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Are you ready, boomers? Medicare is here
The average number of boomers turning 65 was 10,000 a day. But 2024 is a “peak year” for boomers, folks. The numbe…
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Final chores: Clean up paths, patios, but ditch the rake
While spring, summer, and early autumn call for prettily tidied ornamental gardens, now’s the time to let them be. As the caption says, rake the paths if you w…
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Sit down and 'read' a good (audio)book
Audiobook readers, put your hands up…unless you’re driving.
Listening with more than ears
Earlier on the day I wrote this column, I was in Coeur d’Alene for a meeting. One of the participants in that meeting shared that his hearing loss made it difficult to hear most of what was happening during our tim…
Why does love cause pain?
There are certain movies that beg to be quoted. “The Princess Bride” is one of them. One of my favorite lines comes when the princess’s long-lost love returns in disguise. Distrustful of him, she cries in anguish, …
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Cool nights, hot entertainment fill the community
The temperatures may be dropping and the nights getting longer, but the entertainment options are heating up as there in no end to the fun ahead this week.
We can honor veterans by using freedoms carefully
Veteran’s Day brings images of freedom — and thoughts of the people who in some way have made our freedom possible — in the United States and in support of freedom around the world. I can’t fully appreciate what se…
Chip reloading facility begins operation
100 Years Ago — 1919
Perhaps a rad tech career is for you
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” How many times are you teens asked that question? I bet I can’t count that high. But, as you head into career deciding days, you’re faced with a multitude of choices, and …
It's time to get pumped up about your health, fitness
You’ll have more energy, sleep better, and find things that used to be hard are easier. In fact, you may find you do things more efficiently so you do seem to have more time in the day. You may not leap tall buildi…
Bonner County History - Nov. 5, 2019
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Bats and owls rule night skies whatever the weather
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our daytime chores and lifestyles that we hit the pillow at night wanting nothing more than a good night’s sleep. We are miss…