Category: Opinion
Opinion
Anthems or anathema, Christmas music is part of our identity
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It was the day before Halloween when I heard the first Christmas song of 2023.
I was thumbing through some costume ideas at a local …
Idahoans value Medicaid; GOP should follow their lead
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
With the holiday season upon us, I’m reminded of the ways in which we care for one another. One of the best ways we …
A Few Thoughts … on Miracles
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
We’ve been arguing forever about how we became a species. True, some don’t argue. They just believe one way or another, or accept that they …
Grateful memories
‘Home’ is a moveable feast
By Zach Hagadone
Images of Thanksgiving — at least the idealized ones — are of tables loaded with food in cozy, home-feeling places that are …
Voices in the Wilderness
By Deb Hunsicker
Reader Contributor
“There’s some kind of animal down there.” I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and scan the area my …
November surprise — Part 2
By Luke Omodt,
County Commissioner Dist. 3
Reader Contributor
On July 26, 2023, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler issued a public release incorrectly stating that the fairgrounds financial activity was to be …
Emily Articulated: Generosity
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I came across a recent Facebook post on the Sandpoint Forum page so lovely that I spent the better part of a morning following its …
Celebrity worship is peak cringe
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After college, I spent about five years living and working in Los Angeles. The plan was to break into writing and directing movies, but the …
Letters
- Shelby the best choice… Dear Editor, I am part of a large group of people who live outside of Sandpoint, but consider Sandpoint home. Sandpoint is where we go for our groceries, entertainment, eating out, and where we attend church. We are invested in Sandpoint. What happens in and to Sandpoint is important to us. Sandpoint ...
- Candidate responds… Dear Editor, I found it ironic that Mr. Macdonald criticized my “un-responsiveness” to city residents while at the same criticized my opposition to increased coal and oil rail traffic. Somehow he fails to realize that the coal/oil train issue has repeatedly drawn more public participation than any single issue before council ...
- Negative campaigning… Dear Editor, Its known by every voter and is commonly hated by all, often used as an excuse to not vote by many. It sickens the election like a disease and is highly contagious, spreads faster than wildfire with nearly exact results. You are hard pressed to find a proponent of ...
- Unhappy camper… Dear Editor, I thought I was the only one that saw Mr. Santa as an unhappy camper. It’s nice to see there are two of us. Bill Litsinger Sandpoint
- Experience not necessary… Dear Editor, Somehow there are those who believe that experience on the city council is either a prerequisite to or a huge advantage in a run for the mayor’s office. Au contraire. As a resident of 68 years, I’ve followed city politics for at least 50 of those years. I can tell ...