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Interest rate relief arrives at last
The housing market has been in the Intertropical Convergence Zone for well over a year. For the non-nautical reade…
Bonner County History - May 10, 2020
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Companions integrate veggies, herbs, flowers for perfect gardens
I had thought not to run my annual companion planting column this year since I’ve done it for so many years before — but I have received three(!) phone calls a…
Balancing can be like tap dancing on a 2x4
Ten years ago this month, I led a group of men from Seattle at a retreat on balancing their work-life and pending retirement. For one exercise, I put two 2X4s end-to-end, and asked the men to simply walk that lengt…
EBSCO Host offers database access
I struggle with anxiety. As long as I can remember, I have lived with an internal frenemy that I can’t push away. Once, when I was around 10 years old, I tried…
U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary ready to serve community
Like nothing else in our lifetime, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected our everyday lives in a myriad of ways. Much of the country is staying at hom…
Faith isn’t meant to be kept in a box
I came home this week to find my wife watching a cake baking competition on TV. Each team was to make one of the iconic Star Wars space ships out of cake and each ship was about 7 feet long. The attention to detail…
Bonner County History - May 7, 2020
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Choose nursing for a rewarding career
“I know exactly what I want to be when I grow up,” my then nine-year-old niece said one day. “I’m going to play in the WNBA for three years and then go back to school to become a doctor. Or maybe I’ll become an act…
Make nutrition labels your must-read items each day
I’ve talked about this before but it is worth repeating due to the ongoing confusion about common food label terms such as “fat free” or “reduced fat.”
Bonner County History - May 5, 2020
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Library working on reopening plan
First, I just want to say that we miss you very much. Our staff are looking forward to reopening just to see all of you.
Blessings, curses during duress: Birds, TP & more
While all of us are coping with seclusion of a sort, some have it better than others by virtue of individual life-styles. In my case there’s no grief from lone…
Bonner County History - May 3, 2020
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May God’s glory spread across U.S.
In 1952 an act of Congress established the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer. Each year, the President also signs a proclamation encouraging all Americans to pray for our nation on this day.
Bonner County History - April 30, 2020
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