By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “Economic justice would require a land where men will not take necessities to give luxuries to the few.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Many conservatives today, in contrast to 60...
By Linnis Jellinek Reader Contributor VIP is the name, and volunteering is our game. We connect people who want to volunteer with organizations in our community that need them! We thrive on our ability...
By Jean Gerth Anderson Reader Contributor Next week, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 50 Sandpoint High School students will be presenting posters focused on solutions to climate change, with $1,000 in prize money at stake. The...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If there’s one thing I learned after spending 25 days on a sailboat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, it’s that I have no room for petty nonsense...
By Debra Townsend Reader Contributor It’s that time of year where you’re either making New Year’s resolutions, or you’re rolling your eyes at your friends and family who are making them. We are all about...
By Jeremiah Saint Reader Contributor According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, in the year 2017 there were a reported 442,995 children in the foster care system; 123,437 of these...
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “Politics is a pendulum,” Albert Einstein said, “whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.” To dispel these illusions we must first develop a better...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For every situation, there is the perfect knot. Recently, Cadie and I completed a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on a 39-foot sailboat. While I’ll save the story about...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist If America gave up its guns, suicides would crash. —The Economist(11/24/18) In 1972 I moved from Denmark, where I had had taught for one year, to Moscow to start...
By Brietta Leader Reader Contributor “I don’t dance” is a phrase I have heard many times over the years. I used to react with concern or coercion, leaving the conversation with a dull ache...
