Considering a run for public office? Please read
By Shannon Williamson Reader Contributor The city of Sandpoint is one of a kind. I would like to say that we have it all here. That wouldn’t necessarily be true, but we have a...
Category: Opinion
Methinks thou dost protest too much
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, “Beyond Good and Evil,” 1886 The movement, like all social movements, started...
Notes from a first-year Festival volunteer
By George Alexander Wood Jr. Reader Contributor It is long past midnight, and I am doggone exhausted. My sweaty volunteer shirt, civilian clothes and Production Crew polo hit the floor in time with me...
A newcomer’s guide to Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every summer for the past 37 years, the Festival at Sandpoint has raised its iconic white tent and drawn folks from all over the country to our little corner...
N. Idaho human rights groups: An open letter to BSU President Tromp
Special to the Reader Dear President Tromp: As non-governmental nonprofit organizations that have worked for decades in Idaho promoting human and civil rights while at the same time joining other Idahoans and political leaders...
Reclaim Idaho proves that grassroots win
By Luke Mayville Special to the Reader Once again, it’s time to clear up some confusion about “Reclaim Idaho” and what we’re all about. Two years ago, a few friends and I joined together...
What went wrong?
By Karen McGhee Special to the Reader “We need to end the government monopoly in education by transferring power from bureaucracies and unions to families.” This sentiment, expressed by Jeb Bush, 43rd governor of...
The Idaho Way? Seriously?
By Rep. Mat Erpelding Special to the Reader Have you ever heard an argument so riddled with bias and error that you don’t even know where to start with your rebuttal? That’s how I...
Busting some myths about Portugal’s greatest hero
By Nick Gier Reader Contributor About this time last year, I was traveling in Portugal and visited a number of sites in Lisbon. Some of them were dedicated to Vasco da Gama, the navigator...
A Christian conservative take on City Beach goose removal
By Bea Speakman Reader Contributor If you are pleased with the recent capture and banding of the Canada geese and plan to kill any that return to City Beach, then you agree with the...
