This 'war on police officers' needs to stop

We all walk out the door every day and never know what lies ahead, but rarely do we ask ourselves, “will we come home?”

That might ring differently for members of the law enforcement community as it seems police officers have proven to be noteworthy targets lately.

The deaths of four police officers at the hands of criminals with guns in the month of May have brought the problem into the national spotlight and conversation.

And what is generally something that only happens someplace else hit close to home May 5 when Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore was gunned down on routine patrol in the...