lived and voted, Larry?
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Reagan Republicans a mystery
Page B9 After reading Betsy Russell’s front-page April 30 article, “District 3 drawing challenges in GOP,” I became mystified by one organization cited: the “Kootenai County Reagan Republicans.” With credit given to … 2
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Wind projects expensive
Page B5 In the April 29 guest column, “Clean energy best for state,” there was a deceptive statement made regarding the output of the Palouse Wind power project. The whole truth should … 3
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Brown deserves plaudits
Page B5 We have been honored, blessed and fortunate to have a woman of Lisa Brown’s intellectual capacity, strong ethics, ability to work well with others, consummate communication skills, art of visioning, … 2
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Remodel is unnecessary
Page B5 So Mayor Condon wishes to remodel City Hall so that most citizens can take care of business on the first floor. I have a suggestion: Install elevators! What? They already …
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Expose the demagoguery
Page B5 We are entering a crucial time in the development of our democracy. In the early Cold War, disreputable forces, media and their front men denounced people as being communists or … 1
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Be safe on residential street
Page B5 With the new roundabout going in at the intersection of Mill Road and Waikiki Road, Bellwood Drive will become a primary route between these two streets. Bellwood will become the …
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EndNotes appreciated
Page B5 Thank you to Rebecca Nappi and Catherine Johnston for their EndNotes in the Wednesday paper.
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UW audience was intolerant
Page B5 The speaker was a woman. Her future child may be a woman, and the organizers of the event were women, yet the women in attendance would not grant them personhood …
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Support equality
Page B5 I am amazed that people refuse to acknowledge the equality of others and pass judgment on those who are “different.” Gay marriage should be approved in Spokane. Gay, lesbian, bisexual … 12
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Protect remaining caribou
Page B5 So Bonner County commissioners have decided to use $10,000 of taxpayer money to fight against protection of the endangered caribou. Why? So that snowmobilers can go anywhere they want. The …
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Keep schools public
Page B5 Questions: Do you want public schools being run by corporations? Do you want children’s educational interests decided by people whose primary goal is to maximize profits? Do you realize that … 5
