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Is it time for your Tdap booster shot?
Throughout the country the numbers of people contracting pertussis, aka whooping cough, have skyrocketed. The Cent…
Just how badly do you want a healthy lifestyle?
With busy schedules and lifestyles, keeping your mind, body and soul healthy can be a major challenge.
Preparations under way for work on Priest Lake Dam
100 Years Ago — 1920
A brief primer on the endocrine system
“Oh, you’re being so hormonal.” Yeah, that’s a statement that can rankle anyone’s bad mood. But actually, it might be a compliment. The series of glands that produce and secrete hormones, called the endocrine syste…
The ‘now normal’: A digital Geezer Forum!
In case you haven’t noticed, COVID-19 has created twists and turns in our “normal” lives! Some people suggest we now live in a “new normal”. I suggest we live in our “now normal”! What we consider normal today is l…
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Sizzling summers support sun-heat-loving ornamentals
Our HOT summer has taken me back in memory to the ’40s, when as a kid in Coeur d’Alene, I made the daily trek to City Beach and spent hours playing in the wate…
Bonner County History - Aug. 16, 2020
From the archives of the
Seeing with the eyes of your heart
First Presbyterian Church worships at City Beach at least once per summer. However, this year’s event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the desire to keep people safe. It felt strange to not gather by t…
Bonner County History - Aug. 13, 2020
From the archives of the
Young hero offers reminder there’s enough love for all
His face is healing in a recent photo I saw of the boy who saved his sister last month from the German Shepherd attack. The family says from the minute she was born he held a big brother bond with her. Three years …
Construction of new McAbee Falls bridge planned
20 Years Ago — 2000
Bonner County History - Aug. 9, 2020
From the archives of the
Betony reprise attests to its many blessings to gardens, pollinators
A few years ago, this column featured an article on the many attributes of Betony (Stachys) and invited interested readers to come over and dig out a few plant…
The whats, whys and the reasons for mask policy
Vacations are best enjoyed while unplugged. I spent last week in the great outdoors with limited access to digital technology. While a few days without 4G may …
Leaving a legacy of kindness, generosity
Wendell Campbell seemed like he was 100 years old when I was a little kid in my church. He was a retired social work professor from Azusa Pacific University. He collected 1976 bi-centennial quarters. If you found o…