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OPINION: Presidents Day in Coeur d'Alene will be noteworthy

by EVAN KOCH/More Perfect Union
| January 15, 2025 1:00 AM

One month from now, we will celebrate Presidents Day. For one day of the year, we remember outstanding American presidents and their most important contributions to American history. 

Since 1879, Presidents Day has more specifically been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington. 

This pivotal figure in American history had his successes and setbacks. As Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, he won battles and lost battles. In his own time, he was criticized by those closest to him. And in our time, he is lionized in ways that would make the man turn in his grave. 

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