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Don't let this happen to you
At 1:50 a.m. on Jan. 29, I was home alone and had to get up to use the bathroom. I tripped, hit a dresser and wall, hurt my head and broke my right clavicle.
Peace begins at home
Are you at peace?
Younger people make an 'impact'
Last week I was in the company of about 100 people, most of whom are the age of my daughters. There were a few people of my age demographic but we were outnumbered in a good way.
Term limits issue shows signs of life
The older I get, the more I like term limits.
Donate life, for David
Just when you think you’re done crying...
Mother Nature leaves a pile of bills
This extreme weather for 2017 is going to be the costliest in history. The two huge hurricanes, Harvey and Irma, could have a price tag of nearly $300 billion. That's about 25 percent of all the combined natural di…
Cruise industry: A lighthouse in the storm
Tears, sorrow, pain and destruction cannot be measured from the natural disasters created by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. As the eye of the storm pumme…
ANALYSIS: Reconstructing county government
By DAN GREEN
The new 'e-ticket' medical adventure
I was recently informed by a friend who resides in Los Angeles that he received his medical bill for a major surgery. He underwent quite an extensive cervical …
ANALYSIS: A closer look at county government
The Cd’A Press published an editorial last Sunday supporting an organizational change for Kootenai County government. I read the three letters from readers published this past Wednesday and I wanted to offer my inp…
Indigenous Peoples Day: Why I don't live in LA
The Los Angeles City Council recently voted to remove Columbus Day from the city’s list of holidays. These politically correct thought police voted 14-1 to make the second Monday in October a holiday to honor indig…
Why backers like Little, are wary of the others
Al Henderson’s family backyard barbecue, one of the Republican Party’s top social events of the summer, is hardly a gauge for handicapping next year’s gubernatorial primary election. But the event hosted by Henders…
End of summer staycation good for the soul
Although according to the calendar the last day of summer isn’t for six more days, I’m thinking it’s history for this year. Last weekend we drove for 15 minutes to do our final pitching of the tent to sleep under t…
Beware a power-tripping DMV
Out of nowhere — due to a new law — I received a letter from Idaho Transportation Department, stating my CDL would be downgraded if I did not show proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent lawful presence within two w…
Tips to tackle Equifax breach
Thursday’s shocking news that Equifax — one of the big three credit reporting agencies — fell victim to a massive data breach is expected to impact nearly half of American consumers. Compromised data included Socia…