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...
Category: History
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...
The Sandpoint Eater: Cutting the mustard
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist I’m in Paris! This is the long-awaited graduation trip for my granddaughter, Miley, and we’re traveling with our dear friend, Doug. Miley’s my baking protégé, a worthy travel partner and...
Mad about Science: Humans
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Evolution is a complex and confusing subject. Trying to wrap our heads around how a species can drastically change over thousands of generations is mind-boggling, especially since we can’t see...
Squirrely memories
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It’s always welcome when something reminds me of my grandma. It’ll be 14 years next month since I last spoke to her, before she passed away at the age of...
Thy humble beginnings
The beloved Renaissance Faire returns to Sandpoint By Ben OlsonReader Staff From its beginnings in a field in 2017, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire has grown into one of the most popular local events of...
Religion: A pawn in the political game of power
By Georgie EarleyReader Contributor History clearly shows that infusing religion into government leads to division, repression and conflict. Yet almost half of all governments are intertwined with religion to various degrees. Once entrenched, that’s...
