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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…
High-risk conditions and the coronavirus
The news keeps telling us that people with underlying conditions are at greater risk of serious, life-threatening complications from the coronavirus. Although many people, at last count, around 80 percent, will hav…
COVID-19 fear shouldn’t force a home birth decision
Even under normal circumstances, uncertainty leads to fear and anxiety. During this period of social distancing and quarantine secondary to the COVID-19 pandem…
Disillusionment, gratitude are not, and shouldn’t be, a match
Last week, I called disillusionment an enemy. The dictionary defines it as “a feeling of disappointment that something is not as good as one believed it to be.”
PRHS band, chorus claim festival honors
20 Years Ago — 2000
Bonner County History - April 28, 2020
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Think fresh, organic, seasonal when shopping
While the novel coronavirus still sits top and center of our lifestyles, now is a good time to re-hash some measures to observe at the grocery stores — if not …
Bonner County History - April 26, 2020
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Some essentials about being ‘unessential’
One of the tussles endured by Idaho and virtually every U.S. state during the pandemic has to do with “essential” and “nonessential” businesses. Those designations are stark reminders for us as to what businesses a…
‘From Here to Eternity’
Several years ago the idea for a poem and how it would begin came to me. The first line was quite clear and I worked out a few more lines, but was never satisfied with it. After years of ignoring it, I began workin…
Celebrate library’s many innovations
This year during National Library Week, let’s celebrate by showing our appreciation for the many innovative ways libraries, librarians and library workers are continuing to serve their communities during a time of …
Bonner County History - April 23, 2020
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Eating for good health both nutritious, delicious
Ask a busy adult to take on just one more thing and they will sigh a deep breath, roll their eyes and think about punching you in the arm.
Getting dental work done during the coronavirus
The question for today is, can I go to the dentist? And, the answer is, it depends on what for. The American Dental Association and the CDC are asking all dental offices to stop non-urgent visits and surgeries to l…
Saccomanno, Naccarato set up sawmill
100 Years Ago — 1920
Our actions often reveal our ‘True Colors’
Remember that ’80s song — if you’re of an age — “True Colors” released by Cyndi Lauper? It has repeating lines, “But I see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors And that’s why I love you …” The so…