Tapping Into Genius
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist What do Thomas Edison, Salvador Dali and Albert Einstein have in common? Of course they were geniuses in their fields. However, I’m going to go with a more obscure...
Author: Ben Olson
Living Life: Childhood resilience
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Why do some children bounce back from what the mental health community calls adverse childhood experiences and others are so affected that it continues to negatively impact them into...
Vietnam Veterans of Sandpoint: Part Four
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Author’s Note: This is the fourth in a five-part series highlighting the stories of Vietnam Veterans living in Sandpoint. In this week’s installment, I sat down with Barney Ballard,...
Legislators reflect on 2017 session
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff With the Idaho Legislature wrapping up its 2017 session last week, we caught up with District 1’s Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, and Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, to gather their...
Candidate withdrawals reshape school board election
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Two candidates have withdrawn in the race for new Lake Pend Oreille School Board trustees, leaving an even distribution of two candidates per district. Both Zone 3 candidate Brad...
Library services deserve national support
By Jessica Bowman Reader Contributor With the recent political climate, there has been much talk on budget cuts to certain areas covered by federal resources. I am here today to advocate for one program...
Welcoming refugees is a luxury we can’t afford
By John Williams Reader Contributor I have read with some interest recent articles in the Reader concerning refugees and whether they are “welcome” in North Idaho. I offered to write something that would elucidate...
Civil asset forfeiture invites abuses
By Christian Rose Reader Contributor Benjamin Franklin once said, “They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.’ A truer statement couldn’t be more applicable today, even...
The Sandpoint Eater: Baking with Purpose
By Marcia Pilgeram Food Columnist Turns out my half-sour pickles and bone broth, while comforting, are not lifesaving. And on my most recent trip to Tampa I learned there was to be no...
