Category: Opinion
Opinion
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
Dear Santa,
I am writing you this because you are the king of the season, and it’s been rumored that you read all of your …
Underpants:
By PollyAnna
Reader Columnist
Late fall through early winter, when the snow is thin and the wind is cold, I watch the birds migrating through the gray overhead, and my …
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
Before moving to Sandpoint nearly 10 years ago, I was a dyed-in-the-wool city girl. I was born in New York City, grew up in L.A., …
Betsy DeVos: the worst possible choice for Education Secretary
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Largely as a result of the DeVos’ lobbying, Michigan tolerates
more low-performing charter schools than just about any other state.
—Stephen Henderson, …
Green California Makes Progress while Petro State Texas Falters:
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
From 2015 to 2016, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, California’s Gross Domestic Product rose 4.1 percent while Texas dropped 1.4 percent—right at the …
Living Life:
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
When we first realize our elderly parent needs help, we are confronted with our own aging and mortality. We look in the mirror and see …
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
My life in December is basically a shit-storm of glitter, pine needles and vodka. There are parts that I enjoy more than others (mostly the …
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Contributor
In all of the fray still playing out from this political cycle, I can’t help but be mystified at the level of division between the …
High School: Prison or Paradise?
Wendy Thompson, a Language Arts teacher at Forrest M. Bird Charter High School, recently challenged one of her students to write about high school in a humorous way. The student, …
Letters
- Someone Taught You… Dear Editor, If you are reading this , someone taught you how to read. If you are able to comprehend the meaning and importance of the message , then you have learned how to think for yourself and know the importance of being a caring and responsible citizen. Teaching others to read, ...
- A Vote for Poverty… Dear Editor, In regards to the upcoming school levy some disturbing facts in regards to education nationwide is that about 70 percent of the students enrolled in higher education (grad school) in the science and technology programs are foreign born. Many of these students stay and work in the U.S. Most of ...
- Preserve Wilderness… Dear Editor, Preserving wilderness and protecting natural resources are issues that deeply matter to me, and I strongly support designating the Scotchman Peaks area as wilderness. Our public lands are to be managed for multiple uses. We have thousands of acres of public land in the Idaho panhandle that are currently ...
- The Kids Need Us… Dear Editor, Last year, my husband and I moved to Sandpoint. Before making this decision, we spent a great deal of time researching not only the community but also Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD) to make sure it was a place we would want our children to go to school. ...
- DayBreak Scholarship… Dear Editor, The DayBreak Center Devotee Scholarship Fund needs replenishing! This scholarship fund was created to help families who care for a loved one at home with dementia, Alzheimer’s or some other type of cognitive decline. Their loved one can attend the DayBreak Center for $10 an hour and the scholarship fund ...
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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