By Richard SevenichReader Contributor The Iran war (a.k.a. “Operation Epstein Fury”) has served as a very real distraction from other national and international issues. Countering this distraction, I will write about humanity’s extraction of...
Budget cuts, ISP trooper pay and energy project permitting on the agenda By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-SagleReader Contributor We are getting closer to the end of the session and closer to having a budget...
Keeping elected officials honest at all levels By Stan NormanReader Contributor There is a disturbing trend developing in the Idaho Legislature. Several bills have been introduced in the House that would effectively take power...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Most Idahoans do not spend their days reading House rules or following legislative procedure. They shouldn’t have to. But they understand this much: When people in power change the rules...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Occasionally, amid the constant drumbeat of negative stories about our crumbling world, the spotlight shines on something truly absurd to provide much-needed comic relief. Enter McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski. It...
By Jane FritzReader Contributor For 48 years, every time I drove east down Oak Street in Sandpoint, I thanked the resplendent heritage Norway maple on the corner of Fourth Avenue for its remarkable beauty...
By Willie WittezehlerReader Contributor For me, the Oscars are basically the Super Bowl. My family has treated them that way for years. We dress up in tuxes and gowns, walk a makeshift red carpet...
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-SandpointReader Contributor Greetings from Boise — I hope all is well. Last week, H.B. 659 was heard on the House floor. The bill requires our local law enforcement agencies to...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Competition is the heartbeat of representative democracy. Idaho shows what happens when one party faces no real check. The Republican supermajority has turned the Legislature into a pipeline for extremism,...
By Mike WagonerReader Contributor I live out in Sagle and, when I’m leaving Sandpoint, I sometimes stop at the Chevron station to get a sixer of PBR and, if needed, fossil fuel. A couple...
