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
- An appeal to reason… Dear Editor, We here in Idaho are at great risk of being victims of gun violence. We are not protected by state laws, which could limit the purchase of assault-type weapons, nor are we protected by thorough background checks of any person wanting to buy a gun. Anyone who is afraid, angry, ...
- Creative immigration policy… Dear Editor, I believe in very strict immigration policies. I think that all people on the North American continent who are decedents of immigrants that arrived here in the last 350 years should be sent back from whence their ancestors came. We were not invited to visit or move here from the countries ...
- Refugee situation… Dear Editor, This letter is regarding your stand on the refugee situation. First of all, I found it very interesting that you printed only one letter opposed to letting them into our country. The letter from Rachel Castor, regarding white American Christian males, I would like to know where she got her ...
- Dan McDonald’s commentary… Dear Editor, Dan MacDonald’s commentary in the December 10th Reader asserts that the Pakistani woman involved in the San Bernardino mass shooting had been vetted by the State Department. So although the refugee screening process is rigorous and comprehensive, maybe it’s not airtight. Clearly, the only solution is to ban them ...
- The Problem with US… Dear Editor, The wealthy elite, especially in the southern United States, recognized during the late 18th Century in America that they were outnumbered by enslaved people at a ratio of about 9:1. There was also an additional populace of white indentured servants and natives that were abused or not paid as ...