By Commissioner Glen Bailey Reader Contributor Last spring, BNSF Railway announced it would be moving forward on a proposal to add a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint. Simply put, we...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist What faculty governance? I thought that was what we were for. —a former member of the UI Board of Regents Proposals to make governance “more efficient” by reducing or...
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist Spring is the most misrepresented season of all. For decades humans have been passed down the notion that spring is all about baby chicks, budding flowers and new beginnings....
It is time to get serious about protecting our children By Christian Rose Reader Contributor The last time anyone at Stoneman Douglas High School remembers seeing Jr. ROTC Cadet Peter Wang, he was in uniform, holding...
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist You’ve probably already heard that Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) submitted permit applications to build a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. Correction – it’s actually THREE new...
By Cary Kelly Reader Contributor As a Marine Deputy on Lake Pend Oreille for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, an avid skier with more than 1,200 days skiing at Schweitzer, and...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Well folks, it happened. In the space between the clamber of ice in my shaker and the subdued conversations of my contented customers, I heard him walk in. It...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The combined voices of students, teachers, businesses, and legislators may represent a turning point in the battle against gun violence. It is now time for our legislators to heed...
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor It all started going downhill with the advent of that wretched Gutenberg press (if only we could have intervened and outlawed its production). ’Twas hard to predict what would...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In 2016, an event called “Citizens Before Refugees” went live on Facebook. Scheduled to take place at the Twin Falls City Council Chambers, the protest was hosted by an...
