Mad about Science: The Zanclean Flood
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...
Category: History
The Definition of Squander
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...
Semiquincentennial celebrations
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...
A 360 view of ‘America 250’
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...
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. with 1776: The Musical at the Panida
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...
Mad about Science: Feathers
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...
The Sandpoint Eater: Food facts (or fiction)
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...
Tabula rasa?
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...
A few thoughts… About geology and resistance
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist Forty years ago, I brought a friend home who had grown up in a Texas city and never been to the Northwest. We drove north on I-15 to Butte, then...
Mad about Science: Perspective on dinosaurs
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist We have a skewed view of dinosaurs. Much of what we envision when we look back to the ages of dinosaurs has been influenced by a singular media event: Jurassic...
