Somewhere over the rainbow
By Jeff Bohnhof Reader Contributor As I was growing up, I always knew that I was different. Not in a bad way, but I was always pretty much a loner. I’d rather work in...
Category: Opinion
Mayor’s Roundtable: Democracy endures
By Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what I have to be grateful for this holiday season. I’m grateful for the love of family and...
Seasons: Not what they used to be
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I am planning to get married next July. I say “planning to” because I fear that printing definitives about anything personal and happy will tempt the universe to ruin...
A dog walk in the park
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor My 1957 Cal-Berkeley bride is staring 86 in the face and has an underlying medical condition, which makes her a COVID-19 magnet. I am 89 and have a superior,...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff Not long ago, I was having one of “those days.” It was the kind of morning that started with a coffee burn on my tongue and a drawer full...
Mask order is no attack on freedom
By Cynthia Dalsing Reader Contributor I take issue with Steven Bradshaw, Bonner County commissioner, after his recent diatribe against a public mask mandate by the Panhandle Health Department [News, “Education, not enforcement,” Nov. 25,...
Talking Turkey
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff History is rough. So rough, that most people prefer to ignore it or concoct their own self-pleasing version of it. The central problem is that history is simply inconvenient;...
What we’re thankful for
A Fresh Perspective By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff This year, I’ve been given the opportunity to feel small. This has come partially from my constant consumption of news about the virus, election and other...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This Thanksgiving looks a bit different than last, with fewer miles traveled and loved ones feeling the distance of six feet apart. It won’t be a day with plates...
Giving thanks for ‘natural time’
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor I am thankful to have wild places to wander in and find the time. The natural time. In wilderness, time flows from very natural and regular rhythms. Since spring,...
