By Jim JonesIdaho Capital Sun Voting rights in America were a Republican thing for more than 100 years, but the GOP made an about-face on the issue beginning with President Richard Nixon’s “Southern strategy.”...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The average person on the street thinks about planets as large, spherical rocks orbiting their respective sun — but that isn’t always the case. There are also rogue planets (a.k.a....
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Tales of massive floods are a feature of virtually every religion in the history of humankind. The idea of a flood that can move mountains is a terrifying prospect, but...
By Matt LomeReader Contributor Fewer than two years ago, I bought a home in Sagle in the lovely suburban neighborhood located just to the south of Sandpoint’s iconic Long Bridge. One of the determining...
Where to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary By Reader Staff Communities across the nation are coming together to celebrate America’s 250th — or semiquincentennial — anniversary Saturday, July 4 with all the necessary fireworks, barbecues, pomp...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff I’m having a hard time with the “America 250” celebrations for a lot of reasons — mostly related to current conditions — but among them is the name, which suggests...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff There are few stories in human history more captivating and complex than the establishment of the United States of America. As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary on...
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist You probably haven’t put a lot of thought into the contents of your down comforter, or the luxurious throw pillows on your couch. They’re stuffed with feathers, so what? You...
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Last week we were soaking up the late afternoon sun along the banks of the water flowing past our favorite table at the Pack River Store. We were there for...
By Tim HenneyReader Contributor John McPhee of The New Yorker is one of America’s most gifted and celebrated authors, journalists and columnists. Just writing about him makes me nervous, because although he and I...
