Sen. Howard nominates local banker

Session is moving forward. On Monday afternoon, the State Board of Equalization verified the nearly $417 million revenue shortfall for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Originally, we thought we’d have about $8.3 billion to spend this year and that has dropped to $7.6 billion.

The president and the protesters

President Trump has said many misguided and misleading things since the coronavirus started strangling America. Remember this brilliant prediction? "It's going to disappear," he said back in February. "One day, it's like a miracle – it will disappear."

Woman questions why man won’t pull trigger on divorce

DEAR ABBY: I am a 39-year-old woman, recently separated. I have been seeing a 45-year-old man who is also separated, but not divorced from his wife. We have been a couple for about a year. I don’t understand why he doesn’t get a divorce.

Asthma action plan crucial for those with the disease

Dear Doctor: Our 8-year-old grandson is coming from Atlanta to spend the summer with us in Idaho. He has asthma, and our daughter has mentioned that my husband and I have to become familiar with his “asthma action plan.” What is that? How should we prepare?

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is the 114th day of 2020 and the 36th day of spring. TODAY'S HISTORY In 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston. In 1908, Congress passed a bill establishing the U.S. Army Reserve.

Mom on fixed income supports house full of freeloaders

DEAR ABBY: My grandson, his girlfriend and, recently, my son (who had to move in) are living with me. She is the only one working. My grandson has been sitting on his butt the last 2 1/2 years and does minimal work here in my home. All three of these “adults” live here for free.

“In Their Own Words”

Now I know this article will be no Riding the Pine, (the column my dad writes) but I do hope you have a few laughs. A little fact about me, I love to travel and go on adventures, big and small. My love for travel began in July 2017 when I went to Florida with my youth group.

Brain injury alters friend’s personality in negative ways

DEAR ABBY: “Stella” and I have been close friends for 25 years. Two years ago, she was in a car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. She has since recovered and returned to work. Stella’s personality has changed a lot since the accident. Her language and clothing are inappropriate.

Teen’s graduation party plans hurt his stepmom’s feelings

DEAR ABBY: I really could use some outside advice. I am a stepmother who raised my husband’s 18-year-old son, “Todd.” We have given him a loving home. Todd’s abusive mother abandoned him at 16, and he has lived with us ever since. I have been a caring and generous mother to him since he was 6.

Prospective bride questions when to reschedule wedding

DEAR HARRIETTE: I had to postpone my wedding because of COVID-19. Just a week before it was scheduled, my city stopped issuing marriage licenses. We had people coming from all over the United States and even a few family members from overseas. Now it’s all gone to hell, and we’ve had to cancel.