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President’s Day Celebration Today

Mary Wiseman, left, portraying Mary Washington, listens as Dean Malissa, portraying America's first president, Gen. George Washington, is asked "Where is Molly Pitcher?" (a legendary woman thought to have fought in Revolutionary War) by Megan Schuh, and her sister Jenna Schuh, right, at Mount Vernon, Washington's historic home in Mt. Vernon, Va. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Monday the nation celebrates the president's 279th birthday. Three days of events over the President's Day weekend are taking place on the estate, which is located on the banks of the Potomac River, just south of the nation's capital. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Question: The Kootenai County Courthouse must be closed today because there were no cars in the parking lot as I passed by. That probably means the schools and City Hall are closed, too. Should President's Day be a national holiday for everyone -- or just government employees?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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