Letters to the Editor

A big heartfelt "thank you" to the Kamiah EMTs who responded to our "911" call during the early part of December 2019. While I was in Kamiah one of my relatives had an emergency situation. The EMTs arrived to the house and assessed the situation. … [Read more...] about Thankful for EMTs

April Blankenship in her letter last week expressed what many of us feel regarding this section of the newspaper. I, too, watched as over the years this Letters to the Editor column devolved into a platform for arguments, attacks, political bias, and … [Read more...] about Let’s get back to traditional letter model

A quick fact-check on the anti-choice guest editorial that ran last week—again trying to convince people that a religious belief held by a few should be mandated for all—brings up more than a few questions. As the First Amendment protects us from … [Read more...] about Stop shaming others with your religion

Regarding the editor’s note on page 15 of last week’s paper, it said that abortion was the third leading cause of death in Idaho, according to the CDC, so I looked it up on the Centers For Disease Control site and for 2017, the 10 leading causes of … [Read more...] about Dissatisfied with opinions of hatred and fear

You really can’t make this stuff up! In the Jan. 14 Tribune another politically correct do-gooder is proposing to change the name of Sacajawea Junior High because it’s offensive. What? Then the person suggests it be renamed after former … [Read more...] about More PC nonsense

We have come to a point in our history with so many events going on that I don’t understand why everyone is not stocking up with food, water prep (filters), guns, gold and the most important, a relationship with God. I carry a coin around in my … [Read more...] about Reasons to prepare

I am writing to thank Kamiah residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Kamiah and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of … [Read more...] about Grateful for contributions

Across rural America, demographics are changing, and community leaders are redefining what makes their small towns successful and vibrant. Traditionally, a prosperous community is defined as economically viable, with enough housing and employment. … [Read more...] about Creating welcoming communities

Reading your Jan. 16 edition of The Progress elicited a number of responses from me: 1) I first want to heartily commend and thank Jeff LeCates for his very powerful guest editorial, laying bare the unconscionable crime of infanticide still … [Read more...] about Thumbs up to LeCates, Crabtree; no to levy