True Crime
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Aristotle thought long and hard about the nature of wickedness — specifically, the moral nature of ill deeds performed knowingly or unknowingly. In his Nicomachean Ethics, the philosopher argued...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Cheers to 15 years of MickDuff’s Brewing
By Mack Deibel Reader Contributor Mickey and Duffy Mahoney are poised to celebrate another anniversary of MickDuff’s Brewing Co. and 15 years of brewing in Sandpoint. So much has changed in 15 years, including...
Idaho has yet again dropped the ball on education
By Bret Johnson Reader Contributor Idaho House Republicans recently killed a $6 million bill to fund preschool literacy. Idaho has always been leery of Washington, and, based on our track record, education. One of...
Made for the Mongol Derby
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Lena Haug is a dedicated equestrian and adventure seeker, and plans to prove it in the most awesome way possible: competing in the 2021 Mongol Derby, the longest —...
Lottery’s golden goose killed in Boise
By David Keyes Reader Contributor The odds were pretty low Idaho would even have a state lottery when in 1983 a legislative committee harpooned the proposal. After all, the Idaho Supreme Court eliminated all...
The unfounded fear of social justice
By Sen. Melissa Wintrow, D-Boise Reader Contributor Opposition to “social justice” by the Idaho Legislature, while troubling, is not surprising. If you are in a majority, which has experienced power and advantage, it’s uncomfortable...
Slippery slope
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 2020-2021 winter recreation season is shaping up to be one of the deadliest on record. While the record-holding 2007-’08 and 2009-’10 seasons saw 36 avalanche-related deaths each, the...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Earth is old — more than 4.5 billion years old. As far as we know, life has been clinging to Earth in its various forms for about 3.7 billion...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist With the world feeling like it’s starting to reopen, and the edges of our confinement slowly peeling back into this newest version of “normalcy,” I’ve noticed a reclamation of...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: March 18, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: The data is out and confirms the hunch of the former...
