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
- How the world gets better… Dear Editor, Ancient wisdom suggest: “When all else fails - read the directions.” I believe common sense now suggests a way to find “The Directions.” First, every human being is invited to answer personally and courageously one little question: How would you like the world to be? (From the heart—important stuff—just pretend it!). Then ...
- The Work Begins… Dear Editor, After his win in 2008, President Obama said, “Elections have consequences.” Eight years later the American public decided liberal policies simply weren’t working. Hard-working Americans had enough. Meanwhile, disgruntled liberal protesters who were angry about Donald Trump’s election victory rioted in the streets from northern California to Seattle, burning ...
- Beating a Dead Horse 4… Dear Editor, When one clicks on “Read Previous weeks>>” on the Reader’s website homepage you are taken to a page showing the covers of previous issues. Click on any of these cover photos and the complete text of the issue pops up… except for one. The May 26, 2016, issue text ...
- Vote For Local Politicians… Dear Editor, Regardless of how you feel about the presidential election, your vote for local candidates has great importance for us in our daily lives, right here in our North Idaho homes. You have a right to voice your choice. It is precious. VOTE FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES ON NOVEMBER 8TH! Debbie Ford Sandpoint
- Standing Rock Needs Your Help… Dear Editor, I recently spent seven days at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, supporting the Water Protectors non-violent actions to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which would carry fracked crude oil 1,000-plus miles from North Dakota oil fields to Illinois, crossing the Ogallala Aquifer, the Missouri ...