On the surface, it is difficult to find very much fault with Sheriff Norris’s editorial, as a guest opinion in The Press on Sunday, Oct. 15. I agree, even though I am not familiar with the context surrounding the excerpts he referenced from the book “Deal With It,” the language is uncomfortable, and not appropriate for young discerning minds.
On Oct. 11, Tom Hanley, newly elected Trustee for the Community Library Network, wrote in support of/solidarity with Sheriff Norris, who recently removed books from the library which he, in his unrelated capacity as a law enforcement officer, deemed inappropriate. That in itself certainly deserves a great deal of attention and discussion. However, this letter is in response to Trustee Hanley’s letter.
The recent discovery of Quagga larvae on the Snake River does not surprise me at all. I frequently travel with my boat, and have experienced firsthand the incompetence of Idaho’s aquatic invasive species program. It’s particularly useless in North Idaho.