Laughing at tragedy
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor How do you make fun of one of the darkest chapters in world history? It’s a question comedy filmmakers have grappled with for decades. World War II, the Third...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
The Late Night Buddhist: Beer haters gonna hate
By Scott Taylor Reader Columnist I was recently in Eichardt’s Pub (no big surprise there) on a Thursday night in January when they had scheduled a special event with Deschutes Brewery. The plan was...
Trail Dispatches: Winter is trail planning season
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor If you like to skin out of Schweitzer’s bounds, chances are you’re familiar with “Solar Ecstasy,” a south-facing slope off Uleda Ridge that offers some steep turns with great...
Mad About Science: Night vision
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The night is dark and full of terrors, so my wizard casts the Level 2 spell: Darkvision! But wait, how does it work? In the case of my wizard,...
Covenants can be a good thing
By James Richard Johnson Reader Contributor When I consider the ecological advantages to trains versus trucks carrying freight across America, I do not find myself opposing a second railroad bridge across the lake near...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Sociologists say physically attractive workers typically earn higher incomes than “average”...
Emily Articulated: The women who shaped me
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’m always surprised by the emotions that whirl around the Women’s March, acquiring intricacies in passing through each attendee, speaker and canvasser, eventually settling right inside my chest. This...
Dover seeking grant for trail connection
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Dover is seeking funding from the Idaho Department of Transportation for a project to connect the trail on Dover Bay Boulevard to the Sandpoint-Dover Community Trail...
Derailment clean up continues on Kootenai River
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Efforts to clean up the Kootenai River are ongoing after three locomotive engines and six rail cars jumped the track Jan. 1, with crews focused on removing one remaining...
A new push against religious medical neglect
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor It’s been a long seven years for opponents of Idaho laws protecting so-called “faith healing” practitioners. Since the Nixon administration, Idaho has offered some of the nation’s most sweeping...
