By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
The workman is not in harmony with his social
position if he is not convinced that he has his deserts.
—Emile Durkheim
These p…
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
The sealed border was not just at the 38th parallel, but everywhere,
in each person’s heart, blocking the past and choking off the future…
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
If Western civilization is defined by religion and culture,
then Mexico—with its Catholic heritage and historic ties to European
monarchies—is unquestionably an outpost of “the …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Americans crossing the far western Canadian-American border pass by the Peace Arch. The inscriptions read: “Children of a Common Mother,” “Brethren Dwelling Together in …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Protestants are going to have to accept the fact that we
have many similarities with our Catholic brothers and sisters
when it comes to how …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
One would expect that in anticipation of meeting with the heads of NATO’s 29 nations, our so-called president would at least learn some basic facts …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
After learning that New St. Andrews College now has permission to take over more of downtown Moscow, I thought I would check out its website. …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
One night several years ago I had a very vivid dream about my mother. I had invited her to my Moscow home, and she appeared …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnis
On the 42nd Anniversary of the Fall of Phnom Penh and the 47th Anniversary of Nixon’s Invasion of Cambodia
By Reader Staff
Teenagers today face increasingly dangerous situations at parties, no matter where they live. Bonner County is not exception. In an effort to increase parental awareness and to …
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