Misophonia: The rage is real
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Affection can be expressed by holding hands, offering a kind word or leaving a sweet note on the countertop. My personal favorite act of affection is when my boyfriend...
Category: Opinion
Sorting scientific facts from fiction
By Gabrielle Deubendorfer Reader Contributor I recently had a delightful meeting with somebody who had genuine doubts about climate change. Having seen the impact of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill on the Florida...
Undemocratic
By Daniel C. Radford Reader Contributor Idaho has a new political force on hand, Reclaim Idaho. And it looks like it’s making the elites upset. After we, the people, voted at over 60 percent...
Intellectual [intellect-shill]
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “It is the responsibility of intellectuals,” Noam Chomsky wrote in a 1967 essay, “to speak the truth and expose the lies.” Regrettably, for some intellectuals, such a function —...
Rethinking ‘Green Book’
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor The film “Green Book” is currently riding a wave of financial and critical success. It recently won the Best Picture award at the 91st Oscars, and this, in turn,...
Government shutdown fallout hits home
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor With the speed of today’s news cycle, our recent government shutdown — the longest in United States history — already seems like a distant memory. And now that...
Cyrus the Great versus Trump the Small
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Joining Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump’s clueless press secretary, 55 percent of white evangelicals believe that God has sent Donald Trump to save the nation. Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of...
Rail investments provide access to foreign markets and job growth for Idaho
By Matt Morrison Reader Contributor Commerce via rail is a vital part of our economic future. Not just for northern Idaho, but for the entire Northwest. Investments in rail infrastructure increase access to foreign...
The controversy over third term abortions
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “There is zero place for politicians to be involved in these very complicated medical decisions.” — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Out of fear that the current Supreme Court may repeal Roe v....
Conservation Corner: Zebras in Idaho?
By Sarah Garcia Reader Columnist Sandpoint is synonymous with breath taking beauty made up of pine covered mountain peaks and beautiful blue waters. For many Bonner County natives, the unparalleled beauty is burned into...
