Emily Articulated: Journal entry from a weekend in the woods
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Today was a day dedicated to moving my body, of putting one dusty boot in front of the other in an effort to get somewhere — a somewhere I...
Category: Opinion
A grain of salt: The small things that keep us sane
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist The world may well be ending, and if assessments of common science are plausible, we’re headed along an expected trajectory where the only real debatable matter seems to be...
Shattered glass: The end of civil discourse
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Publisher’s note: The views expressed in this opinion article belong to the author. The downfall of democracy will not come in the form of a tweet or Facebook message,...
The Late Night Buddhist
By Scott Taylor Reader Columnist You may have heard the above question posed by one spouse to another amid a relationship spat (in the standard joke it applies to the husband, who learns the...
North Idaho real estate blooms
By Raphael Barta Reader Contributor It is hard to believe we have been living with the COVID-19 virus for eight months now. It has become the prism through which we see everything these days:...
Mayor’s Roundtable: A Sandpoint Legacy
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor Friday, Aug. 7 marked the long awaited grand reopening of War Memorial Field. This project had been envisioned by many residents for years. Since 73% of the Sandpoint...
Emily Articulated: Canceled
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist So-called “cancel culture” is a term that has entered the mainstream conversation with increasing frequency over the years, as people and organizations have been called out for their current...
Adventures in ar-car-ology
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I’ve had my first car, a sporty little Ford Focus hatchback, for four years. It’s served me well as a reliable commuter, but I decided this year it was...
Laying down the law?
By Brenda Hammond Reader Contributor Do you know what a “constitutional sheriff” is? And do you know if we have one? It’s important to go back a bit in order to put these questions...
A few thoughts on liberty and justice for all
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Bill Hodge, Rob Mason and I are rolling slowly down Bloody Dick Creek Road in the Beaverhead National Forest toward a tour of Big Sheep Creek National Backcountry Byway....
