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ALZHEIMER'S: Dates to note
Summer is here again, which means the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is upon us. This year the walk will be held on Sept. 29 at Riverstone Park in Coeur d’Alene. Starting on June 3, I will be set up at the Hayden Walmart …
Is it fair to expect the President to be a role model for our children?
Washington teacher Mandy Manning was recognized by the President as 2018 National Teacher of the Year at a White House ceremony on May 2. Manning teaches refugee and immigrant children at the Newcomer Center of Joe…
Schools take hit now for better future
During a brief, at times tense Coeur d’Alene School Board meeting last week, something was missing. Did anybody notice?
LORI: Justice for Larry
Lori is on the lam.
COLUMN: Belittles candidate Jordan
Chris Carlson’s May 18 attempt at a fair assessment of Idaho’s gubernatorial candidates slides so far right it is laughable. He belittles Paulette Jordan by calling her only a “symbol.” And perhaps she is: of hones…
VOTE: Do it by mail
Using the mail to enact positive ideas only makes perfect sense.
NFL: Wear these shoes
I think the Armed Forces needs to adopt a “Take an NFL player to Combat” week much like taking your son or daughter to work week. They need to see and experience what it means when the individual takes the oath to …
DEMENTIA: Seeing is believing
Thank you to the Dementia Coach and The Lodge for putting on a great Virtual Dementia Tour. I never really realized what a dementia/Alzheimer’s individual lives with daily. As a caregiver, you do your best with all…
JORDAN: Lost this voter
Paulette Jordan: I am a Democrat. I voted Democratic in the last election. However, I did not vote for you because your campaign received money from Planned Parenthood. Your platform is “Justice for All!” I believe…
NFL: Load the bus
Here Trump wants to deport some American football player citizens. But where to? Africa? Botany Bay? Devil’s Island? Russian gulags?
BORDER: Three options
Securing our southern border has three easy solutions:
STROKE: Words of wisdom
Thanks to Sholeh Patrick for her valuable article on knowing the signs of a stroke. I especially appreciate the sentence on symptoms in women.
The debt we refuse to pay
You might be preparing for church, a family barbecue, maybe a date with a famous car race today.
BIKES: Trail of trouble
I am a concerned citizen. I live where I have a lot of issues with people on there bikes using Centennial Trail. They ride out in front of you. They don’t stop. They have a stop sign. One person got hit for not sto…
COUNTY: Thank you commissioners
The County Commissioners we have at this time, I don’t think are fully appreciated. (If you look at what we had before.) The current commissioners are open-minded and are for the people, that are independent and li…