What happened to the party of Teddy Roosevelt?
By Cassie Price
Special to the Reader
My dad was a lifelong Republican, farmer and logger. He believed in small government and fiscal responsibility, and most importantly, conservation of natural …
By Cassie Price
Special to the Reader
My dad was a lifelong Republican, farmer and logger. He believed in small government and fiscal responsibility, and most importantly, conservation of natural …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bob Inglis is a rare human being.
He served as a Republican U.S. representative for South Carolina from 1993-1999 and again from 2005-2011. The American …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As if the idea of a blood-sucking arachnid latching onto your tender flesh isn’t reason enough to shudder, ticks are getting more creative with the …
By Gabrielle Deubendorfer
Reader Contributor
I recently had a delightful meeting with somebody who had genuine doubts about climate change. Having seen the impact of the Deep Water Horizon oil …
By Jean Gerth Anderson
Reader Contributor
Next week, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 50 Sandpoint High School students will be presenting posters focused on solutions to climate change, with $1,000 in prize …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Friday night’s climate change presentation and panel discussion, “Let’s Clear the Air: A Conversation about Climate, Energy and Jobs,” attracted a full Sandpoint Community …
By Reader Staff
The East Bonner County Library is teaming up with the National Weather Service, Spokane to host a free reading, viewing and discussion series for adults titled “Pushing …
By Tony Lewis
Reader Contributor
First of all, climate is ALWAYS changing. That is a FACT!
Let’s review a couple of things about climate. There are many variables to it, …
Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I’m not going to lie, my initial instruction with this article was to highlight the effects of climate change in our area. I got 500 words …
By Christian Rose
Reader Contributor
It would be nice to have a civil debate with a climate change proponent — old school. But this is proving impossible. So I won’t …
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