Trump, Israel, and Christian Zionism
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Every grain of sand between the Dead Sea, the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea belongs to the Jew [sic]. —Ed MacAteer, Christian Zionist We don’t care what the...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
In Fine Fettle: A healthy kind of donut
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist I’m just kidding. There’s no healthy kind of donut. But you’re already reading so you might as well continue. Also, it could be emotionally healthy for you to...
Underpants: Perfecting the art of replacement cussery
By PollyAnna Reader Columnist My parents are the sort of people who think that watching “Snowden” counts as a date night. “Uh… How romantic?” I said, when my mom informed me of their plans for...
California Dreamin’: Exploring the weed culture
By Bill Lewis Reader Contributor Several months ago, a medical marijuana company purchased a small, 120-acre town called Nipton, Calif. Nipton is a nearly-deserted mining community north of the Mojave Desert and south of...
Mad About Science: Medieval Horses
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Horses have been a pretty central part of human civilization for thousands of years. They’ve pulled things for us, they’ve delivered things for us, they carry us: They literally...
On The Lake: ‘It snowed! Let’s talk about herbicides’
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist Hooray, it’s snowing! But more importantly, your lake is getting bombed with herbicides all over the place. Do I have your attention now? Great! Don’t get me wrong —...
Good stuff that happened in 2017
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s easy to get caught up in the negative news cycle of the modern age. Every day seems to be fraught with peril and doom, and there often seems...
When You’re Smiling: Part 1
By Tim Henney Reader Contriabutor It’s difficult to describe how powerful several bulging bookcases of vinyl, long-play records have been in shaping my life. A 1956 Cal-Berkeley co-ed has been central to this feeling...
Local Band Spotlight: The Somethings
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When Chris Lynch and Meg Turner talk about how they teamed up to start their new music venture, they play off of one another effortlessly. “Chris can play...
The Sandpoint Eater: Recipes and Resolutions
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Happy New Year! I missed the epic snowstorm last week, but with all the global updates and photos on my social media platforms, I truly felt the pain...
