Saturday, December 20, 2025

ARTICLES BY ROBERT SMITH/GUEST OPINION

We all should be responsible gun owners

First and foremost, as human beings we are destined to make mistakes, sometimes with tragic consequences. Whether a private citizen or a police officer, like everyone, we are cut from the same cloth, the human race. Regardless of race, sex, religion or anything else in which we may differ, I …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tempest brews over Fernan Lake

Mr. Miller's response to the My Turn piece I wrote requires some clarification. Apparently a public airing is what is required to elicit a response from the Fernan Lake Conservation and Recreation Association (FLCRA). It is important that the public be better informed of efforts of all groups/individuals who endeavor …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Shooting lessons: Washington state v. Gail Gerlach

There are two levels of survival that the armed citizen must contemplate, street and court. A self-defense shooting encounter, or anything else in life for that matter, is like a game of chess. One should try to anticipate from whence an attack may come, and have a counter in place.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Guns, life, death - and political correctness

Referencing your front page article on Jan. 29 about NIC and guns on campus, it is interesting how culture changes. Not many years ago I taught a "Self Defense Class for Women" on the NIC campus with live and dummy firearms. It was highly regarded by not just the students …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

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