On her Slight Detour blog, Marianne Love writes of another military tragedy that has hit Sandpoint: "Another sad time in Sandpoint as the community has learned that one of its own has paid the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. Capt. David Lyon (Lissy), a 2008 graduate of the Air Force Academy and holder of several Academy athletic records,  died Dec. 27 in Kabul when an explosive device detonated near his convoy." More here.

• A kid story/The Slice
• Larry Justus, RIP/Bay Views
• Injured GU faces USF/SportsLink
• Feel-good brigade/Right Argument
• Christmas alone/Writing North Idaho
• Over & done with/From A Simple Mind
• A new opportunity to attack/Arch Druid
• Cataracts: When to say when/End Notes
• Cutting the fog for pheasant hunting/Outdoors
• Grinch who delivered Xmas a little late/Fort Boise
• 2013 in review: Year of the Snake/Eye on Shanghai
• From the sublime to the ridiculous/Dogwalk Musings
• Even 3D & Keanu can't save '47 Ronin'/Dually Noted
• SportsLink: Is Seattle going to Super Bowl?/Grip on Sports
• Hooking up with 'Duck Dynasty' express/Ridenbaugh Press

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