A Few Thoughts
On spring, God and (heaven forbid) politics By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist It appears to be spring. I’m writing this on the second day thereof, because I’m taking my semi-annual trip to Nespelem tomorrow and...
Category: Opinion
Emily Articulated
@Connection By Emily EricksonReader Columnist I’m always looking for the unseen things — the meaning between the lines, the unwritten rules, the subtle forces nudging us to act, think or feel a certain way....
Development in the Coolin wetlands threatens Priest Lake’s water
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Wetlands are invaluable natural resources. The lakes and rivers that define North Idaho depend on intact wetland systems to filter water, store snowmelt and release clean, cold flows back into...
Back of the book
Death to lawns By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff I have a bone to pick with Louis XIV — and it has to do with the lifeless, homogeneous, herbicide-riddled tracts of land that we call lawns....
The Baloney Detective
The many flavors of tyranny By Tim BearlyReader Contributor “When the government expands, freedom contracts,” or so the lesson goes at Dennis Prager’s so-called university, PragerU — a pseudo-college where critical thinking takes a...
The death of comedy
A political tragedy By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It seems to be a trend that as political regimes — even whole civilizations — begin to collapse, people not only keep laughing but laugh louder. The...
The island we call Earth
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...
Legislative update
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...
Going vertical
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...
Idaho GOP blocks dissent from the record
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...
